Giant ball of 2.8 million eels gathers off Tasmania's coast to spawn
By Peter de Kruijff
CSIRO scientists have identified an underwater mountain off Tasmania where a threatened deep-sea eel species gathers annually.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-10-28/australia-biggest-eel-ball-2-8-million-off-tasmania/107309716
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Ivory still legal to sell in Australia despite 2019 promise to ban it
By Peter de Kruijff
A new study has found hardly any of the $1.2 million worth of elephant ivory sold or advertised in a six-month period in Australia came with paperwork proving its origin.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-10-03/domestic-trade-ban-of-elephant-ivory-abandoned/107165470
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These are the animals bird flu has already hit in Australia
By Jacinta Bowler and Peter de Kruijff
Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia. Hidden in the numbers are more than 20 distinct species of birds and mammals that have fallen to the disease.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-29/australian-birds-animals-bird-flu-infections-deaths/107074780
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