Experts say that since the overpopulation of both affects native wildlife similarly, the country should use the same strategies in managing them. By Julia Bergin The Australia Letter is a weekly ...

A biocontrol program has commenced on the South Coast, where Australian-bred parasitoid flies have been released to help control snail pests and protect crop yields, quality and growers' profitability ...

Cane toads are notorious pests in Australia, colonizing habitats and poisoning other wildlife. Park rangers euthanized the 5.95-pound animal,... Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so ...

Ying Luo's PhD is funded by an ABRS grant. She is also affiliated with the Research School of Biology at ANU, as her PhD is done through ANU. Andreas Zwick is a research scientist in the Australian ...

A NINE-MONTH parliamentary inquiry into environmental biosecurity risks found there were "complex" and "unique" problems facing the nation, due in part to the large number of species involved.

Australia's ongoing battle with carp is under the microscope again after a fisher highlighted the "crazy amount" present in a popular east coast river. Widely considered one of the most destructive ...

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Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so giant that it provoked gasps and disbelief. The toad, which the rangers nicknamed "Toadzilla," weighed in at what's believed to be a ...