Invasive Species Council survey reveals widespread misidentification of native Australian animals
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A poll of 5,000 people commissioned by the Invasive Species Council and conducted by DemosAU across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria found that about one in six residents think red foxes are native, one in three don't know quolls are native, and one in five incorrectly believe cane toads are native. More than 95% correctly identified kangaroos and wombats.
“About one in six NSW, QLD and Vic residents think foxes are native animals and a third believe quolls are introduced.”
Invasive Species CouncilInvasive Species Council Conservation organizationRob Brewster Rewilding manager, Invasive Species CouncilDiana Fisher Ecologist, University of QueenslandEuan Ritchie Wildlife ecologist, Deakin University
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