The Victorian grassland earless dragon may well be the first lizard species driven to extinction on Australia’s mainland. But conservationists aren’t ready to declare it dead just yet.
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New research has found that different types of habitat loss can change the stability of whole plant and animal communities.
Poaching of African elephants has fallen, but the species is still at risk. Law enforcement and ivory bans help, but tackling poverty is key to stopping poaching at the source.
In the event, the federal election turned out to be more about the economy than the environment. But there are steps the Coalition government can take to help conservation and boost the economy too.
Some circular economy business models are based on case studies, others are more theoretical, yet it’s hard to get a comprehensive overview. Why? Simple: Because the opportunities are nearly endless.
By appealing to the hearts and minds of their white neighbors, Native Americans are carving out common ground. Together, these different groups are building unity through diversity.
Trophy hunting is not the solution to Africa’s wildlife conservation challenges. There are other ways.
Outbreaks often affect the same areas because, once released, the bacteria continues to live as spores in the soil.
A landmark report found more than one million species at risk of extinction – but even the “safe” ones may not be so safe.
President Rajoelina’s five-year term, starting in 2019, may be the last chance to avoid habitats and species from going extinct.
Biodiversity is in crisis. Nowhere is this more serious than among the wild species which our livestock and crops descend from.
It’s hard to say exactly how many koalas are in the wild, but there’s no doubt they’re in serious trouble.
Tackling the extinction crisis is not just about protecting each species. It’s also about preserving their home.
Cats are wreaking havoc on Australia’s ecosystems and non-lethal methods aren’t enough.
Australia relies on Indigenous people to meet our conservation goals, but they’re short-changed by federal funding.
Four of the five contemporary migrations in East Africa are severely threatened and have virtually collapsed.
A small finch has stalled the multi-million-dollar Carmichael mine.
Just in case you needed another reason to love dogs.
New species are being discovered all the time, which only adds to the problem of knowing how many there are on the planet today. It also helps to know what we mean by species.
There’s an apparent emerging Doug Ford doctrine in Ontario of short-term gain for long-term pain. It threatens to embed long-term structural costs for the province and its taxpayers.
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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, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook 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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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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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
