Monthly Archives: May 2015

Humming incubators and climate-controlled cool rooms: the other side of conservation

The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us. … Continue reading

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Eastern Bent-wing bat or Wind Farms?

u5717208 The Eastern Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis), is one of three subspecies of the Bent-wing bat and is found along the east and north-west coast of Australia. These cute little creatures grow up to around 6 cm with a … Continue reading

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The Scottsdale Experience

U5193608 My day of work experience began bright and early on a cool, windy autumn morning driving down the majestic Monaro highway, towards Bush Heritage Australia’s site, Scottsdale Reserve (Figure 1), with Dr David Freudenberger and ENVS3039 students Robin and … Continue reading

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Movement of Lizards and Frogs across Box-Gum Grassy Woodland

Sarah Maguire Last summer I traveled to Cowra, New South Wales, to assist PhD student Stephanie Pulsford with her fieldwork. Stephanie’s work involves studying the movement of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates across Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands.   The Problem     … Continue reading

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Will Australia ever be rid of the rabbit?

The introduction of pest species to Australia has largely, and regrettably, been extremely “successful”. The incredible rate of spread, and success of establishment, of pest species has been a major contributory to Australia’s infamous title for harbouring almost half of … Continue reading

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Green Team – Greening Australia

U5624945 Greening Australia is an independent not-for-profit organization that started in 1982 to conserve and restore Australia’s landscape for people and for nature. I am part of the green team, one of the teams spread in 30 locations all over … Continue reading

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Arrested Development: Protecting Canberra’s Endangered Species.

In my experience of biodiversity conservation, I’ve taken first and foremost that it is never as easy as it sounds. While a huge amount of work goes into field work and understanding the landscape ecology of an area, an equal … Continue reading

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