Ladybugs set loose at Australian Parliament House in Canberra over summer to take out pests
When politicians and most staff are away from Canberra for the summer holidays, a ravenous group of fly-in…
Conservationists slam ‘pointless’ federal regulator’s long-awaited draft to crack down on rat bait poisoning of wildlife
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has released its draft plan to restrict some rat and…
First survey in five years shows feral deer population boom in Tasmania
Tasmania’s feral deer population has had an “unanticipated” increase of nearly 20,000 in a five-year period. An aerial…
WA holds first aerial cull of feral deer to curb pest population
A cattle farmer in Western Australia’s South West has welcomed the state’s first aerial cull of feral deer.…