Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
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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.
Thermal drones are helping researchers find Bennett’s tree kangaroos in the rainforest canopy, revealing new insights to guide conservation efforts.
While governments at COP16 make glacial progress on protecting nature, what billions of people choose to do individually can add up to make a big difference.
We’ve just published the largest ever marsupial genome – all 3.6 billion pieces of it. Together with Indigenous rangers, we’re applying two-way science to better protect bilbies.
Once sold as ‘penny turtles’ around Australia, the Mary River turtle’s plight galvanised local community efforts to save it from extinction.
Overall, coastal habitat restoration greatly increases animal numbers and diversity. But not all projects deliver the goods and we need to find out why.
We found three previously unknown species of mulgaras hiding in museum collections – but all three have been driven to extinction since European colonisation of Australia.
Despite declines of Australia woodland birds and ongoing conservation investment, we don’t have many studies that show exactly how effective different management actions are for these species.
Cute and fluffy species get most of the attention that attracts resources to conserve them. But a new study finds people respond well to creepy crawlies if they’re given time in the media limelight.
A fundamental change in how North American zoos and aquariums are accredited supports their animal conservation and species survival work.
Twenty of these freshwater fish species have a 50% or greater probability of extinction within the next 20 years.
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PhD Candidate in Palaeontology, Curtin University
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Professor - Spatial Science, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor, Environmental Management and Sustainability, Deakin University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Marine Science, Griffith University
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Ecologist, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Deputy Director, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Senior Social Science Research Manager, Zoos Victoria, and PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University