Following on from ‘the year without a butterfly’, 2025 has seen sightings soar in the UK and across Europe.
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In his National Press Club address, Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry made the case for urgent, ambitious nature law reform to boost productivity while saving species.
New research examines the reasons for the decline of small mammals in Australia’s tropical savannas and identifies the most effective practical solutions.
Knowing how many endemic species a place has is important because it can help improve conservation efforts.
Climate change, forest fragmentation and hunting threaten lemur populations in Madagascar, and impact the health of mothers and infants.
Guineafowl don’t rely on cuddling for warmth like other species. They rely on flexible behavioural responses to survive harsh climates.
Sacred natural sites could contribute to conservation targets.
Evidence suggests this alternative to culling the bird’s predators is effective.
Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. But about 5.5 million acres are being put up for oil and gas leases in March 2026.
A 25-year-old local scientist captured rare footage showing how one of the world’s deadliest viruses could jump from bats to humans.
A researcher left 1,000 artificial bee nests in a forest devastated by bushfire … and then began an anxious wait.
For the first time, orcas have been seen making and using tools out of seaweed. The reason? Most likely as a form of social grooming.
The film made us afraid to go back in the water. It ultimately gave sharks more to fear from us.
South Australia’s new Biodiversity Act will achieve things no federal or state law has done before. It shows states and territories can achieve ambitious reform.
As electricity networks expand, the risk of birds becoming injured or electrocuted by power lines increases. How can we protect them?
Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.
Reintroducing endangered species into the wild isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Sometimes it can go wildly wrong.
Every week, one or two species of Australian invertebrate go extinct. Many species on the brink live in cities – where we can help.
After 20 years of intense debate, the world looks set to have a treaty protecting marine life out beyond national waters.
African pangolin exploitation might be motivated more by local demand for meat than international demand for scales.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Professor, Urban Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Melbourne; RMIT University