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Crest-tailed mulgara

Reintroduced mammals now thriving in Sturt National Park

27 Feb 2022

This is the project milestone ecologists had been hoping for.

Scenery from around the Thredbo River in Kosciouszko National Park

It's summer: time to take a hike and contribute to science

17 Dec 2021

As the weather warms up, UNSW researchers name some of their favourite bushwalks and the ways citizen scientists can help them by collecting data along the way.

The edge of Burdekin Falls Dam

Current floods essential for long-term future of waterbirds: annual survey

17 Dec 2021

The UNSW scientists observed fewer waterbirds but greater flooding than last year, which they hope will help to offset long-term declines.

David Keith 2

UNSW scientist wins international conservation award

09 Dec 2021

Professor David Keith has been recognised for demonstrating environmental leadership in ecosystem management.

A platypus swimming at Taronga Zoo

Platypus to make a comeback in Australia's oldest national park

05 Sep 2021

UNSW Sydney scientists are leading a project to bring the iconic mammal back to Royal National Park after almost 50 years.

Close-up of a bandicoot being held

Locally extinct bandicoots return to Sturt National Park

10 Aug 2021

After more than a century, locally extinct bandicoots have returned to Sturt National Park.

A bandicoot being released into the desert at night

Bandicoots return to Sturt National Park after more than a century

02 Aug 2021

The locally extinct animals have been reintroduced to the NSW outback as part of a major rewilding project led by UNSW Sydney.

Platypus

Changes to river flows are having a 'damming' impact on platypuses

19 Mar 2021

A three-year study has confirmed that significant alterations to flow regimes by dams can have a big impact on downstream platypus populations.

Murray-Darling water targets bring boom time for waterbirds in the Gayini wetlands

10 Mar 2021

Tens of thousands of breeding waterbirds, including the endangered Australasian bittern, are thriving in the culturally important Gayini (Nimmie-Caira) wetlands in south-west NSW.

Dingo surrounded by trees looking in the distance

Dingo effects on ecosystem visible from space

24 Feb 2021

Satellite images taken over three decades show that keeping dingoes out comes at a price.

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