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Do you love the work that we do to help save Australia's native wildlife from being trashed, trampled, choked & killed by invasive species? We depend on support from everyday Aussies. With the end of financial year fast approaching, make sure you donate: invasives.org.au/donate/

The Reclaim Kosci campaign to save our alpine wildlife & mountain streams from being trashed, trampled and polluted by feral horses depends on the backing from Invasive Species Council - please donate to keep all this good work going: invasives.org.au/donate/

Concerns over govt bird flu investment from Invasive Species Council 🦆🦃🐦 Colin Bettles speaks from a hospital bed in San Francisco 🏥 Wheat prices drop $20 AUD in two days to near the $300 barrier Andrew Whitelaw 🍞 and Samoan sheepmeat exports 🐑🇼🇸 PODCAST 🎧 abc.net.au/listen/program…

Australia's a lot quieter than it used to be. Feral & roaming pet cats have had a HUGE impact on our native wildlife, helping to hunt 27 of our native animals to extinction. We’ll never again see the Desert Bandicoot or Paradise Parrot. They’re gone: invasives.org.au/blog/meet-the-…

Good news: The WA Govt commit to a cane toad containment zone to protect the Pilbara. The unique landscape makes it possible with narrow geography, few waterways & natural barriers like the Great Sandy Desert. Success will depend on comprehensive, ongoing funding Roger Cook

⚠ Distressing but don't look away⚠️ These are sea lions dying from the deadly H5 bird flu in Chile. This could happen on Aussie beaches soon, but the Aus Govt isn't prepared. Last year >30k South American sea lions died this way. There are only ~12k sea lions in Australia. 🧵👇

🧵3. But while Australia faces a potential wildlife massacre, we aren't properly prepared. There are hardly any local or species level plans to reduce deaths & stop extinctions. Where are the detailed plans for sea lions on Kangaroo Island, or birds in Kakadu? Not yet developed.

🧵6. The Invasive Species Council have made 12 recommendations to Anthony Albanese, Tanya Plibersek & new Ag Minister Julie Collins which we are hoping to see urgent action & funding for. Remember this bird flu could lead to extinctions & bird deaths on the scale of the black summer bushfires.

A big thank you to Senator Murray Watt for your constructive engagement on enviro biosecurity & invasives issues. Recent changes in Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry leadership give us confidence enviro biosecurity is being given greater focus & we're eager to see this momentum continue under Julie Collins.

Already ~2,000 people registered for this important webinar on one of the biggest looming threats to Australian wildlife - the deadly H5N1 bird flu that could turn up this spring. Don't miss out! Date: Monday 26 Aug Time: 12-12:45pm AEST Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

12pm TODAY: I'm hosting a free 45 min webinar on the deadly bird flu & potential impacts on Australian wildlife. Over 2,000 already registered - don't miss out! Featuring @TSCommissioner, University of Melbourne, Wildlife Health Australia & Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

So, we finally decided it was well overdue to have a National Feral Cat & Fox Management Coordination account @nfcfmc. Please follow and share if you are interested in #feralcat & #fox research & management. Also, keep an eye out, for the launch of the NFCFMC Website on 7th sept.

A reminder of the sort of people trying to stop control of feral horses in Kosciuszko NP. When the NSW Supreme Court found aerial shooting is done professionally & humanely, the response from some was to say "shoot the judge". There's no place for disgusting attacks like this.

“We can expect over $2 billion in annual economic effect if we do not contain red imported fire ants.” Reece Pianta Invasive Species Council

‘My vision is that indigenous knowledge is woven into biosecurity policy.’ Richard Swain from Invasive Species Council #BioSym2024