Conservation parks don’t have to be vast – as one tiny grasshopper reminds us

By Ary Hoffmann, Professor, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne
Michael Kearney, Professor in Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne

A vast stretch of land where animals roam widely and plants grow freely. That’s what most people would picture if they thought of a conservation area.

Such places are vital for protecting large animals and entire ecosystems. They make managing environmental threats, such as fire and weed invasions, much easier.

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