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Australia introduced foxes in the 1800s for sport hunting, but scientists now say they became deadly predators of native mammals and ground-nesting birds

What began as an attempt to recreate traditional European fox hunting in colonial Australia soon turned into one of the most ...

South Africa, in the mid-1800s, planted millions of Australian acacias as a dune fix; 180 years later, that decision is costing the country its rivers and ecosystem

A study reveals how the introduction of Australian acacias in the mid-1800s to stabilize dunes has resulted in significant ...

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Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific

In the past week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed security and defence agreements with Vanuatu and Fiji, visited Fiji and Solomon Islands, and hosted leaders from Papua New Guinea, Samoa ...

First case of bird flu detected in local wildlife

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has confirmed the first domestic case of H5 bird flu that has not come from a migratory ...

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Australia, in the late 1800s, introduced foxes for a hunting hobby, and scientists are still tracking the damage more than a century later

Introduced for sport in the 1800s, European red foxes have become a devastating ecological crisis in Australia. These ...

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Australia introduced foxes in the 1800s for sport hunting, but scientists now say they became deadly predators of native mammals and ground-nesting birds

South Africa, in the mid-1800s, planted millions of Australian acacias as a dune fix; 180 years later, that decision is costing the country its rivers and ecosystem

Threats may change, but geography doesn’t. It’s time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific

First case of bird flu detected in local wildlife

Australia, in the late 1800s, introduced foxes for a hunting hobby, and scientists are still tracking the damage more than a century later

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