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Potoroo Surveying at Tibinbilla Nature Reserve
What can be better than working in nature with adorable animals? This August I had an opportunity to spend 3 days helping out in a student project on the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) population at Tibinbilla Nature Reserve (TNR). I … Continue reading
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Land Management Care in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Act
DOODOODOO! Perhaps the most hated sound in the universe, the ringing of an alarm, rudely jolted me from my sleep at 0600 to provide a rather unpleasant start to the day. Nevertheless, I still had a sense of excitement for … Continue reading
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Restoring remnant vegetation and reducing Biodiversity loss in farmland: The Agricultural Matrix in the Far South Coast of NSW
The Bega Valley on the Far South Coast of NSW is one of the most picturesque coastal regions in Australia, with far reaching coastlines mixed with rich and diverse National Parks, such as Biamanga, Ben Boyd and Bournda. The area … Continue reading
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Biodiversity monitoring with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
This year I completed two days of work experience for the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH). This experience taught me a lot about the broad responsibilities OEH has and the kinds of work OEH does in NSW. OEH … Continue reading
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Conservation Management in the ACT – ParkCare and Nature Reserves
During countless hours spent studying at the university library, I’d wondered what it would be like to work outdoors again, as I stare out at the sunny early-October day. I remembered an old Banjo Patterson poem – Clancy of … Continue reading
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The Superb Parrot and its future in an urban Canberra
The Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) is a beautiful inland parrot that is considered to be vulnerable to extinction in the wild by both state and federal governments. It is found in two states (New South Wales and Victoria) and the … Continue reading
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Monitoring Tree Growth in the Scottsdale Reserve – A potential African Love Grass management program.
Monitoring Tree Growth in the Scottsdale Reserve – A potential African Lovegrass management program. Scottsdale Reserve is located 4km North of Bredbo in NSW and is a 1328 Ha Nature Reserve owned in partnership by Greening Australia and Bush … Continue reading
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Crossing the Fence: Turtle Patrol at Mulligans Flat
We swing through the first gate, and meander up through grassy woodland to the main fence, waving to the kangaroos as we pass. We enter the sanctuary through the sturdy metal door, making sure that it’s shut tightly behind us, … Continue reading
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The Empty Forest: When birds are illegally traded in the market
Figure 1 An Oriental Bay Owl (Phodius badilus) for sale at Malang Bird Market (Photo credit:TRAFFIC) Have you ever been to Indonesia? Please zoom in to Java Island. Keep zooming into the eastern part of Java, and you will find … Continue reading
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Enhancing the conservation of glow-worms
Glow-worms and its distribution in Australia Glow-worms (Arachnocampa tasmaniensis) are the spectacular underground sight. Thousands of them all cluster on ceilings and walls—a myriad of bright blue lights resembling stars in the night sky. They are only found in Australia … Continue reading
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