In the crystal-clear streams of the Northern Territory lives a large turtle with a snout like a pig. This unique animal is one of the latest additions to the threatened species list.
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Blink and you’ll miss it. The kowari is a charismatic marsupial carnivore that needs our help.
Increasingly powerful AI is everywhere. But the hype is tempered by public and expert concerns – they want stronger regulation before it’s too late.
Long lifespans and slow reproduction rates make deep-water sharks and rays as vulnerable to overexploitation as whales once were. We must place them under protection to avoid extinctions.
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Visiting Research Fellow, Adelaide University
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Research Project Manager, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, UNSW
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Research officer, The University of Queensland
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Fisheries Scientist, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
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Associate Professor of Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in STEM Pathways, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor in Zoology and Ecology, University of New England
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Professor, Western Sydney University