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Extinctions should go extinct
Open Forum | October 5, 2022James Trezise, the Conservation Director of the Invasive Species Council, has welcomed the government’s announcement that Australia is adopting a zero extinction target as part of its Threatened Species Action Plan.
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No birds in the bush
Ayesha Tulloch | July 21, 2022Bushfires, invasive species and remorseless land-clearing for agriculture and urban development are pushing many Australian species to the brink of extinction.
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The death of Australia
Emma Johnston | July 20, 2022Climate change is exacerbating pressures on every Australian ecosystem and Australia now has more foreign plant species than native, according to the highly anticipated 2022 State of the Environment Report.
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A plateful of extinction
Quentin Read | July 1, 2022Tough trade-offs for both individuals and societies may be required to balance human health, agricultural economics, and environmental sustainability.
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Protecting Lord Howe island
Open Forum | June 18, 2022The announcement of a NSW Government $32.9 million investment in biosecurity for Lord Howe will ensure the island stays rodent free and secure the recovery of threatened wildlife like the Lord Howe Island woodhen.
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Tackling Australia’s extinction crisis
Euan Ritchie | May 13, 2022Despite its sunny, unspoiled international promotion, Australia has one of the worst conservation records in the world and the new government must take action to reverse the damage before it’s too late.
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Australia faces an avalanche of extinctions
Open Forum | April 25, 2022A new report lays out a range of ways an incoming government can act to avert the threat of mass extinctions facing Australia’s unique wildlife.
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Native life returns to NSW’s ‘wild deserts’
Sherry Landow | February 28, 2022Three native mammal species – bilbies, crest-tailed mulgaras and Shark Bay bandicoots – are booming since their recent reintroduction to Sturt National Park in the far-west NSW outback.
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Grim prospects for Australia’s wildlife
Open Forum | September 2, 2021The first comprehensive list of the threats to Australia’s most endangered plants and animals reveals blunt news about the future for some of the country’s favourite species.
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Saving the mountain pygmy-possum
Lachlan Gilbert | May 24, 2021The critically endangered Pygmy Mountain-possum will soon be bred and acclimatised to conditions in Lithgow with a view to releasing them into a temperate lowland environment.
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5 ways to improve the government’s plan for threatened wildlife
Euan Ritchie | January 23, 2021The first Threatened Species Strategy fizzled out last year without making a big difference to conservation. With the next strategy due to roll out this year, let’s look at what needs to change.
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Gippsland lakes revisited
Max Thomas | November 17, 2020Incorporating traditional cultural values – such as the idea of soil being a living entity – into science can help restore land and water habitats in the Gippsland Lakes and elsewhere.