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News 26 Oct 2026

A decade of collaboration: The WABSI Journey

As the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) celebrates 10 years, we're proud to release The WABSI Journey, a look at how a decade of collaboration has connected biodiversity science with real-world decision-making. The story begins in 2015. A State Government consultation revealed duplicated research effort, fragmented information and critical knowledge gaps. WABSI was established…

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  • News Jul 11 2019

    Unifying feral cat control efforts

    The Western Australian Government recently declared feral cats as a pest under section 22(2) of the WA Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 (BAM…

  • Latest Research Mar 25 2019

    A framework for developing completion criteria

    A new report soon to be released by The Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute will provide a framework for developing site-specific, risk-based completion criteria…

  • Latest Research Mar 25 2019

    Mitigating feral cat impacts on biodiversity

    The widespread impacts by feral cats on biodiversity are well recognised. The need to address knowledge gaps is a critical component in an attempt…

  • Media Dec 10 2018

    Restoring Roe 8: New rehabilitation plan

    “The best minds in the rehabilitation business have been hard at work putting together a plan for Roe 8’s future”. Excerpt from Particle: “Last…

  • Latest Research Dec 10 2018

    Research reveals Albany’s diversity

    Bronte Van Helden, a UWA student and recipient of the 2018 WABSI scholarship, is based in Albany at UWA’s Centre of Excellence in Natural…

  • Latest Industry Dec 10 2018

    Final phase of Completion Criteria project

    The Completion Criteria & Monitoring Framework received broad support and valuable feedback from stakeholders at a forum last month, with strong interest being received…

  • Latest Industry May 14 2018

    The WA Feral Cat Symposium 31 May

    “The Australian feral cat population fluctuates between 1.4 to 5.6 million, and cats kill more than 1 million birds, more than 1 million reptiles,…

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