Fire ants expected to march into NSW after governments delay any new action to stop spread
by Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CY63)
Agriculture ministers criticised for agreeing to continue working' on a strategy to deal with invasive species
Australia's agriculture ministers will continue working on a new proposal" to deal with red fire ants - an announcement branded a failure" by campaigners who had been pushing for an urgent ramp-up of eradication efforts and increased funding.
The Invasive Species Council says it now expects red fire ants - one of the world's worst invasive species - to spread beyond current containment zones into New South Wales and western Queensland.
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