Meet David: shaping how we protect natural resources for the future
16 Jun 2025
Professor David Lindenmayer is working to advance conservation science while maintaining a positive place for young scientists to develop their careers.
Logging devastated Victoria’s native forests – and new research shows 20% has failed to grow back
6 Jun 2025
Fenner School researchers, Maldwyn John Evans, Chris Taylor and Professor David Lindenmayer explain how more needs to be done to restore Victoria’s forest and make recommendations for regeneration.
Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news
3 Jun 2025
Decades-long research signals the importance of well-resourced biodiversity surveys in uncovering our most threatened species and their conservation.
Marta Yebra: reimagining how Australia lives with fire
27 May 2025
Birds with backpacks released on Phillip Island
10 Apr 2025
Twenty-four bush stone-curlews will be reintroduced to the wild on Phillip Island (Milawul) as part of a landmark project involving researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) to help the species regain...
Century-old clues reveal hidden threat to Australian songbird
7 Apr 2025
A hidden threat facing one of Australia’s most iconic birds, the regent honeyeater, has been uncovered in a new study led by researchers from ANU and the University of Copenhagen.
Australia’s environment shows signs of improvement, but our ecosystems remain under threat
20 Mar 2025
Australia’s environment improved slightly in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of above-average conditions, but major challenges remain following a year of record-breaking heat, mass coral bleaching and declining biodiversity, according to...
‘Bigger, badder, nastier’: the LA fires are a warning for all Australians
6 Feb 2025
The Los Angeles fires were caused by a perfect storm of bad conditions. ANU climate expert Dr Liz Hanna says Australians in urban areas should pay attention.
To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they’re getting it wrong?
23 Jan 2025
New research shows that limitations in biodiversity monitoring can produce an inaccurate picture of how a species is faring. This is a problem for conservation efforts and Australia’s unique and vulnerable biodiversity....
It’s science, not fiction: high-tech drones may soon be fighting bushfires in Australia
22 Jan 2025
A team from the Fenner School of Environment & Society and School of Engineering have put together a roadmap outlining the ways that drone technology could manage bushfires in Australia.