Aboriginal rangers have wiped invasive fire ants off an Australian island. After 22 years, the Tiwi Rangers have eradicated tropical fire ants from Melville Island, hunting and baiting nests one by one, a feat one entomologist ranks among the top three ant eradications ever. The ants had been eating turtle hatchlings and nesting birds. Mongabay https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rangers-eradicate-invasive-tropical-fire-ants-in-australias-tiwi-islands/
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