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Human-to-ape disease transmission is thought to be a severe threat to the survival of great apes.
Humans aren’t the only animals to learn survival tricks from each other.
A collection of millions of bird sightings has identified the best places to invest in conservation.
Camera traps allow citizen scientists to peek into the hidden lives of Britain’s mammals.
Invasive pest ants cause billions of dollars worth of damage to crops, and threaten some of Australia’s World Heritage rainforests. The federal budget has pledged nearly $30m on wiping them out – but how?
Dingoes help conservation efforts by controlling the population of feral cats.
Computer modelling has confirmed that Scotland’s West coast could support and sustain a reintroduced lynx population.
In Rwanda gorillas have been leaving protected areas to raid sodium rich crops.
Wild animals don’t mind humans in their habitats, so long as they make as little noise as possible.
Phragmites australis, an invasive reed, has taken over wetlands across the US. But it also stabilizes shorelines and harbors many fish and birds. Is it time to compromise with this alien?
The conservation frontline is not just in remote rainforests. It’s right in our urban backyard.
Chytrid fungus has caused declines in 501 amphibian species, according to a new analysis. Most of the damage happened in the 1980s, before the fungus itself was even discovered.
For more than 30 years, Environmental Defenders Offices around the country have worked to help people take legal action on environmental issues. They’ve notched some big wins along the way.
Amid the insect extinction crisis, some species are actually increasing. Here’s why that’s not necessarily a good thing.
With strategic planning, the marine protected area network could be a third smaller, cost half as much, and still meet the international target of protecting 10% of every ecosystem.
While the international conservation community unites against the captive breeding of big cats in South Africa, the government stalls.
Victoria’s environment is taking a pounding, but an ambitious report offers a way forward – not just for that state, but for the whole of Australia.
Wildlife tourism is a million dollar industry, but do we know enough about how wildlife feel about tourists in their habitat?
The 1930s New Deal created a civilian army of conservationists who planted forests and restored wilderness.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
