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Fighting frog fungus; tech meets nature; saving animals with viral videos; and finding what else is in croc-filled billabongs

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Great National Science Week wildlife stories up for grabs now around Australia Australia is big! CSIRO wants volunteers to find and photograph our flora and fauna – national Frog saunas and spa treatments fight deadly fungus – Canberra Call of the wild: why citizen scientists need tech upskilling – Gold Coast and online Why birds … Continued

Citizen science drives countless new discoveries

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A pygmy grasshopper is a really small grasshopper and despite Australia being home to a number of species, we don’t know much about them. In fact, the Angled Australian Barkhopper hadn’t been recorded for more than 130 years until a few citizen scientists snapped pictures of the species in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland and … Continued

NSW Government takes a tentative step towards modern beach protection

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A Daily Telegraph article today revealed that the state government has asked three councils to choose one beach that they would like to see net-free for this next season—Waverley, Northern Beaches and Central Coast.   All three councils (which include Liberal, Labor, Greens and Independent members) have long opposed the use of shark nets and we … Continued

Feral-free zones spark small mammal boom in Australian desert

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A 26-year study at the Arid Recovery Reserve reveals how removing invasive predators like cats and foxes triggers a dramatic reshaping of desert small mammal communities.   The removal of invasive feral animals like cats and foxes from a fenced reserve in South Australia has led to an astonishing ecological transformation, a study led by … Continued

Extreme heat linked to increased pet dog deaths

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[EMBARGOED UNTIL 0001 01/07/2025]  New UNSW-led research confirms man’s best friend at risk from man-made climate change.   A joint team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales has revealed the alarming impact of heatwaves on pet dogs. The study, published in The Australian Veterinary Journal, analyses 20 years of veterinary data … Continued