
Biodiversity Council
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Floodplain wetlands in Barmah Forest are bouncing back after the removal of more than 700 feral horses between 2020 and 2024 by Parks Victoria. Congratulations to YortaYorta Aboriginal Corporation and Parks Victoria on this conservation success story. Removing the horses from




The conservation of Canberra’s cute and critically endangered dragon will receive a $4.5 M boost from the ACT Government . Southern Australia’s grasslands have been extensively cleared and developed, leaving many grassland-dependent species, like the Canberra grassland earless


It's good to see our new federal Environment Minister Senator Murray Watt is focused on getting an EPA up and running. It is also critical that we see the creation of national environmental standards, which was the critical innovation in the Samuel review. We look forward to working


The South-East Queensland Forest Agreement is under scrutiny, with critical greater glider habitat north of the Sunshine Coast set to be logged. 26 years ago, Queensland Government promised to end native forest logging south of Gladstone by 2024 and to transition to hardwood plantations to




Congratulations to Professor Hugh Possingham! 🎉 Biodiversity Council Co-Chief and University of Queensland ecologist and mathematician Hugh Possingham has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society—one of science’s highest honours. He’s been recognised for pioneering work in ecology


The transition to renewable energy is essential to tackling the climate crisis, but without planning and direction from governments, important natural habitats, agricultural land and cultural values could be destroyed. Biodiversity Council Co-chief Hugh Possingham spoke with ABC