In the report Spineless prepared by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in conjunction with IUCN and the IUCN Species Survival Commission more than 12,000 invertebrates from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species were reviewed by conservation scientists. Freshwater species …
In new research, scientists from the University of Sydney have traced the causes of biodiversity loss to their origin by creating a complex map of the world economy. The researchers cross-referenced the supply chains of more than 15,000 commodities – …
How can we save the koala if we don’t know how many are left, where they live, and in what condition? KoalaTracker (previously known as KoalaDiaries) was a first in terms of integrating location intelligence technology with community engagement to …
Environment Minister Tony Burke has announced Australia’s most at-risk koala populations need to be included on the national list of threatened species. Minister Burke has decided to list koala populations in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory …
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In Decision Point issue 56, Environmental Decisions Group (EDG) scientists examine the evidence on what saved houses in the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria. Does prescribed burning save homes and lives? And should this be a general prescription for …
The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010, published in September 2011, is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade. The book analyses the International Union for Conservation of Nature …
The new Glossy Black-Cockatoo Conservation Guidelines launched this week summarise the ecology, threats and appropriate research and management actions for addressing the conservation needs of this threatened species. The conservation guidelines have been developed by the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Conservancy. Formed …
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National Threatened Species Day (NTSD) is held on 7 September each year – commemorating the death of the last Tasmanian tiger at Hobart Zoo in 1936.
World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is a global awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend each May, people around the world take action and organise …
Have you been involved in, or would you like to be involved in, the planning, approval or implementation of a translocation project for threatened flora? The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) Translocation of Threatened Plants workshop on 26-27 May …
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