News: invasive species

New research reveals Australia’s rapid red fox invasion

Fox credit Zoe Jackson

One of Australia’s most devastating invasive predators took just 60 years to colonise the whole continent, according to new research from Curtin University and the University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É that offers vital clues to preventing future extinctions of native animals from foxes.

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University academics help ABC host ‘Eat the Invaders’

University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É professors Andy Lowe and Phill Cassey

A new ABC series examines how Australia might deal with some of its most problematic invasive species, by posing the question of whether we can suppress these hugely costly pests by turning them into dinner – with every plate consulted upon by two University of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É academics.

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