Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory

A 10km partially electrified fence could be installed across the national park to slow the steady southward march of invasive speciesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDeep in the wilderness, surrounded by ferns and the calls of cockatoos, Richard Marchant was so focused he didn't realise three leeches were latched to his face.The ecologist had spent the day on his knees, searching for tiny invertebrates carried by a stream winding through Wilsons Promontory, a 50,000 hectare national park in Victoria, on the Australian mainland's most southerly point.Richard Marchant (bottom) and Julian Finn from Museums Victoria undertake research at Chinaman Creek Continue reading...