Not all conservation threats come from overseas. Some are our own native animals.
Articles on Native species
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The pint-sized pookila faces uncertainty in Queensland, as two experts explain.
Crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can rapidly devour healthy reefs.
The arrival of the H5N1 strain may threaten our most vulnerable species.
An ecologist explains how Australia can curb the spread of the H5N1 strain.
Introducing white storks to England could help more people engage with nature.
Colossal Biosciences’ artificial egg technology would deliver a useful tool for the conservation of threatened birds, but only if it’s made publicly available.
Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.
The regent honeyeater is a beautiful bird at risk of extinction. So how can we protect it from native predators, such as possums and sugar gliders?
Population crashes are dangerous and can be irreversible. But new research shows they are not always an evolutionary dead end.
A fossil discovery of an ancient relative of the Australian magpie which lived in New Zealand some 19 million years ago challenges the understanding of ‘native’ species.
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice Age some 2.6 million years ago.
What do you know about your national currency? How about the cash used overseas? We studied wildlife imagery on banknotes around the world. Here’s what we found.
Our cities are full of obstacles and hazards for native wildlife but also contain many valuable patches of habitat. Creating green spaces to connect these patches improves their lives and ours.
Wild bees face risks from domesticated bees, habitat loss, and climate change. Supporting bee diversity in Ontario is an important component of promoting a healthy environment.
Introduced water buffalo and camels trash native plants – don’t they? Our research shows megafauna herbivores have the same impact wherever they are.
Each year insect scientists like us field questions from the press and public about Christmas beetle populations: where have they gone?
Some boreal plant species are classified — and treated — as weeds, affecting Indigenous communities’ access to important cultural, medicinal and ceremonial resources.
What happens when wild native bush rats meet cockroaches they’ve never seen before?
Conservation practitioners and policymakers must organize and prioritize the management of habitats around whether species are more beneficial or harmful to biodiversity.
Top contributors
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
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Associate Professor, Global Ecology, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Alberta
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University
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Professor of Ecology, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Environmental Science, Australian National University
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Associate Professor of Wildlife Health and Pathology, Charles Sturt University