Modern Australian

The future is fenced for Australian animals

  • Written by Michael Bode, Associate Professor of Mathematics, The University of Queensland
The future is fenced for Australian animalsMala, also known as rufous hare-wallabies, will be protected behind an enormous cat-proof fence. Donald Hobern/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Many of Australia’s mammals spend their entire lives imprisoned, glimpsing the outside world through tall chain-link fences and high-voltage wires. There are dozens of these enclosures across Australia. Many are...