Author Archives: Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Isobel Bender u6673141 – 550 words It is an unfortunate conundrum, that while biodiversity (diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems) is declining at a rate faster than any other time in human history, sites of high conservation value … Continue reading →

Maddy Saunders – U7114895 Setting Citizen Scientists, you and I, are the future of data processing. Recently I spent a few hours being part of a team of superheros tasked with scrolling through picture after picture of koalas, birds and … Continue reading →

u6697837 Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world and one significant driver of this is introduced species such as foxes and cats. In Australia, foxes and cats combined kill more than 1.4 billion mammals per year. Wandiyali-Environa Wildlife … Continue reading →

U7515137 On the 20th of September, I partook in a volunteer work experience project run by the ACT government programme ‘Waterwatch’. The project focuses on water quality in the streams and rivers of the ACT and NSW catchment area. In … Continue reading →

Ryan Adams – u7123730 Koala! Koala! Koala! Have I got your attention? Those three words are perhaps the most effective means of conjuring up Australia in the minds of those who listen. One of our most iconic (and marketable) animal … Continue reading →

By Jingai Bai (u7542689) Word Count: 499 words On 6th September 2022, a group of students from ANU participated in the manual removal of Verbascum thapsus in Ginninderry Conservation Corridor (Figure 1), located on the ACT – NSW border, managed by … Continue reading →

Elise Chua u7132703 Clearing of native vegetation has been an ongoing driver of biodiversity loss in Australia since European invasion. In Australia, over 19% of land is in protected areas, but almost a third of our bioregions have less than … Continue reading →