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Broadcast baiting may ultimately help fire ants spread, not eradicate them

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Significant knowledge advances are required to ensure the robust implementation of nature positive approaches..... Read more

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Feral horses and their environmental impacts in the Australian Alps: Policy and management priorities

Monday, 25 August 2025

Significant knowledge advances are required to ensure the robust implementation of nature positive approaches..... Read more

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Impacts of a potential HPAI H5N1 incursion on Australian wildlife

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Significant knowledge advances are required to ensure the robust implementation of nature positive approaches..... Read more

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Nature Positive – what does it mean for Australia?

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Significant knowledge advances are required to ensure the robust implementation of nature positive approaches..... Read more

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Wind turbines kill bats, but they don’t have to

Monday, 10 June 2024

Operational curtailment of wind turbines during high-bat activity periods should be standard practice in Australia..... Read more

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The risks and rewards of using artificial habitat structures for wildlife conservation

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

Artificial habitats are a dichotomy in wildlife conservation, offering risks and rewards..... Read more

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Developing conservoltaic systems to support biodiversity on solar farms

Wednesday, 26 July 2023

Can solar farms provide suitable habitat for wildlife?.... Read more

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Kangaroo grass is a keystone species for ecological fire management

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Kangaroo grass facilitates ecologically appropriate burning under moist soil conditions.... Read more

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Detection dogs provide a powerful method for conservation surveys

Thursday, 7 April 2022

How can detection dogs support existing survey efforts and when should they be engaged by….... Read more

Fire Ecology & Management

Mitigating fire risk through prescribed burning

Thursday, 11 March 2021

Prescribed burning is done primarily to protect built assets by increasing fire frequency under controlled….... Read more