An Australian white ibis looks for food scraps in a rubbish bin

The coronavirus pandemic is a timely reminder that diseases can jump from animals to humans in our own backyard too, a UNSW virologist says.

Feral cat with dead bird

Feral cats are wreaking havoc on Australia's ecosystems and non-lethal methods aren't enough.



Red fox web

Introduced predators such as foxes and cats are twice as deadly as native predators to Australia's unique native animals, a new study by UNSW researchers has found.