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IntroductionRabies is a zoonotic viral infection that causes a fatal encephalitic disease. It is a significant animal and public health issue in affected parts of the world.Rabies in animals is…
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Harmful pests and diseases may arrive with travellers coming to Australia.We screen incoming air and cruise travellers and baggage to protect against this risk. We use X-ray machines, detector dogs, physical inspection and questioning.If you are travelling to Australia, check what to do:before you…
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What are ecosystem services?
Ecosystems are complex interactions among living and non living components of the environment (e.g., forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems). These interactions…
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First, let’s briefly provide an overview of some of the co-benefits of carbon farming before looking into the co-benefits of particular carbon farming activities.Carbon farming helps tackle climate change by reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions and storing more carbon in soil and…
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The Australian plague locust, Chortoicetes terminifera, is the most important pest species of locust in Australia due to the large areas infested, the frequency of outbreaks and its ability to produce several generations in a year.
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Description of Australian plague locust…
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Agricultural production, including livestock and crops, contributed 17.9% of Australia's total GHG emissions in 2021-22 in Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts. This does not include emissions associated with electricity, energy and fuel use in agriculture.Emissions and sequestration associated…
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Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading in Australia and causing harm to animals, plants or human…
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A major animal trafficking ring has been busted, and wildlife smuggler, Jesse Sayeg sentenced to 9 months prison after pleading guilty to 3 offences related to smuggling live turtles and tortoises into Australia.Mr Sayeg’s criminal activities were uncovered during a 2-year investigation across 3…
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In order to assess the Upper North East apiary industry's sensitivity to change the following needs to be addressed:
NPWS policy and its impact on apiarists;
Summarise the pressures for…
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In order to assess the Lower North East apiary industry’s sensitivity to change the following needs to be addressed:
NPWS policy and its impact on apiarists;
Summarise the pressures for…
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