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Saving the Species: Leadbeaters Possum

From the Sydney Morning Herald ONE of the country’s rarest mammals and Victoria’s faunal emblem will be the subject of a captive breeding program – the first major breeding and release program for Leadbeater’s possums – as scientists intervene to … Continue reading

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Threatened species still missing out

Written by Adam Morton, published May 9, 2012 in the Sydney Morning Herald FEWER than half of the threatened species listed under Victorian flora and fauna laws have had a formal plan drawn up by the environment department to manage … Continue reading

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Saving the Species: Tasmanian Devils

Written by Andrew Darby, published May 11, 2012 in Sydney Morning Herald A GOVERNMENT plan to turn Tasmania’s Maria Island national park into a last refuge for the disease-plagued Tasmanian devil has sparked strong opposition from wildlife advocates. Attempts to safeguard the … Continue reading

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Killer parasite puts rare frogs in peril

Written by James Robertson, published May 20, 2012 by Sydney Morning Herald. THE most vulnerable frogs in NSW are being ravaged by a deadly parasite. Two strains of the myxosporean parasite were linked last year to rapidly declining frog numbers. Now, … Continue reading

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