Bushfires take toll on wildlife research
The recent Australian bushfires have exacted a toll not just on wildlife but on wildlife research. “Some studies have been set back months or years,” writes ...
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For Australian wildlife, first fire — then cats
Wildlife that survived the bushfires in Australia may face a new threat — feral cats. Studies have shown that the continents’ feral cats hunt along recently ...
1 billion animals killed in Australian bushfires
Bushfires burning through Australia have left an estimated 1 billion animals dead. An initial estimate show the loss of 480 million mammals, birds and reptiles, ...
Is it a dingo, or is it a dog?
Is the dingo a separate species? Or is it a wild dog? The answer could determine its future, writes Undark. While local governments throughout Australia are working ...
Wild Cam: Thermal cameras spot roosting birds in the dark
Thermal cameras are helping researchers focus on bird populations while the lights are out. Birds at roost aren’t always easy to survey due to the darkness and ...
Australia uses poison sausages to tackle feral cat problem
Australia has eliminated an estimated 211,560 feral cats since it decided in 2015 to kill 2 million of them by 2020. The cats prey on threatened rodent and ...
Balloons play an outsize role in seabird deaths
Parents may want to think twice before allowing their children to let balloons fly off into the atmosphere. When seemingly harmless latex balloons end up in the ...
Heat-sensing drones spot koalas through the leaves
Some species can be notoriously difficult to spot, especially if they occupy forests with dense canopies. To detect koala populations through the cover of ...
Did climate change claim its first mammal?
The last recorded sighting of a Bramble Cay melomys was in 2009, when a fisherman reported seeing a few of the small rodents take flight across the Australian ...
JWM: Is Australia’s croc success killing humans across sea?
Saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) have rebounded in northern Australia, but the swelling populations may be creating problems across the Timor Sea to the ...