Author Archives: Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Failure to Fund The 2014-2015 Australian Budget’s Lack of Support for Biodiversity Conservation                                                       … Continue reading →

U4667034- Hayley Wood 6pm on a brisk Monday night, I find myself in the middle of a forest clearing, perched against a possible ant nest, rocking a high vis jacket. Armed with a pair of binoculars, my gaze has been … Continue reading →

u5333620 The Place Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (TNR) provides a range of educational, recreational and conservation opportunities. It is a popular bushwalking and animal-watching destination. The Northern Corroboree Frog and Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby captive breeding programs, are among the park’s conservation … Continue reading →

-Joe Foskett, u5012240 Greening Australia is an NGO, a non-profit organisation that is not a part of any government body—although in this case, it very often works with the Australian government.  It has many projects, all centred on the goal … Continue reading →

My work experience involved two days of fieldwork with the NSW Parks and Wildlife Services Pests and Weeds Team learning about a variety of pest control management options currently being explored or used in the Tinderry Nature Reserve and throughout … Continue reading →

The impacts of the civil war on the African Forest Elephants in Liberia- U5503457 In December, 2009, there was an outbreak of civil war which commenced from a little border town-Liberia Ivory Coast and escalated throughout the entire country. This … Continue reading →

Mist netting is a nice methodology for assessing flying wildlife, especially birds and bats. The outcomes of the mist netting can be used in a wide variety of activities, including migratory surveys, population census, health/viability of given populations, conservation studies … Continue reading →