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Alien invaders are penetrating the borders of every country in the world. Now the full extent of the problems and potential solutions have been exposed, in a new United Nations report.
Feral honeybees have become a major problem in Australia. It’s time to develop effective and practical control measures.
Saving our threatened species shouldn’t be seen as a cost, but rather a very savvy investment to ensure the support systems sustaining life on Earth remain intact.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Invertebrate Ecology, Western Sydney University
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Research Director CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO
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Native bee ecologist, Curtin University
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Distinguished Professor in Pest Management and Conservation, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Research fellow, University of Adelaide
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, University of Adelaide
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Jaana Dielenberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide
