Michael Clarke

October 13, 2021

Should we cull noisy miners? After decades of research, these aggressive honeyeaters are still outsmarting us

Courtney Melton, The University of Queensland; April Reside, The University of Queensland; Jeremy Simmonds, The University of Queensland; Martine Maron, The University of Queensland; Michael Clarke, La Trobe University, and Paul McDonald, University of New England

Populations of noisy miners have boomed since colonisation, and today they’re a huge threat to other native birds. 45 attempts to cull them in 30 years have left us with more questions than answers.

March 29, 2021

A staggering 1.8 million hectares burned in ‘high-severity’ fires during Australia’s Black Summer

Ross Bradstock, University of Wollongong; Hamish Clarke, University of Wollongong; Luke Collins, La Trobe University; Michael Clarke, La Trobe University; Rachael Helene Nolan, Western Sydney University, and Trent Penman, The University of Melbourne

As bushfires become larger under climate change, the area exposed to intense and severe fires is likely to increase.

November 22, 2020

Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction

Luke Kelly, The University of Melbourne; Annabel Smith, The University of Queensland; Katherine Giljohann, The University of Melbourne, and Michael Clarke, La Trobe University

A major new research paper reveals which species are most at risk from changing fire regimes around the world.

December 31, 2014

Why we need to listen to the real experts in science

Michael Clarke, La Trobe University and Susan Lawler, La Trobe University

If we want to use scientific thinking to solve problems, we need people to appreciate evidence and heed expert advice. But the Australian suspicion of authority extends to experts, and this public cynicism…

August 7, 2014

Burnoff policies could be damaging habitats for 100 years

Dale Nimmo, Deakin University; Andrew Bennett, Deakin University, and Michael Clarke, La Trobe University

The smell of smoke in the autumn and spring air is an increasingly familiar one to many Australians. It signifies that time of year when land management agencies in southern Australia feverishly try to…