C ontinental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their way to northern Europe undetected among imports of ornamental olive trees destined for gardens and green spaces.

An Australian court has overturned approval for Adani Group, one of India’s biggest conglomerates, to build a huge coal mine in Queensland after activists raised concerns about its impact on the ...

The “tiny” snake is often mistaken for an earthworm and is being shipped globally unintentionally in the root balls of ornamental plants, researchers said.

The ornamental snake and the skink are listed as ‘vulnerable’ in Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act, 1992. Environmentalists hailed the ruling against the controversial Carmichael mine ...

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A snake was discovered on ornamental trees transported across mainland Europe. Helen Briggs. BBC environment correspondent. @hbriggs. Published. 17 January 2025.

The ornamental snake will be protected under the approval conditions. (ABC News)Final approval expected. According to a project decision document, other conditions include providing an offset area ...