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A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife

  • Written by Damian R. Michael, Senior Research Officer, Australian National University
A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlifeRocks being removed to make way for farming.YouTube

My (DM’s) perception of threatened species habitats changed the first time I encountered a population of endangered lizards living under small surface rocks in a heavily cleared grazing paddock. That was 20 years ago, at a time when land managers were well aware of the biodiversity values of...