by Matilda Meikle | Apr 5, 2024 | Environment
Australia’s Great Southern Reef is under attack from invasive urchins. With global temperatures rising as a result of climate change and a marine heatwave causing the east coast of Tasmania to remain two degrees above average temperatures for long periods of time,...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 6, 2024 | Environment
Restoration efforts have brought an endangered fish species back from the edge. Flinders University has collaborated with local community groups to return the southern pygmy perch to Bendigo, Victoria. The plan to bring this endangered species back began five years...
by Matilda Meikle | Jan 23, 2024 | Environment
Red Fire Ants are forming rafts to travel across flood waters in Queensland. After a Queensland farmer posted a video of invasive fire ants building floating rafts, many are fearful that these pests will travel to new regions and destroy precious resources. Now,...
by Matilda Meikle | Sep 12, 2023 | Environment
Research has revealed that the Southern Pygmy Perch is at risk of extinction. The small native fish species are dropping in numbers due to predatory threats and changes to their habitat. However, a new project hopes to provide these creatures with the support they...
by Matilda Meikle | Jun 5, 2023 | Environment
DNA testing has revealed that wild dingoes have less dog lineage than previously believed. Scientists from UNSW discovered that wild dingoes have significantly less dog ancestry than expected, contrasting the widely held belief that pure dingo populations were...
