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March 11, 2026

Your cat is likely to live longer if you don’t let them roam – new study

Mike Calver, Murdoch University; Heather M. Crawford, Murdoch University, and Trish Fleming, Murdoch University

It’s not just wildlife that gets killed. Cats come off worse in road traffic accidents and fights when they roam.

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March 15, 2022

1.7 million foxes, 300 million native animals killed every year: now we know the damage foxes wreak

Jaana Dielenberg, Charles Darwin University; Alyson Stobo-Wilson, Charles Darwin University; Brett Murphy, Charles Darwin University; John Woinarski, Charles Darwin University; Sarah Legge, Australian National University, and Trish Fleming, Murdoch University

In some regions, foxes kill at least 1,000 animals per square kilometre every year.

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August 31, 2021

Street life ain’t easy for a stray cat, with most dying before they turn 1. So what’s the best way to deal with them?

Trish Fleming, Murdoch University; Heather M. Crawford, Murdoch University; Mike Calver, Murdoch University, and Tida Nou, The University of Queensland

Adopt, neuter and return, or kill? There’s no easy way to deal with Australia’s stray cat problem, and we compare the main options.

Dingoes are usually solitary, but can forage in groups near human settlements where food is abundant. Klaasmer/Wikimedia Commons

July 25, 2018

Why do dingoes attack people, and how can we prevent it?

Bill Bateman, Curtin University and Trish Fleming, Murdoch University

An attack on a WA mine worker has highlighted the danger of wild dingoes, particularly when attracted by humans’ food - one of the factors that can make an attack by wild predators much more likely.

A boobook enjoys its vantage point, courtesy of humans. Simon Cherriman

March 20, 2018

As humans change the world, predators seize the chance to succeed

Bill Bateman, Curtin University and Trish Fleming, Murdoch University

From falcons that hunt by the light of skyscrapers, to bears that sit in wait at weirs, animals are using human structures to help them catch a meal.

The decline of digging mammals, such as this bilby, is threatening Australia’s ecosystems. AAP Image/National Parks and Wildlife

September 25, 2013

Losing Australia’s diggers is hurting our ecosystems

Trish Fleming, Murdoch University

Despite once being described as common, mammals have been lost across the Australian landscape over the last 200 years. The impact has been particularly severe on Australia’s digging mammals, including…

Male kangaroos often adopt poses designed to show off their guns. Terry Mercer

July 25, 2013

Male kangaroos woo mates with bulging biceps

Ellen Adamcewicz, The Conversation

A male kangaroo’s forearm size could be a sexually selected trait and help them find a mate, a new study has found. In fact, male kangaroos frequently adopt poses to show off their muscly arms to females…

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