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New study finds Australia's extinction tally is far greater than previously recognised
Between one to three species of insects and other native invertebrates, such as pollinators and other beneficial species like earthworms, are becoming extinct in Australia every week, and about 9000 have become extinct since European arrival in 1788.
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Smaller, less predator-savvy animals: the unintended consequences of one of Australia’s key conservation strategies
6 June 2023
According to a new study one of Australia’s key threatened mammal conservation strategies is having unintended negative consequences which could jeopardise long-term conservation outcomes.
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Victoria takes step toward becoming nature-positive with early exit from native forest logging
23 May 2023
Native forest logging is highly unsustainable (both ecologically and economically) and Victoria have just vowed to end it in 2024!
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Underfunding the protection of nature is an existential threat far greater than inflation
11 May 2023
The federal budget has incrementally improved on nature spending but is overall grossly inadequate to halt biodiversity declines and recover nature. How much would it take to recover Australia's threatened species? Not that much. Read our critique...
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Indigenous elders gave a Melbourne primary school a totemic species and the benefits have been far reaching
14 April 2023
How can cultural awareness and Indigenous knowledge sharing be fostered in schools? Read on to see how Carlton North Primary School and Wurundjeri Traditional Custodians are doing it.
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Lights at the end of the tunnel: 29 threatened animals pulled back from the brink
24 February 2023
New research has identified 29 threatened Australian wildlife species that have been pulled back from the brink of extinction.
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New research reveals lessons from the Black Summer bushfires to avoid future biodiversity devastation
6 February 2023
What lessons did we learn from the Black Summer bushfires? Over 200 researchers and land managers have contributed to a new book that revisits the 'Australian Megafires' of 2019-20 and the lessons learnt.
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