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Greening sounds good compared to deforestation, but in the Arctic, the expansion of plant life amplifies dangerous feedback loops and could harm the carbon-storing permafrost.
Pablo Escobar’s hippos escaped in the 1990s – since then, they have become a problem.
Conservation practitioners and policymakers must organize and prioritize the management of habitats around whether species are more beneficial or harmful to biodiversity.
Ballast water release from ocean vessels has been a major source of invasive species in the Great Lakes for over 60 years.
As invasive species transform the world, frontline agencies take solace that species needing unique partners can’t invade alone. A new study on figs shows they may find new partners to invade anyway.
Rapid action is needed to reduce feral horse numbers before they cause more damage to native species.
Major new ‘State of Nature’ report shows wildlife numbers still falling but conservation measures can work.
A survey of 32,000 samples of dingo droppings and stomach contents reveal that this predator’s appetite is as wide-ranging as Australia’s landscapes. But medium and large mammals are top of the menu.
Failing to cull feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park may end up promoting environmental destruction while actually increasing the horses’ suffering.
Beeches are ‘non-native’ to Scotland because they got there less than 7,000 years ago. No, really.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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