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Electric ants are now spreading in the Daintree Rainforest and if they are not eliminated, they will cause devastating economic and environmental harm.
Since the first confirmed outbreak in October 2022, electric ants have continued to spread. In early 2024, three new infestations were detected between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation. This is an escalating emergency.
Electric ants are among the world’s most damaging invasive species. They can blind pets, displace native wildlife, harm agriculture, and even affect human health. If left unchecked, they will degrade the very values that make the Daintree globally significant.
The Daintree Rainforest is the oldest continuously existing rainforest on Earth, with over 120 million years of evolutionary history. It supports rich biodiversity, Traditional Owner culture, and a thriving tourism economy based on conservation.
We must act now to stop the invasion.
Call for Urgent Federal Action
We are calling on Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator the Hon Murray Watt to step in and provide increased funding to eliminate electric ants from the Daintree.
Add your voice and help us reach 5,000 signatures. Once we reach our goal, this letter will be sent on your behalf to the Minister for the Environment.
The Letter:
To: Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water
We, the undersigned, call on the Australian Government to significantly increase funding and collaborate with other stakeholders to eliminate electric ants from the Daintree Rainforest.
The Daintree Lowland Rainforest holds extraordinary scientific, biological, and cultural values that are irreplaceable. It is a foundation of the regional economy and a national icon that must be protected.
Electric ants pose a direct threat to this ecosystem. They are known to:
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Displace native species
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Blind domestic pets
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Harm people
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Damage agriculture, tourism, and residential amenity
At risk is a thriving tourism economy built on the conservation and natural beauty of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest - the oldest tropical rainforest on Earth, with an unbroken evolutionary history stretching back over 120 million years.
This is a risk we cannot afford to take. Action is needed now.