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Iconic Australian mammals could be at real risk from bird flu. Could we protect them using vaccines in baits?
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (944+ words) The deadly rabies virus was once common across Europe. A bite from an infected dog, wolf or fox could be fatal. But then came a breakthrough: an edible vaccine. Since 1978, a billion baits containing the vaccine have been distributed by…...
Australia’s lizards and snakes are in far more trouble than we thought. It’s time to act
5+ hour, 56+ min ago (552+ words) Australia is famous for its lizards and snakes. But we found at least 127 species are threatened – almost twice as many as previously thought....
‘Frequently fumigate the hen-houses’: how ancient Greeks and Romans tried to treat sick birds
7+ hour, 57+ min ago (837+ words) Since the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu was first confirmed in Australian wild birds in June, it has rapidly spread around the continent – and among different species. The virus has been linked to the deaths of more than 1,000 crested terns in…...
Africa’s herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitised before more biodiversity is lost
14+ hour, 30+ min ago (754+ words) Universities and biodiversity institutes have hidden treasures: their collections of pressed plant specimens. These are plants that have been flattened, dried and mounted on special cardboard sheets. Some of them were collected centuries ago. They hold information about where species…...
Fish DNA in Ozark streams reveals region’s complex geologic history
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (578+ words) My students and I encountered a mystery. We were partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to monitor for fish presence and abundance in the Missouri Ozarks. We visited half a dozen rivers and streams across the region and collected…...
Listening to the bush: How AI can help NZ rid its wildnerness of ‘hold-out’ pest possums
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (835+ words) Possums are among New Zealand’s most destructive introduced mammals. They damage native forests, prey on wildlife and remain a major target of the country’s Predator Free 2050 programme. But removing most possums from an area through predator control is only part…...
First bird flu death in an Australian mainland mammal is a grim milestone. We know how bad this can get
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (877+ words) Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak. For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a long-nosed fur seal found dead at Beachport on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, about a four-hour drive…...
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (587+ words) The companies fishing for Antarctic krill have harvested so much so quickly that the season had to close in August 2026, three months before it was scheduled to end. That’s the second consecutive year of an early closing. The fishing industry…...
The first wave of bird flu is the worst: what Australia can learn from overseas
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (958+ words) Hundreds of dead birds are now being reported as the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu begins to spread across Australia. Government reports show the virus is circulating in resident birds. It was a long time coming. The current outbreak emerged…...
What if our cities were designed for wildlife as well as people?
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (956+ words) On a warm evening in May, swifts scream over rooftops, chasing insects above the traffic. A fox slips along a garden wall while gulls squabble on a supermarket roof. We tend to treat these animals as visitors. But they’re residents…...