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New invader as Mackay named nation’s pest fish capital

NEW PEST: ‘Take the bloody thing back to the pet shop … or better yet cut the bloody thing’s throat’

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08th Sept. 2020 7:09 PM

A Biosecurity Queensland spokeswoman said if the oscars became established in Mackay, they would be virtually impossible to eradicate. Picture: Paul Braven

Coal ship crew tested after biosecurity standoff

Health officials are testing the crew of a Chinese coal ship after they refused to comply with biosecurity inspections

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10th June 2020 5:06 AM

Health officials are testing the crew of a Chinese coal ship crew after they refused to comply with coronavirus biosecurity inspections.

Rare snake sparks biosecurity threat in Queensland

A property is at the centre of a hunt for a rare foreign snake which has sparked a biosecurity emergency this morning.

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26th Feb. 2020 3:02 PM

The orange-coloured snake in the elderly couple’s back yard at Park Ridge.

Another property under restrictions after tick outbreak

BIOSECURITY will hold a crisis meeting with graziers after another a tick outbreak has affected two towns.

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15th July 2019 11:07 AM

Fears of crazy pest invasion spreading from popular harbour

Tiny pests could wreck havoc on region's agricultural industry and natural wonders.

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04th July 2019 2:07 PM

Volunteer Marine Rescue Whitsunday has released a statement on Facebook saying multiple yellow crazy ant colonies have been detected.

Dangerous species of turtle discovered in Qld

A BIOSECURITY Queensland investigation and surveillance program is underway after an invasive and aggressive species of...

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04th May 2019 1:05 PM

BAD TURTLE: A red-eared slider turtle was discovered in Bundaberg in mid-April.

Dire warning as fire ant sightings increase across city

Biosecurity officers want Ipswich residents' help to find and report the dangerous ants.

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29th Oct. 2018 2:10 PM

HOVER: A fire ant control chopper attempts to eradicate the ants from Ipswich.

Fresh warnings as more fire ants march on

The latest positive detection was only about five kilometres outside the Biosecurity zone.

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28th Sept. 2018 1:09 PM

$Portrait of a red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. This species arrived to the southeastern United States from South America in the 1930s.Specimen from Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, Texas, USA.Public domain image by Alex Wild, produced by the University of Texas \"Insects Unlocked\" program.$

BRUMBY CULL: Curtis Islanders move to take action

The island's wild horses were shot from a helicopter by QPWS officers last month.

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20th Sept. 2018 6:09 AM

OUTRAGE: The brumbies were a much-loved feature of the island.

BIOSECURITY BLAST: Tick of disapproval on spreading pest

Deadly pest crossing the line and headed your way: Perrett

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01st Aug. 2018 12:08 AM

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