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Monthly Archives: October 2022
The ACT’s Endangered Striped Legless Lizards: Giving them a leg to stand on
Tianna Clarkson – U7524109 Meet the Lizard To an outside observer, it might come as a surprise that the unassuming grasslands of the Australian Capital Territory are rich with diversity of life. One of the species to call these areas … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation, Grassland, reptiles, Striped Legless Lizard, Threatened species
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Public greenspaces – a tool for conservation?
By Liam MacLeod (u7288792) Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to observe and work on some different greenspaces within the Ginnninderry development, situated in West Belconnen, ACT. A short description of these treatments is outlined … Continue reading
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To develop or not to develop? That is the question framing biodiversity conservation
Isobel Bender u6673141 – 550 words It is an unfortunate conundrum, that while biodiversity (diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems) is declining at a rate faster than any other time in human history, sites of high conservation value … Continue reading
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Citizen Superheroes: We need you!
Maddy Saunders – U7114895 Setting Citizen Scientists, you and I, are the future of data processing. Recently I spent a few hours being part of a team of superheros tasked with scrolling through picture after picture of koalas, birds and … Continue reading
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Hollow Homes: Are Avian Renters Using Affordable Homes in Namadgi National Parks?
Australia’s housing crisis has left many renters spending over 40% of their income on rent. In Namadgi National Park, 80 new rent-free homes have been set up with the support of the Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and Habitat Community Grants … Continue reading
Balancing Biodiversity and Urbanisation
u6960621 Canberra’s population is expected to nearly double in the next 40 years (Allen, 2021). With this increase, there is the need to increase urbanisation and housing within the ACT region. However, this drives species homogenisation through the loss of … Continue reading
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Working with Them, Not against Them: Mitigating wombats damage to pest proof fencing.
u6697837 Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world and one significant driver of this is introduced species such as foxes and cats. In Australia, foxes and cats combined kill more than 1.4 billion mammals per year. Wandiyali-Environa Wildlife … Continue reading
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Water bug survey with Waterwatch: Protecting the capitals tiniest species
U7515137 On the 20th of September, I partook in a volunteer work experience project run by the ACT government programme ‘Waterwatch’. The project focuses on water quality in the streams and rivers of the ACT and NSW catchment area. In … Continue reading
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Koala Koala – Koalas on Film
Ryan Adams – u7123730 Koala! Koala! Koala! Have I got your attention? Those three words are perhaps the most effective means of conjuring up Australia in the minds of those who listen. One of our most iconic (and marketable) animal … Continue reading
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Verbascum thapsus – a flower, a weed, and an invasive plant – established in the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor
By Jingai Bai (u7542689) Word Count: 499 words On 6th September 2022, a group of students from ANU participated in the manual removal of Verbascum thapsus in Ginninderry Conservation Corridor (Figure 1), located on the ACT – NSW border, managed by … Continue reading
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