The 1878, the body of Sergeant Michael Kennedy lay in the bush in Victoria’s Wombat Ranges. He’d been shot by the notorious Ned Kelly gang – but the bush would add its own gruesome ending.
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Half of Tasmania’s eastern quolls – Australia’s last population – have disappeared in the past 10 years.
Have a look in your garden - you might be surprised at some of the native animals that thrive there when the weather’s hot.
Senator David Leyonhjelm has proposed keeping native animals as pets as conservation. But that would do effectively nothing for wildlife in the wild.
Proposals to reintroduce Tassie devils to the Australian mainland have argued devils could help control feral cats. But new research shows there’s no simple answer.
With sharp teeth and an attitude to match, quolls are some of Australia’s most impressive hunters. Ranging from around 300g to 5kg, these spectacularly spotted marsupials do an out-sized job of controlling…
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Adjunct Research Fellow, University of New England
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Associate professor, University of New England
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Peter Fleming is a Friend of The Conversation.
Research Leader, Predator and Prey Management, University of New England
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