Meat harvested from culling programs of boar, goat, venison and even wallaby could be a fine dining solution to a waste of protein, but a successful industry could be in danger of undermining itself if populations fall.
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First Aussie pageant winner since Jen Hawkins sets sights on shark nets
Queensland 22-year-old Jessica Lane was crowned Miss Earth in the Philippines last month and says she will use the platform to campaign for the nets' removal.
Photo shows A young woman in a fancy dress and makeup smiles holding her hands over her head in a heart shape.WA city hopes AI and birth control will curb its pigeon problem
Geraldton's growing pigeon population, fuelled by bumper crops and spilled grain along roads, is raising concerns for households and businesses.
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Photo shows A close up of a pigeon on a gravel road.Scientists can now control bugs like 'cyborgs' and mammals may be next
With the press of a button, researcher Than Vo-Doan can make a beetle walk up, down, left, right, and climb walls like a video game character.
Photo shows A man stares at a beetleUterus transplant recipient's 'miracle baby' survives funnel-web spider bite
Just weeks before his first birthday, Kirsty Bryant's son Henry was bitten by a deadly funnel-web spider inside their northern NSW home. Not long after, he stopped breathing.
Photo shows A woman sits on a hospital bed, holding a baby boy in her arms.UFOs over Australia and the military's 'very real-world' concerns
Bill Chalker was one of the first civilians to access Australia's secret UFO files — but when the day finally came, there was one problem. They hadn't been declassified.
Photo shows A man (Bill Chalker) sits at a desk examining the RAAF's ufo filesRemnants of Musk's SpaceX rocket salvaged off WA's Ningaloo coast
The sixth test flight by Elon Musk's space company didn't go exactly to plan, but commentators say there are lessons to be learnt from the work of Pilbara salvage crews.
Photo shows A rocket boosting above the ocean.World's most expensive dinosaur fossil goes on display at New York museum
The giant stegosaurus fossil, dubbed "Apex", is 3.3 metres tall and 8.2 metres nose to tail and is one of the most complete fossils of this type of dinosaur in existence.
Photo shows Close up of a stegosaurus dinosaur fossil on display at a museum in New YorkMission to return flat oysters to Sydney gets millions to bring 'nature back into our suburbs'
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek made the announcement on Friday as part of $107 million for urban river revitalisation projects around the country.
Photo shows A large rock covered in oyster shells and seaweed under the waterTests find lead poisoning cause of bird deaths in SA lead smelter town
Residents have reported seeing dead birds and flying foxes around Port Pirie for months. The EPA says lead poisoning is to blame, but it's unable to trace the exact source of the issue.
Photo shows Dead birds on pavement.Doctors issue damning assessment of Australia's 'nightmare' mental health system
The Australian Medical Association is ringing the alarm on the state of the nation’s mental health system as workforce shortages in the field of psychiatry leave vulnerable patients in limbo.
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