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![A new research project in the Northern Territory by Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) is set to track one of the world’s most iconic and sought-after sports fish, billfish.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-04/iStock-1329438563%20-%20compressed.jpg?h=37e86359&itok=1fjHgu-X)
Top End anglers get behind tracking the world’s fastest fish
Top End anglers are being called on to help Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers track one of the world’s most iconic and sought-after sports fish, the billfish.
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First Nations knowledge to aid turtle conservation in the Territory
First Nations knowledge and information will aid conservation and kickstart new plans for the management and monitoring of freshwater turtles in the Northern Territory.
![Charles Darwin University (CDU) Microbiologist Dr Susan Pizzutto testing wastewater for traces of COVID-19 for the NT Department of Health.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-03/_CDU6991.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=QDZSodPw)
CDU partnership speeds up the tracing of COVID-19 in the Top End
The Northern Territory now has the capacity to test its own wastewater for traces of COVID-19, thanks to a team of microbiologists at Charles Darwin University (CDU).
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Rescued ‘old man’ turtle released back to sea
Researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Larrakia Rangers have released a 100-year-old flatback sea turtle back into the ocean after rescuing and rehabilitating it.
![Charles Darwin University (CDU) Dr Alyson Stobo-Wilson is the lead author on a national study into the impact of foxes and cats on other species across the country.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-03/2015_05_Research_Innovation_Handbook_portraits-66-min.jpg?h=bc816b12&itok=_IleXQnQ)
Killed, eaten, disappearing: 2.6 billion reasons for better fox and cat control
Scientists are calling for better management of cats and foxes as a new national study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU), finds that 697 million reptiles, 510 million birds and 1.4 billion mammals are being killed by cats and foxes each year across Australia.
![Charles Darwin University (CDU) PhD candidate Ruth Patterson believes that uncrewed vessels (USVs) are the key in understanding the oceanography of remote seas that are difficult for scientists to explore.](/files/styles/mask_column_narrow_1x/public/2022-03/_CDU5778.jpg?h=e73fab7c&itok=YixL5eE-)
A CDU researcher wants a fleet of uncrewed vessels scouring the oceans to help us better understand and protect them
In the future uncrewed vessels (USVs) will roam the world’s oceans providing valuable data to oceanographers and meteorologists, while also protecting it against illegal fishing and smuggling, that’s the vision of one Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher.
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Rangers trial drones to track rare rock-wallaby
First Nations rangers are trialling thermal imaging drones to track one of Australia’s rarest and most secretive wallaby species in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Tracking the world’s fastest fish – new CDU research and PhD project
One of the world’s most iconic and sought-after sports fish will be the subject of a new research project at Charles Darwin University in collaboration with citizen scientist recreational fishers
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Quoll-ity research aims to help northern quoll bounce back
A researcher at Charles Darwin University (CDU), Gavin Trewella, has been working to improve the conservation outlook for an iconic Australian native animal, the northern quoll.