Invasive Species Council

working to stop further invasions

Feral Herald,
newsletter of the Invasive Species Council

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Volume 1, Issue 21, April 2009 (590 Kb)
- ISC takes climate change and invasive species warning to the world
- Fox stop no barrier to foxes
- Hunters, first in conservation?
- Senate report deafening on invasives
- Jatropha the 'blunder crop'
- Bushfires spark warning of weedy enemies within
- Garden escapees on the run
- Too much risk in new ventures
- Invasives coalition first task for new team member
- New website in the pipeline
- Europe - a plodder when it comes to pest species
- Foxes confirmed in Tasmania
- Exotic species, our new frequent flyers
- International Biodiversity Day - turning the spotlight on invasives
- Invasives a major threat to Ramsar wetlands
- Leaf litter - time to turn over a new leaf
- Australian snails cop a shell-lacking from weeds and feral animals
- Weeds centre lands $2.5 million for research
- States could lose quarantine power.
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Volume 1, Issue 20, January 2009 (647 Kb)
Victorian recreational deer hunting mistake; NT gamba ban; No to bumblebees; Hunting deal for new reserves; Crazy ant update; Asian honeybee battle; Quarantine report out; Federal Act weak on invasives; Tilapia threat to Gulf of Carpentaria; Mosquitofish or Plague Minnow?; Invasives threaten a third of rare birds; Worms away; Overview of marine invasives; High invasion rates; Weeds keep going... & going; New federal money for control.

Volume 1, Issue 19, September 2008 (472 Kb)
Cat ban; ISC weed book; Crazy ants; Grant givers; ISC alone; Qld biosecurity review; Federal EPBC review; Salinity project; Asian honeybees; Brine shrimp; New weed guide; Phythphthora dieback; Aquatic invasions & climate; Trade & invasives; Botanic gardens; Wildlife research special; What deer do; AGM presentation.

Volume 1, Issue 18, July 2008 (480 Kb)
Gamba Ban; Quarantine Enquiry; Savannah Cats; Fodder Follies; Climate Change; Northern Territory; Queensland; Victoria; Weeds CRC; Flora Database; Drought Weed; Australian Mammals; Weed Costs; Christmas Island; Indian Ringnecks; Global Strategy; New Bee; New Bird List; Fire Ants.

Volume 1, Issue 17, February 2008 (340 Kb)
Biofuels in the Spotlight; Jatropha Plans Revealed; Gamba Grass Update; Horses for Courses; Crazy Ant Hopes Rise; Weeds CRC Future; Arowana Rejected; Climate Change and Weeds; Cane Toads; Ant Nomination; Deer Threat Listing; Threatening Our Trees; Climate Change and Allergenic Weeds; Victoria Naturally; ISC in the Print Media.

Volume 1, Issue 16, September 2007 (420 Kb)
Gamba Grass; ISC Speaks In Sydney; Annual General Meeting; Crazy Ant Progress; President Moves On; Introducing Steve Mathews; Warning About Biofuels; The Weedy Truth About Biofuels; Victoria Naturally; Invasive Fungus; A Focus On Banteng; Know Your Ant; Pest Or Guest; Macquarie Island Success; Asian Honeybees; Aussie Moth in California.

Volume 1, Issue 15, April 2007 (436 Kb)
Those Crazy Ants; Biosecurity Mergers; Macquarie Island Rabbits; Weeds after the Tsunami; Camels in NSW; Objecting to Arowana; Shipping Containers; Ants on Ashmore; Rock Snot; Quarantine on Mars; Turbina Goes Wild in Qld; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 14, January 2007 (484 Kb)
Peak Weed CRC Killed; WRA Loophole Closed; State of the Environment Report; Christmas Island Crazy Ants; Pastures as Weeds; Weeds & Catchments; Bitou Bush Research; Weed Society Seminar; Biosecurity Queensland; Pests and Birds; Bumblebees; Biofuels.

Volume 1, Issue 13, August 2006 (424 Kb)
Tramp Ants - our worst pests?; Director's Report; 2006 ISC Award; Biofuels: not so green; Bumblebees Update; Argentinian Bumblebees; Sika Deer; Cecropia Felled; Genetic Engineered Weed.

Volume 1, Issue 11-12, May 2006 (476 Kb)
Bumblebee Action Call; ISC CD Launch; Tropical Grassy Weeds; Aid for Ailing Frogs; Qld Campaigning; Collared Doves Rejected; Precautionary Principle; Hymenachne; Ferrets; Aconophora; Starfish.

Volume 1, Issue 10, August 2005 (120 Kb)
New ISC Director; Annual General Meeting 2005; Siam Weed National Survey; National Hymenachne Management Group; Global Warming & Pests; Flies Ousted from Antarctica; Collared Doves; Tiger Mosquito.

Volume 1, Issue 9, March 2005 (124 Kb)
Win on Weed Risk Assessment; Cecropia to be Banned; ISC Wins Funding for Campaigner; Garden Weeds Jumping the Fence; Senate Inquiry Report; ISC Froggatt Award 2004 - Seastar Team; Invasive Species Forum; Marine Threat; Feral Antelope; Precautionary Principle Project.

Volume 1, Issue 8, December 2004 (60 Kb)
SPECIAL ISSUE on Weed Risk Assessment (WRA), and the failure of the national import quarantine process.

Volume 1, Issue 7, August 2004 (104 Kb)
Senate Submission; Fire Ant Update; Tilapia win; Pests are Costly; How Many Weeds?; Attack of the pines!; Aconophora Update; Ferrets in Queensland; Invading Turtles; Review of email Information Services; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 6, March 2004 (120 Kb)
Spotlight on Cecropia; Inaugural ISC Awards; Lantana Bug Escapes; Ballast Invaders; Senate Inquiry; New Bird Atlas; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 5, December 2003 (96 Kb)
The Year in Review; Escapes from Zoos; Marine Invaders; Protecting the Subantarctic; Global Biodiversity Forum; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 4, July 2003 (132 Kb)
Bumblebees and Native Bees; Democrats Invasive Species Bill; Weed Risk Assessment Update; Court Action over Olive Hymenachne; Tramp Ants; Bushland Friendly Nurseries; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 3, April 2003 (140 Kb)
Gaping Holes in the Weed Screen; Tilapia; New Shrew; Ballast; Fouled Hulls; Marine Database; Weed Alert; Sandbox Tree; National Weeds Conference; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2002 (116 Kb)
New Salt-tolerant Grass Proposed; Tilapia in the Gulf; Foxes in Tassie; Prolific Flowers = Prolific Weeds; 13th Annual Weeds Fest; and more...

Volume 1, Issue 1, September 2002 (100 Kb)
What is the ISC; Profiles of Committee members; Wet Tropics Weeds Top 500; New Toad Intercepted; Beware the Little Invaders; and more...

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