Post by The Australian National University

Honorary Professor George Wilson AM from ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society argues that if we value our native wildlife, we should monitor their numbers systemically, as we do with livestock. "Public concern for wildlife welfare during the Black Summer fires was profound and genuine," Professor Wilson says. "If that concern is to be applied consistently across species, then some form of systematic estimation – even if imperfect – is preferable to having no estimates at all." Read more: quicklink.anu.edu.au/y7zc