Far South Coast Birdwatchers has had a few reports of increasing pockets of Common (Indian) Mynas spreading into the Bega Valley after a welcome period of inactivity from the birds. This introduced species uses tree hollows for nest sites and competes aggressively for those hollows with native fauna species. The birds usually live in family groups, spend […]
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Foxes are Australia’s number one introduced predator and threaten the survival of a wide range of native wildlife and many threatened species. Non-flying mammals weighing between 35g and 5.5kg and ground-nesting birds are at greatest risk but foxes also prey upon reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. Foxes have also been identified as a vector of weed species such […]
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Why did the stowaway Green Tree Frog cause such a stir in Kalaru this summer? Steve Sass tells all and gives another good reason for getting to know your local frogs. ‘Lost Frogs’ is the term given to describe frogs that have been moved to a region where they do not naturally occur. In Australia, […]
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