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Western pygmy possum research gets a boost
Studying these gorgeous little possums will help scientists understand why south-west WA is a biodiversity hot-spot
Tag: biodiversity
History & Culture
Gallery: Celebrating PNG’s first conservation area
An AGS-funded team is collaborating with locals to protect the wildlife of PNG’s first major conservation area. Read the full story in Australian Geographic magazine #120.
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Biodiversity hotspot in WA explained
SW Western Australia is one of the world’s major biodiversity hotspots. A new study reveal why this may be the case.
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Marine Protected Areas boost shark numbers
Large, isolated and well-established MPAs boost shark numbers, says study.
AG Blog
Mangroves: a vital ecosystem in need
Mangroves are vital to Australia – and now you can help protect them by using your video camera.
AG Blog
New method ranks species’ extinction risk
A new way of measuring extinction risk could aid conservationists in choosing which species to save.
AG Blog
Help catalogue Australia’s native species
Much of Australia’s biodiversity is still unstudied – and the public can help to fill in the gaps.
AG Blog
Protecting culture and environment along the Murray
Conservationists along the Murray are bastions for cultural heritage, as well as the natural world.
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Tassie forest heritage listing could be revoked
The Government plans to re-examine this year’s decision to add 170,000ha of forest to Tasmania’s World Heritage Area.
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Freeze-dried sperm creates endangered animal ‘ark’
Scientists are hoping a new sperm-storing technique could help save threatened species.