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They might not have a spine, but invertebrates are the backbone of our ecosystems. Let’s help them out

Peter Contos receives funding from the Ecological Society of Australia. Heloise Gibb receives funding from the Hermon Slade Foundation and the Australian Research Council Many of Australia’s natural ...
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Around 9,000 species have already gone extinct in Australia and we’ll likely lose another this week – new study

John Woinarski is a member of the Biodiversity Council, a Director of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and a member of the Science Advisory Committee of Invertebrates Australia. Jess Marsh is ...
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Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates

When we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. But 95% of all animal species are invertebrates – bees, butterflies, beetles, snails, worms, octopuses, starfish, corals, ...