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Buffel grass surrounding Hakea divaricata, a bushfood and medicine tree. Ellen Ryan-Colton

The buffel kerfuffle: how one species quietly destroys native wildlife and cultural sites in arid Australia

Christine Schlesinger, Charles Darwin University; Dr Ellen Ryan-Colton, Charles Darwin University; Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology, and John Read, University of Adelaide

Buffel grass causes just as much damage to native wildlife as feral cats. But with the right control measures, biodiversity can bounce back.
The yellow-footed rock wallaby is just one of the rare species found in the Lake Eyre Basin. Angus Emmott

Protecting Australia’s Lake Eyre basin means getting our priorities right

Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology; Andrew Reeson, CSIRO; Belinda Walters, CSIRO; Hugh Possingham, The University of Queensland; Jean-Baptiste Pichancourt, CSIRO; Josie Carwardine, CSIRO; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Ramona Maggini, The University of Queensland; Rocio Ponce-Reyes, CSIRO; Sam Nicol, CSIRO, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

Taking into account the rivers that drain into it and where they come from, the Lake Eyre Basin is one of largest inland draining systems in the world, the size of Germany, France and Italy combined.
The Pilbara: lots more than just mining. Leanne Corker/supplied

Pilbara shows how to save the most species per dollar

Josie Carwardine, CSIRO; Andrew Reeson, CSIRO; Belinda Walters, CSIRO; Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Sam Nicol, CSIRO; Stephen van Leeuwen, The University of Western Australia, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

Across northern Australia, small native mammals are disappearing at an alarming rate, and other animals and plants are also in decline. One major problem is finding the best way to use funds to manage…

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