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Weed Warfare: The ongoing battle to fight against invasive plants in Australia
The assault on the invaders Scenic, picturesque beaches are a common sight in Western Australia, and I was lucky enough to be involved in some conservation work along the beautiful coast of Sorrento during the mid-semester break when I returned … Continue reading
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Unintentional Victims of the Predator Proof Fence
Mulligans Flat and the Turtle Patrol The Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve (Fig. 1), integrated into the greater Mulligans Flat – Goorooyarroo area can be found on the northern outskirts of Canberra. This area represents a critically endangered ecosystem of grassy … Continue reading
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Are Nature Reserves effective to Conserve Biodiversity in China?
Since the first nature reserves was established in 1956, there have been 2588 different of protected areas in the end of 2010 (Liu, et al., 2011). It is an unquestionable “number” that China has put lots of efforts on conserving natural environment … Continue reading
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Set Lives Free Blindly—the Unbearable Heaviness of Biodiversity
An introspection of animal releasement based on the Piranha case study in Liujiang River, China Setting lives free is a reflection of compassion which can make countless dying animals regain the vitality. In China, many people think the activity of … Continue reading
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Park care in Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve: controlling Sweet baiar for biodiversity conservation
Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve (-35°22’0.84″, 149°7’4.8″) is one of the Canberra Nature Park around Isaacs, South Canberra. This reserve contains the various vegetation types like box gum grassy woodland and pine tree plantation. It’s also significant for threatened fauna like … Continue reading
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Białowieża Forest: Europe’s Last Ancient Woodland
Perhaps few have heard of the ancient Białowieża Forest, though its value as a conservational hotspot is worth hearing about. In 1979 UNESCO listed Białowieża Forest on their World Heritage Site List, owing to its immense natural capital and cultural … Continue reading
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Biodiversity Conservation and Humanitarian Engineering: Closer Than You Think
U5012556 | Joel Davy Systems, systems, systems. This is what I’ve heard the entire time studying engineering/arts. After 3 years of laying the groundwork for understanding things from a “systems” perspective, earlier this year I was able to dig deep into … Continue reading
A peek inside Australia’s National Seed Bank
It came a surprise to me that all it took was an email to fling myself into the mysterious world of seed banking, even if just as a volunteer. Tucked away in the National Botanic Gardens, a cluster of modest … Continue reading
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Re-planting and Restoring a Yellow-box Grassy Woodland: At Scottsdale Reserve
Yellow-box grassy woodlands are considered to be a critically endangered ecological community under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The distribution of the remaining yellow-box grassy woodlands across south-eastern Australia is considered to be only … Continue reading
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Habitat destruction of Siberian tiger in China: The last 27 wild tiger group
Siberian tiger also known as the Amur tiger is rusty-yellow or reddish-rusty in color with narrow black transverse stripes (Figure 1) which is the largest of tiger species and can grow up to 13 feet in length and weigh up to 397–675 lb … Continue reading
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