Kaya! ABC environment reporter Peter de Kruijff here.
 

A few years ago there was much rejoicing after the somewhat biblical revival of a seemingly extinct lizard.
 

The Victorian grassland earless lizard was rediscovered on a farm west of Melbourne and its expanding fringe.
 

But at the start of the year, the farm's ageing owners locked their gates to government organisations.
 

This was because of concerns not enough was being done to support the farmers to maintain the property for the lizard.
 

The gates are open again, but the farmers are stuck in limbo.
 

The owners and scientists want to see the property sold to the state government as a conservation reserve, but the government isn't buying.
 

It's just one curious example of the challenges of managing endangered native grasslands in this part of Victoria.
 

And a cry from experts for the state government to deliver nature reserves before the grasslands disappear, replaced with houses.
 

This week, over in science podcast land, Belinda Smith from Lab Notes got acquainted with a tiny invasive beetle with a big appetite, the polyphagous (can eat many types of food) shot-hole borer.
 

The beetle has infested trees all over Perth, Western Australia, but there are new anti-borer methods in development that may stop it taking over the country.
 

Meanwhile, What The Dogs! delved into what exactly a dingo is and how long a species needs to be somewhere before it's deemed "native".
 

That's all for another week but check out more story links and podcasts below!
 

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