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How Grazing Impacts The Connectivity And Movement Of Native Fauna
During the summer break I spent some time volunteering for PHD student Stephanie Pulsford. I had hoped to spend time volunteering in my break as it would allow me to gain some valuable work experience, and I was thrilled at the … Continue reading
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Should Giant Panda Be Left to Face Extinction ?
u5522406 1. Description and Current Situation of Giant panda The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is world’s beloved animals and regarded as a national treasure in China. The panda is rarest member of the bear family and wears a distinctive black and white coat. Pandas are home to mainly … Continue reading
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Planting for the future: Scottsdale Reserve
What’s the problem? On a sunny Monday morning (30th March to be exact) I was on my way to 1300 hectares of bush heritage, commonly known as Scottsdale Reserve. Approximately 300 hectares of this land was previously subject to high … Continue reading
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Do you want to be an ecologist? – Find your passion!
U5329735 The world we are living in We all cannot deny that impacts of human activities on global environment and different ecosystems became the more recognisable than ever. Stephen Jay Gould (1985) describes this situation saying “We have become, by the … Continue reading
Humming incubators and climate-controlled cool rooms: the other side of conservation
The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us. … Continue reading
Eastern Bent-wing bat or Wind Farms?
u5717208 The Eastern Bent-wing Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis), is one of three subspecies of the Bent-wing bat and is found along the east and north-west coast of Australia. These cute little creatures grow up to around 6 cm with a … Continue reading
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The Scottsdale Experience
U5193608 My day of work experience began bright and early on a cool, windy autumn morning driving down the majestic Monaro highway, towards Bush Heritage Australia’s site, Scottsdale Reserve (Figure 1), with Dr David Freudenberger and ENVS3039 students Robin and … Continue reading
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Movement of Lizards and Frogs across Box-Gum Grassy Woodland
Sarah Maguire Last summer I traveled to Cowra, New South Wales, to assist PhD student Stephanie Pulsford with her fieldwork. Stephanie’s work involves studying the movement of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates across Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands. The Problem … Continue reading
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Will Australia ever be rid of the rabbit?
The introduction of pest species to Australia has largely, and regrettably, been extremely “successful”. The incredible rate of spread, and success of establishment, of pest species has been a major contributory to Australia’s infamous title for harbouring almost half of … Continue reading
Green Team – Greening Australia
U5624945 Greening Australia is an independent not-for-profit organization that started in 1982 to conserve and restore Australia’s landscape for people and for nature. I am part of the green team, one of the teams spread in 30 locations all over … Continue reading
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Biodiversity Conservation 