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The top 10 native animals living in our homes, study

New research has revealed what wildlife is living in Victorian homes, what they are doing and where.
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Three-quarters of Australians want more national parks, study finds

11 February 2025
New research shows that three-quarters of Australians support the establishment of new national parks to protect natural and cultural values, and only 5% are opposed to establishing new parks.
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An increasing majority of Australians back strengthening nature laws

31 January 2025
Three-quarters (75%) of Australians support strengthening our national environmental laws, according to a national survey undertaken by Monash University’s BehaviourWorks Australia for the Biodiversity Council.
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Living with native predators the solution to keep endangered mammals ‘street smart’

29 January 2025
New research has found that living with a native predator around can help native mammals bred in conservation reserves better survive when released into the wild.
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Our threatened species list has major gaps - Biodiversity Council calls for more resourcing to assess species at risk of extinction

23 January 2025
The Biodiversity Council is calling for more resourcing to scale up the processing of threatened species assessments and nominations.
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A new study estimates 9000 invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival

9 December 2024
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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Adelaide Study finds visiting National Parks makes people healthier saving health system $140M/year

28 November 2024
New research adds to the pool of studies that show National Parks provide a total economic benefit worth 50 times more than the cost of running the parks and recommends new parks in low socio-economic areas.
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Biodiversity Council welcome government investment in H5N1 bird flu virus response

14 October 2024
Today the Australian Government announced more than $100 million to fight the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has killed millions of animals overseas, including wild birds and mammals, and livestock.
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‘Nature-negative’ – the federal government subsidies harming biodiversity

7 October 2024
The Australian Government spends around 50 times more on subsidising activities that harm the environment than it spends on helping biodiversity each year, according to an assessment undertaken by Biodiversity Council
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Vic Gov ignore wishes and lore of Traditional Custodians and advice of scientists about killing dingoes

25 September 2024
The Biodiversity Council is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Victorian Allan Government to continue to allow the killing of dingoes in Victoria.
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Biodiversity Council back crossbench call to end unfair legal exemptions for forestry industry

23 September 2024
The Biodiversity Council strongly support the position of the crossbench in calling for an end to the carve-out of native forest logging from national environmental law.
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