Animals & Plants

Ragged leaves, untidy corners and no pesticides: how to plant a butterfly garden | Gardening advice

News Leaflets, newsleaflets.com, 27/11/2022, Alex Philip The Richmond birdwing is a show-stopping butterfly. Males are black and dazzling green; females […]

DPI’s Dr Jordan Bailey welcomes copy of CSIRO fungal collection at Orange Agricultural Institute

Central Western Daily, Other, 27/11/2022, Tanya Marschke A priceless collection of fungi has been replicated for the NSW Department of […]

CSIRO biodiversity and sea-floor mapping mission finds weird, wonderful fish species

ABC Online, Other, 29/10/2022, Alexandra Alvaro From fish that resemble dumplings to those that stand on their own "stilts" deep […]

Mandatory cat registration ends ‘trap, neuter, return’ policy in ACT

Canberra Times, Other, 30/10/2022, Alex Crowe A national commitment to invasive species management will see new technologies deployed to control […]

Breeding out bad genes to protect biodiversity

The Veterinarian, Other, 23/10/2022 Although their presence in the landscape has been relatively short, the impact feral cats have made […]

Large cockroach thought extinct since ’30s rediscovered in Australia

East Mojo, eastmojo.com, 09/10/2022 In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch […]

The Roundtable: Managing the risk of shark attacks

ABC Online, Other, 09/10/2022 Globally there's been a rise in shark attacks, but the CSIRO says there's not any evidence […]

Brisbane Yellow Crazy Ant risk goes from low to high in council biosecurity plan

ABC Online, Other, 12/09/2022, Alicia Nally Brisbane City Council has increased its classification of the yellow crazy ant threat from […]

A guide to land snails of Australia

ABC Online, Other, 09/09/2022 Land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that form a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with […]