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Getting the jump on cane toads
Fri, 31 Jul 2020
New research conducted at James Cook University has found Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to detect the presence of a single cane toad for a few days after it arrives at a new location, even if it only visited a waterbody for as little as five minutes.

Shark “sea lanes” need protecting
Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Scientists have found sharks face increased danger when moving between protected reefs, and they’ve recommended shark “sea lanes” be protected as well.

Sharks almost gone from many reefs
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
A massive global study of the world’s reefs has found sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ on nearly one in five of the reefs surveyed.

Life in the shallows becomes a trap for baby sharks
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries - but, they also say these habitats face an uncertain future which may leave newborn sharks ‘trapped’.

Bushfires could mean rise in threatened native species
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
The damage caused by the catastrophic 2019–2020 Australian bushfires could lead to a dramatic jump in the number of native species at risk, according to new research.

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