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Oil spills, cracked buildings and pollution. Just some of the environmental effects of Kenya’s massive railway project.
Determining the age of fish has been historically difficult, primarily involving lethal methods. A new DNA test solves this problem.
A bewildering array of laws and regulations cover species and ecosystems in Canada, making their protection inadequate.
Studying how elephants move can give clues into how they can be better managed to conserve their populations.
Research suggests our names for birds reflect our changing relationship with the natural world: here’s why that matters
Tassie devils are notorious scavengers, eating everything from echidnas to stranded whales. Understanding how their teeth wear down can help us feed and protect captive populations.
The bacteria which causes the infection in yellow-eyed penguins is closely related to a human pathogen.
Ancient climate change doomed the monk seals that lived in Australian waters millions of years ago.
In Lough Hyne’s shallows, animals and plants thrive that would otherwise be found in the ocean’s depths.
Crop raiding is happening more often in the Masai Mara, in different places and at different times of the year.
The lawsuit resembles earlier legal efforts to make tobacco companies remedy wrongdoing.
When a big old tree dies or is cut down, even if we plant a new one we might have to wait hundreds of years before it provides a good possum house.
There are too many little-understood species for scientists to study them all. A new approach helps decide which ones to tackle first.
For temperature-sensitive animals, the dense, leafy canopy of willow trees may make them the lesser of two evils in a warming climate.
In the design of marine protected areas, new research suggests that it might be better to start small in order to gain local trust and support that leads to larger long-term benefits.
Eating bird food was also linked to a nearly four-fold increase in their breeding densities.
By studying where rewilding has worked well around the world, we’ve worked out the dos and don'ts.
A greater understanding of interconnectedness created by river maps could influence people to become more engaged with conserving river systems.
Nigeria must improve biodiversity awareness among its citizens to stem animal poaching and halt biodiversity loss.
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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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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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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt 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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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
