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We're going on a beetle hunt
This is a story about what it's like to tackle an entirely new problem, so nothing is easy. Not even catching some beetles.
Let the hunt begin!
Disability advocate Marcus Dadd: ‘I hope I can inspire people to chase their dreams’
Fenner graduate and disability advocate Marcus Dadd has a passion for inclusive and sustainable practices in agriculture.
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Australia’s summer weather heats up
Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.
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Fenner School academics and researchers have joined 240 conservation scientists to ask the Prime Minister to protect and strengthen environment laws and protect and restore our wildlife for future generations.
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Each Spring, white fluff covers the city of Canberra - but it's not a cause of hay fever.
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ANU scientists say there’s growing concern over a mysterious, possibly drought-related phenomenon that’s killing off substantial numbers of snow gums in the Australian Alps, and they’re calling on citizen scientists to help solve the puzzle.
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A native longicorn beetle is ringbarking the trees all across Kosciuszko National Park, creating a mass die-off of native snow gums throughout the Australian alps.
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We are offering a number of PhD opportunities in ecology and biodiversity conservation, including studies on the reintroduction of threatened species, and the ecology of urban or agricultural systems.
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Researchers from Fenner’s Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics (WALD) are collaborating with India’s premier weather forecasting agency to provide new and improved real-time rainfall information for India.
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Data released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority shows total water storage in the Northern Basin is dangerously low, sitting at just nine per cent capacity. Fenner's Professor Jamie Pittock spoke with ABC Radio National Breakfast about it.
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The Australian Government's Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer is pleased to release the interim priority list of exotic environmental pests and diseases for consultation (the Priority List). The Priority List focuses on exotic pests and diseases that pose the highest risk to our environment and public spaces.
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Dr Joëlle Gergis gives her thoughts to The Guardian following the September bushfires in Queensland and Northern New South Wales.