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By u6361378–Haoyue Liu The Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus) is a mouse-sized and nocturnal marsupial that only endemic in the alpine and subalpine regions of eastern Australia. However, this species has a tiny population around 2405 adult in the wild, it … Continue reading →

By Heidi Birkby, u6671871 For the past three weeks I have been fortunate to complete work experience with the National Botanic Gardens National Seed Bank. Nestled in amongst the beautiful gardens, the seed bank is a wealth of history, knowledge, … Continue reading →

Working for Superb Parrot Research study in ACT Continue reading →

Author: Niam Foxcroft, u6384642. Over the past few weekends, I have had the pleasure of planting a range of grasses with the Friends of Aranda Bushlands (FoAB) and Friends of the Grasslands (FoG) at the Aranda Bushland and Stirling Park … Continue reading →

 A Diary of the Experience By Tan Jin Heng u6164329 My experience involved following Thea O Loughlin, a field ecologist in environmental offsets of the Parks and Conservation Service of the ACT Government. We examined the Striped Legless Lizard in … Continue reading →

-By u6126787 For answering the question, at the end of 2011, the total number of giant pandas in China was about 1,000, and there were 333 pandas in captivity worldwide. By the end of 2013, the number of wild giant … Continue reading →

Not to be confused with their serpent cousins, the stripped legless lizard (Delman impar) is a small grey to light brown lizard that is distinguished by its’ visible ear openings [1]. This species occurs throughout the natural temperature grasslands of southeastern Australia and is listed as vulnerable at both international and national levels, including the ACT in 1996 [2]. My volunteering in early September assisted ACT Parks and Conservation Service … Continue reading →

By Kayla Spithoven (Word Count: 499) My work experience involved assisting ANU honors student Tay Yee Seng with his research on the impacts of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) on the ANU Acton campus. Given that the brushtail possum is a … Continue reading →

By u6048209 Biodiversity Conservation efforts aim to protect and manage flora and fauna. Engagement by local stakeholders is a central feature of conservation projects globally. For my work experience I joined the Mount Majura and Mount Ainslie landcare groups to … Continue reading →

by u6667644, Guy Gould I didn’t do anything fancy for my volunteering; no counting frog calls for me! Instead I chose to do something I thought more practical: weeding, because I’m a working-class man keen for a hard day’s work. … Continue reading →