Fear for koalas after bushwalker finds fire ant nests in Queensland sanctuary
by Daisy Dumas from Environment | The Guardian on (#6QP2Q)
Calls for suppression efforts to be extended after at least five nests discovered at Logan in the Daisy Hill koala bushlands
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Fire ants have reached protected koala habitat and a koala priority area in south-eastern Queensland, with experts warning of the danger the highly invasive pest poses to native wildlife.
At least five red imported fire ant (Rifa) nests were discovered in Neville Lawrie reserve at Logan, which is part of the Daisy Hill koala bushlands, at the end of August.
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