By reintroducing new gene variants back into the wild, there’s hope it will reverse the negative impacts of pink pigeon inbreeding.
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The government’s charity drive for threatened species shows it’s unwilling to invest what’s needed to prevent extinction.
Relations between Indigenous peoples and environmentalists can be productive for both parties, but they will always be unstable.
The Virunga National Park is home to many people living off the land. Clashes between the army and those illegally extracting resources is causing huge problems for conservation.
LIfeguards could potentially have a new ally in the fight to reduce shark incidents: drones that can spot when a shark swims nearby, and automatically alert authorities.
The notion of using dingoes to protect Australia’s wildlife is based on wolves in the US, but research cast doubts on the link.
Australia is wealthy, but its huge size and relatively small rural economy mean we’ll have to dig deep to find the cash needed to safeguard our environment.
It’s difficult to sort out the conservation ‘wheat’ from the ‘chaff’ when too many subspecies are defined.
You’d hope we wouldn’t flatten the pyramids to build a highway. But that’s exactly what’s happening to the world’s natural heritage sites.
People are more likely to support conservation for cute rather than creepy-looking animals.
How can we feed a growing world population while protecting the environment? One key strategy is to improve yields on small farms, which produce much of the food in the world’s hungriest countries.
A Christmas tree could be for life, not to be dumped after one festive season.
Songs of marine animals can help us discover new populations.
Dolphin-watching tourism has pros and cons — so what should you think about next time you head out?
A new mapping study shows that roads have sliced and diced almost the entire land surface of Earth, leaving huge areas prone to illegal logging, mining and hunting.
As Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House, there may be dark days ahead for some of the world’s rarest and most beautiful primates.
The real threats to dugongs and turtles are not being addressed.
In the coming weeks, Parks Australia will release a 2mm wasp on Christmas Island to control the island’s yellow crazy ant infestation.
Athi-Kaputiei is close to Nairobi where undeveloped land is exceedingly scarce and expensive. This has made it a powerful magnet for people.
Researchers are planning to monitor orange-bellied parrot nests all summer to make sure they raise chicks successfully.
Principales colaboradores
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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
