Managing habitat for threatened species in peri-urban environments is increasingly difficult as rapid urban expansion occurs. This study modelled habitat for Sloane’s Froglet, a little-known endangered Australian amphibian, at waterbody and microhabitat scales, showing that wetlands with adjacent shallow overflows and small stem-diameter reeds are essential for the species’ survival. Habitat needs should be considered in assessing development proposals and designing constructed wetlands, including stormwater retention ponds. Photograph by Alexandra Knight.

Australia is home to some of the most consequential invasive species, and the risk of new incursions increases every year with an increasing people and trade movement exacerbated by land-use change. We built a system to connect citizen-science observations with biosecurity and land management agencies. Already, the Biosecurity Alerts Service is proving critical in Australia’s general surveillance system, with important localised eradications undertaken as a result. Photograph by Darren Fielder (CC BY-NC).

In response to predation from introduced predators, imperilled Australian mammals are increasingly preserved in predator-free havens, yet detailed monitoring of such populations is rarely reported. This study describes the establishment of Endangered woylies in a predator-free sanctuary in Tone–Perup Nature Reserve, Western Australia, revealing estimates of the growth and health of the population. Recommendations are made for the strategic management of this and other havened populations to improve conservation outcomes. Photograph by Natasha Harrison.

DNA recovered from predator faeces can be used to determine the presence of fauna and shed light on their life histories and inter-species interactions. We identified two markers (12SV5 and 16SMam) that, in combination, are suitable for successfully identifying marsupial sequences at a high level of resolution. We also showed that these samples work well in predator scats sampled from the wild, providing a potent approach to non-invasive wildlife survey, and therefore management, through the detection of multiple species across all vertebrates. Photograph by Anna MacDonald.

The Australian brush-turkey is a recent urban colonising species despite atypical traits for urban adaption, often causing human–wildlife conflict due to their digging behaviour. We outline historical changes in the species distribution at multiple scales and show their range has shifted over time, with an overall increase in major cities. Brush-turkeys are occupying increasingly developed areas, suggesting they are not limited to suburban areas with high greenspace cover and will continue to move into suburban areas. Photograph by Jenny Kelly.

The invasive dama wallaby is a significant pest to native vegetation and production assets in North Island, New Zealand. Eradication operations targeting pest wallabies require effective surveillance to determine the outcome of the management intervention. Detection dogs with handlers searching for wallaby faecal pellet groups are an effective surveillance method for confidently determining whether a targeted wallaby population has been eradicated. Photograph by Jo Peace.