A bit of hopeful environmental news: In Kosciuszko National Park, the reduction of thousands of feral horses has allowed fragile alpine ecosystems to begin recovering. Native plants are returning, wetlands are healing, and wildlife habitats are slowly being restored.
It's a meaningful reminder that with careful management and respect for balance, nature can regenerate. Good news for biodiversity and for future generations.

#rewilding #conservation #kosciuszko #naturerecovery #biodiversity #goodnews #ecosystemrestoration #positivenews #wildlife #evasivespecies #introducedspecies

https://theconversation.com/with-thousands-of-feral-horses-gone-kosciuszkos-fragile-ecosystems-are-slowly-recovering-270658

Not new, but still brilliant. Nature adapts — and fast. Australia’s native water rats, also known as #rakali have figured out how to safely eat deadly #canetoads by surgically removing and feasting only on their hearts.
#nature #adaptation #australia #evasivespecies

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/26/australian-water-rats-cut-cane-toads-open-with-surgical-precision-to-feast-on-their-hearts

Dogs are being unleashed on #KangarooIsland Dudley Peninsula to get rid of #feralcats, which kill native wildlife and spread diseases in sheep. They're the latest tool in one of the world's most ambitious and high tech feral cat eradication programs. Only a couple of hundred cats left it's hoped an attack on all fronts this year could almost wipe them out. #evasivespecies #eradication #SouthAustralia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukJY3fjWzyA

How One Cane Toad Disrupted An Entire Ecosystem—And Ignited A Yearly Purge

#evasivespecies #australia #canetoads

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/10/30/how-one-toad-disrupted-an-entire-ecosystem-and-ignited-a-yearly-purge/

Queensland's Mary River is home to unique Australian species. Data provided suggests the river is facing a new and potentially devastating threat #MaryRiver #evasivespecies #extinction #waterways #Australia #abc730

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXNhmS5dRNg

We can’t eradicate deadly #canetoads – but there’s a way to stop them killing #wildlife.
Australia can claim more than its fair share of environmental blunders, but the introduction of cane toads in 1935 surely ranks as one of the worst. #evasivespecies

https://theconversation.com/we-cant-eradicate-deadly-cane-toads-but-theres-a-way-to-stop-them-killing-wildlife-224744

A domestic #cat has been spotted on camera roaming with #native prey in its mouth, in a protected area on the Yorke Peninsula home to recently reintroduced brush-tailed bettongs. #australia #extinction #evasivespecies

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/cat-marna-banggara-innes-yorke-peninsula-brush-tailed-bettongs/102879088

The #fish that could bring #SnowyHydro to a permanent stop #evasivespecies

https://michaelwest.com.au/the-fish-that-could-bring-snowy-hydro-to-a-permanent-stop/