Save the Daintree from invasive electric ants
Petition to: The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Australian Government Minister for the Environment
Electric ants are now spreading in the Daintree Rainforest. If they are not eliminated, they will cause enormous economic and environmental damage.
Electric ants are one of the world’s worst invasive pests. These ants blind animals and pets with their painful stings. They displace local species and reduce overall biodiversity. They have proven to cause significant economic damage in lost tourism revenue due to the ants taking over recreational areas, including swimming pools, in some countries. We can’t let this happen to the world’s oldest rainforest.
The Daintree Rainforest must be protected from the invasion of electric ants. Urgent action is needed now.
Control of the first outbreak of electric ants (October 2022) failed and now a second larger outbreak has occurred. Since January 2024, three infestations have been found at locations between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. This has created an emergency situation requiring an urgent response.
Add your voice to help us call on the Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to take urgent action and increase funding to eliminate electric ants in the Daintree.
This petition is brought to you by Politic in partnership with Gondwana Rainforest Trust.
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