/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2025/10/23/tracing-the-rapid-spread-of-the-fox-across-australia New research reveals that red foxes colonised Australia in just 60 years. Environment Institute Deputy Director Associate Professor Damien Fordham says the findings help explain past biodiversity losses and provide vital data to prevent future extinctions, offering a new framework for tracking other invasive species such as cats. Read the full study published in Diversity and Distributions, and article for The Conversation here. October 23 2025 Marilia Jean Belperio /environment/news/list/2025/10/23/tracing-the-rapid-spread-of-the-fox-across-australia