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Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on fenced-off safe havens and could not survive the feral predators of the wild. True safety is harder
Rewilding is risky but we can learn from past attempts to use it as an effective tool for conservation
Dozens of species have been coaxed back from oblivion, with fenced havens, conserved habitat, islands and feral predator control vital.
Polar bears and wolves may get the glory, but small predators like weasels, foxes and their cousins play outsized ecological roles. And many of these species are declining fast.
38 mammals have been driven to extinction since colonisation, and many more are close to joining them. We have the solutions at hand, but warnings continue to be met with mediocre responses.
Almost half of the rehabilitated possums in our study were killed by foxes shortly after release. Keeping wildlife wild during rescue is hard – but necessary.
In some regions, foxes kill at least 1,000 animals per square kilometre every year.
What if we could help threatened marsupials evolve to survive foxes and feral cats?
Rabbits destroy huge numbers of critical regenerating seedlings over more than half the continent. This has devastating flow-on effects for the rest of the ecosystem. So how do we control them?
Research into fox scents suggests a complex form of ‘chemical communication’ underlies the animal’s behaviour. The findings could help improve pest control methods and protect native wildlife.
Your faithful friend’s view of the world is different than yours, but maybe not in the way you imagine.
Introduced species are often targeted for culling in conservation, but killing charismatic animals like foxes can be controversial.
Coyotes, whose range is expanding, are now at the doorstep of South America.
Rabies is almost always fatal once the symptoms appear. It is also completely preventable, so long as you know how to protect yourself.
Fox hunting has been banned in the UK since 2004 – so why is it still happening?
Managing rabbit populations isn’t as simple as declaring ‘open season’.
A parasite found in coyotes, wolves and foxes is now spreading to dogs and their owners as its range expands across Canada.
These agile and unfussy animals are well-placed to exploit all the food we leave lying around.
Why politicians need to stop playing politics with animals, and start taking their welfare seriously.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Australian National University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
