The necklace of remote Cook Islands landforms is a renowned safe haven for yachties and a sanctuary for 100,000 seabirds birds. But the islets became overrun by unwanted guests. This …
Animal ImpactBiodiversity processesChaos reductionForestsNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewilding
Is calling deer an invasive pest, a self-defeating strategy?
What we call invasive species are often animals taking advantage of free energyThe energy of a system that is emitted as waste and is not part of ecosystem processes. There …
AustraliaBiodiversity processesFood securityMegafaunaNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewildingWhy animals are important
Killing kangaroos destroys Australia’s environment. It makes no sense!
At a time when much of the world is busy rewilding, some Australia’s conservationists want to kill millions of kangaroos including Red Kangaroo, the country’s largest remaining megafaunaThe largest animals …
AmplificationAnimal ImpactAustraliaBiodiversity processesBirdsFarmlandFood securityInvertebratesNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewilding
Pesticide use on Australia wildlife makes Plague Locust risk worse!
The ABC’s Landline program published an article last week on the rise of Plague Locusts in Australia. This forecast the possibility of the worst plagues since the 1970s. There was …
AmplificationAnimal ImpactBiodiversity processesChaos reductionConservation principlesFood securityMigrationNutrient transferOceansPest / disease reductionWhy animals are important
One animal is being displaced on a scale our planet has never experienced before
Climate change is exacerbating the displacement of a single animal species, on a scale our planet has never experienced before. In an interview with Bill Gates on CBS news, Gates …
For obvious reasons, there is a lot of talk at the moment about the risk of getting diseases from animals. We degrade habitatsWhat is habitat for animals and people? Habitat, …
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