Marsupial rescue, rehabilitation and release statistics from New South Wales and Kangaroo Island during Black Summer fires reveal poor survival rates, despite the courageous efforts of volunteers.
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The findings underscore the importance of acting immediately to protect threatened species from predators in the wake of catastrophic natural events.
Australia’s island destinations attract millions of visitors a year. We need a better approach to ecotourism to protect their natural assets.
Airborne data like this is usually available only to industry and government agencies and researchers — rarely to the public.
The Kangaroo Island dunnart was listed as critically endangered before fires ripped through 95% of its habitat. Those that survived the fires now face the threat of feral cats.
The story of the Kangaroo Island Micro-trapdoor spider offer insight into the challenges ahead for invertebrates – the tiny engines of Australia’s biodiversity – after this year’s cataclysmic fires.
People should always evacuate early to ensure their safety. But when they do decide to stay or they’re told it’s too late to leave, having a plan B is extremely important.
A scientist whose Kangaroo Island home was threatened by the summer’s bushfires says there is a ‘knowledge gap’ between satellite data and useful maps that can protect communities.
Around Australia, and the world, national parks are under threat from the curious paradox of luxury ecotourism.
Kangaroo Island’s electricity link to the mainland needs replacing. But a new analysis shows that for roughly the same price, the island could move to independent, local renewable energy sources.
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Adjunct Professor / Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management/, University of South Australia
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Professor in Spatial Sciences, University of Adelaide, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Structural Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral research associate, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Veterinary Pathology, University of Sydney
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Researcher, University of Adelaide
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Australian National University
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer and Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Geospatial Science and Archaeology, University of Adelaide
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Chief Scientist at Airborne Research Australia (ARA); and Professor, Flinders University
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Adjunct associate, Charles Darwin University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
