Terrestrial Ecosystems

06/11/2025

This is devastating to read. I encourage everyone to follow this group and lend support wherever you can. Remember, even if you can't be out in the field collecting the data, sharing the post and raising awareness of the issue is still great support.

05/01/2024

Not unexpected but a little quicker than predicted.

This might be the last wet season we have many native species around Broome.

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions has confirmed a cane toad has been found in Broome🐸

The toad was recently discovered in the suburb of Cable Beach and has been positively identified via a photograph posted online.

Traps have been set up but it's unclear whether the toad has been captured, or how it arrived in the town.

Motorists are being warned to check their vehicles for any "hitch-hiking toads"🚗

Cane toads have already advanced into WA's Kimberley region, invading new areas at a rate of up to 50 kilometres every year.

03/01/2024

Everyone thinks they won't get to WA, but having recorded a live one in the NW I would encourage everyone to keep a eye out

13/03/2023

Mother Nature wins over human effort and technology - great result for threatened species

Conservationists are confident invasive predator is dead allowing native creatures to roam free in NSW’s Pilliga Scrub once more

01/03/2023

This is great news for cat management across WA. Thylation have been working incredibly hard to get this approval and we now have access to devices that can autonomously detect and control feral cats in the natural environment. Further details on Felixer's are found at https://thylation.com/ and if you are interested in using them in WA don't hesitate to contact me.

Enabling Conservation through Innovation. Feral cats represent the greatest threat to many Australian wildlife species. They have been implicated in at least 27 mammal extinctions and currently threaten more than 100 Australian species, including mammals, lizards and ground nesting birds. Feral cats...

17/12/2022

So great to see Quenda thriving in the urban areas

16/12/2022

They need to chat to the Lord Howe Island rat eradication team and get the conservation detection dog teams in.

Rangers spent two years eradicating mice from this Great Barrier Reef island, but different predator is now stalking the coral cay's nesting turtles and seabirds.

18/11/2022

Removal of feral and pest fish from urban waterways is a hot topic with many WA local governments attempting to manage their lakes and ponds. In this recently released research, Graham and I have shown that eradication (not reduction) of feral and pest fish is possible from closed urban waterways using Rotenone. In this case the two lakes have now been restocked with native fish species and the only way pest fish can return is through illegal restocking. Fish reduction programs using electo-fishing, pod traps, fyke nets etc will reduce fish abundance, however, it is often improbable that all the fish have been removed and numbers are therefore likely to quickly return to pre-control levels without ongoing management programs. Where appropriate, local government agencies should consider eradication programs instead of costly and ongoing reduction programs.
Please contact me for a copy of the research paper

27/04/2022

Well done City of Bayswater. This is the first step in what will hopefully create more safe places for wildlife

Feline owners will be forced to cough up $250 if their cat is found in any of the 42 natural areas the Perth council wants to prohibit them from.

04/04/2022

Cats have inadvertently killed penguins and they aren't even on the island! Imagine what cats are doing to mainland native fauna

Thirteen otherwise healthy looking little penguins at the West Australian island died in 2011-12 and have now been found to be infected with a disease that originates from cat faeces.