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Experts encourage innovative method to combat invasive fish devastating local ecosystems: 'It's a real natural, sustainable solution'

Invasive tilapia have been threatening endangered cod populations in Australia's Mary River, but experts say the cod are biting back, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Conservationists from ...
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Critically endangered fish makes incredible comeback after turning tables on its biggest threat: 'It's provided a lot of hope'

A critically endangered fish in Australia's Mary River seems to have a workable approach to deal with invasive tilapia that's competing for food and habitat. The cod's response to the overcrowding? If ...
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‘Cod in a log’ research program to help endangered Mary River species bounce back

The Mary River (Moonaboola) in south-eastern Queensland is a sanctuary for several threatened and endangered freshwater species, such as the Australian lungfish and the Mary River turtle. But the area ...

From cod logs to frog bogs: We catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world

Australia's natural environment is changing rapidly as the world warms, and many species are struggling to keep up. The pace ...
CNN

This tiny ancient fish only lives between two waterfalls in one river. It’s now under threat

Along a nine-mile stretch of river between two waterfalls in the Australian rainforest lives a tiny fish that’s been there for millions of years, hiding between rocks along the riverbank by day and ...
The Conversation

From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world

Jess Melbourne-Thomas receives funding for this work from the Australian Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water via the National Environmental Science Program ...