Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why

If the governments of Australia can invest millions into the honeybee industry, they surely have the resources to support ...
Newsweek

Feral Cats to Be Poisoned to Save Other Species From Extinction

Australia has announced a five-year plan to rid the country of feral cats by killing them with a toxic gel in order to keep native species safe. Feral cats are responsible for the extinction of over ...
Mongabay

New funding boosts AI-enabled wildlife identification project in Australia

An artificial intelligence project to identify native species from camera-trap images in Australia has received a A$750,000 ($492,000) grant from the government. The project by the conservation ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Filmmakers On a Mission to Save Australia’s Kangaroos

Washington, DC—Ahead of World Kangaroo Day on Oct. 24, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been collaborating with Australian filmmakers to help bring international attention to the relentless and ...
Australian Geographic

Celebrating Australia’s merry, once-misunderstood native mistletoe

Once considered a ‘nasty’ parasite, Australia’s mistletoe is now hailed as a solution to biodiversity loss. It’s hard to miss mistletoe at this time of year. Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, ...
SBS

Rare Australian animals increasingly targeted for illegal wildlife trade

Globally, the illegal wildlife trade is worth tens of billions of dollars. In Australia, wildlife is protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act [[1999]], and severe ...