Novel appetite for camel meat helps WA pastoralist fight feral population
It is no easy feat for Tim Carmody to manage and maintain the feral camel population on his…
In 1862, the Indian myna was shipped to Melbourne to control crop pests and is now one of only three birds on the world’s 100 worst invaders |
Introduced to control pests, the Common myna now thrives in urban areas. This opportunistic bird competes aggressively with…
SA wildlife carers did not expect to be ‘ground zero’ for Australia’s third H5 bird flu case
A volunteer-run wildlife organisation that rescued a bird which later tested positive to the deadly H5 bird flu…
Frustration over approach to dealing with Indian myna driving grassroots action
Across Queensland, there is a grassroots push and growing frustration over a patchwork approach to dealing with a…
Mouse plague fears deepen as chemical regulator rejects CSIRO bait research
Farmers battling the worst mouse plague they have ever seen on farms across Western Australia say a solution…
New device mounted on cars to detect growing outback menace: ‘Improves our control’
There’s a new way rangers are tracking what moves in the dark, and it’s quietly transforming how Australia…
Australian grey-headed flying fox economic and ecological value of poo revealed
Bats are often thought of as smelly, ugly and noisy, but a study has revealed their poo could…
Farmers and conservationists form ’emergency alliance’ against invasive species
Farmers and environmental groups have joined forces in an “emergency alliance” to push for stronger invasive pest control…
Feral rabbit numbers are booming, so do myxomatosis and calicivirus still work, and what’s next for biocontrol?
If you’ve noticed more feral rabbits around than usual, you’re right. Much of Australia is experiencing a bunny…
Experts say pest control still possible as Australia-wide ban on commercial rat baits looms
Controlling and eliminating pests is still well and truly viable, experts say, despite the looming ban on over-the-counter…
GPS collars, camera traps to see if foxes are swimming into Booderee National Park
Fox researcher Paul Meek says he suspects the “cunning” creature has taken to using waterways at a New…
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…