The peacock butterfly, known for its distinctive eye spots and colours, has been voted Britain's favourite butterfly in a poll by Butterfly Conservation, beating 59 other native species with over 20,000 votes cast.
Frustration grows in Queensland over the invasive Indian myna bird, dubbed the "cane toad of the sky." A patchwork of local efforts, including bounty programs and trapping, highlights the lack of a coordinated state or national strategy to control the species, which threatens native wildlife and human health.
The crossbreeding of Pacific black ducks with introduced species has devastated the native species in New Zealand — and conservationists say there's a risk that's happening in Tasmania too.
The crossbreeding of Pacific black ducks with introduced species has devastated the native species in New Zealand — and conservationists say there's a risk that's happening in Tasmania too.
