The mass death of flying foxes in extreme heat in North Queensland last month underscores the importance of University of Queensland wildlife research released today.
21 December 2018Queensland’s coastal shark numbers are continuing a 50-year decline, in sharp contradiction of suggestions of ‘exploding’ shark populations, according to an analysis of Queensland Shark Control Program data.
14 December 2018Invasive species and habitat loss are the biggest threats to Australian biodiversity, according to new research by the Threatened Species Recovery Hub in partnership with The University of Queensland.
11 December 2018Humpback whales sing increasingly complex songs, but University of Queensland researchers have discovered they may suddenly switch to something simpler, in a ‘cultural revolution’.
22 November 2018The world’s last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets critically needed, according to University of Queensland-led research.
1 November 2018A team of international marine scientists working with The University of Queensland has found evidence to suggest the 2016 coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef also affected deep reefs.
5 September 2018International students from Asia prefer the low-density lifestyle they’ve experienced in Brisbane, according to a University of Queensland study.
16 August 2018A citizen science initiative collecting data on the world’s biggest fish is a finalist at Australia’s premier science awards.
31 July 2018Broken and dead coral will be recycled to help protect and grow the Great Barrier Reef in a collaborative project involving University of Queensland researchers.
23 July 2018Many marine protected areas are often unnecessarily expensive and located in the wrong places, an international study has shown.
28 June 2018Scientists have identified a portfolio of the world’s reefs most likely to survive the coming decades, using principles from the financial investment world.
28 June 2018There is little evidence that a certification scheme for palm oil plantations is improving protection of critically endangered orangutans in Borneo, researchers say.
13 June 2018A study has revealed the diet of green turtles is more complex than previously thought, providing insights which could influence conservation and management strategies.
23 May 2018Monitoring wombats for behaviours such as pacing and rump-biting could help conservation efforts by increasing the success of captive breeding.
10 May 2018Researchers have warned a frenzied race to reach total land area conservation protection targets used by policymakers may in fact risk short-changing the underlying goal of conservation.
21 March 2018South-East Queensland is in danger of losing one of the last remaining populations of the Eastern bristlebird, one of Australia’s most melodic songbirds, a study has shown.
9 March 2018Concentrating at work can be hard at the best of times, but imagine how difficult it would be when infected with parasites.
8 March 2018Equality, diversity and saving the planet – these are just a few things on the to-do list for University of Queensland Professor Kerrie Wilson, who has been appointed to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Committee.
2 March 2018Laws intended to protect Queensland’s most-threatened forests are failing, with the most vulnerable forests falling even faster than other forests.
29 January 2018The continued survival of one of Australia’s rarest rodents, the water mouse, could hinge on significantly increasing the size of development buffer zones around their habitats.
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