'Incongruous': species funding in the most unlikely places

The government is providing $237m to projects it says will benefit threatened species - yet there is little chance the species actually occur at those sites 'A national disgrace': Australia's extinction crisis is unfolding in plain sightThe Polly Woodside, a three-masted historic cargo ship built in 1885, is a prominent feature of Melbourne's south wharf. It's a site for tour groups, birthday parties, and an event known as pirate day held on the first Sunday of every month.According to the federal government, the vessel has also been the location for some of its $255m worth of work protecting threatened species since the appointment of Australia's first threatened species commissioner in 2014. Continue reading...