A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's ...

Many of our species are unique to Australia. But our biodiversity is at risk from alien invasive species. At least 100 unique native species have become extinct since European settlement ...

The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an invasive species in Australia, originally introduced to control agricultural pests. However, its introduction has led to significant ecological consequences ...

Australia has already lost at least 100 species since European colonisation. Across land and freshwater habitats, 1,657 species are currently threatened with the same fate. Their populations have ...

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Up until now, the success of A. cerena in Australia has posed something of a biological puzzle. Under the normal rules of evolution, the invasive bees should have been hamstrung by ... Experts from ...

Invasive species authorities are calling for a coordinated effort between the public, governments and landowners to tackle the widespread and devastating issue of feral rabbits across Australia.

Ever since, invasive species like the rabbit have caused significant harm in Australia, now impacting 82% of our threatened species – a rate much higher than global norms. Feral cats and foxes ...

Many of the factors that have caused extinctions in Australian plants and vertebrates also threaten invertebrates. These include extensive habitat destruction, invasive species, degradation and ...

"Dingoes play a crucial role in Australian ecosystems as a top order predator. They prey and scavenge on native and invasive species and may also reduce populations of introduced predators such as ...

Since European settlement, Australia's unique natural world has been under stress from invasive animals ... many of these species are here to stay.