Platypuses fight back after bushfires

A team of researchers have surveyed the introduced population of platypuses on Kangaroo Island, revealing that the species may be on the road to recovery following […]

Recreational hunting’s conservation paradox

Recreational hunting — especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies —raises ethical and moral concerns. Yet recreational hunting is frequently suggested as a way to […]

Optimistic SA environmental report card issued

South Australia’s greatest environmental challenges are managing people, their choices and behaviours rather than scientific measures to ensure greater biodiversity conservation. This is the assessment of […]

Pest plants hook Fijian bees

Student research says native Fijian bees’ love for pollen from introduced species could be a major threat to the island’s ecosystems.

Bee genes tell a tale of climate change

The genetic record of bee species in the islands of the South Pacific carries evidence of the dramatic global effects of climate change over the past 20,000 years, Flinders research has found.