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A golden-tailed gecko – one of the inhabitants of the Brigalow Belt. Eric Vanderduys

January 12, 2016

A fine balance: saving Australia’s unique wildlife in a contested land

Rocio Ponce-Reyes, CSIRO; Danial Stratford, CSIRO; Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology; Josie Carwardine, CSIRO; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Sam Nicol, CSIRO; Stuart Whitten, CSIRO, and Tara Martin, CSIRO

How do you balance coal and conservation? New research from Queensland hints at an answer.

The yellow-footed rock wallaby is just one of the rare species found in the Lake Eyre Basin. Angus Emmott

August 11, 2015

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.

Every year millions of birds migrate between Australia and the northern Hemisphere. Mdk572/Wikimedia

May 13, 2015

We need to get smarter to save shorebirds from rising seas

Sam Nicol, CSIRO; Professor Iadine Chadès, CSIRO; Richard Fuller, The University of Queensland, and Takuya Iwamura, Stanford University

Five million shorebirds migrate between Australia and the northern hemisphere, threatened by habitat destruction, and rising seas. How can we protect this natural marvel?

The Pilbara: lots more than just mining. Leanne Corker/supplied

June 1, 2014

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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