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State Significant Development and Biodiversity Conservation in South-Eastern NSW
An interview with Mallory Barnes, Senior Regional Conservation Officer at NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), Biodiversity Conservation Division. By Jessica Noonan, u6280907 In NSW, State Significant Developments (SSDs) such as energy management facilities like wind turbines may … Continue reading
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Invasive But Native: the paradox of managing native species as weeds.
Over 30 years ago the wattle (specifically Acacia pycnantha) was declared the official Australian national floral emblem. With its striking golden flowers peeking through the brown Australian bush, the wattle cemented itself on the Australian coat-of-arms, and on the backs … Continue reading
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Kangeroo Island Dunnart Recovery – Citizens help save a species after devastating bushfire season
Rhiannon Smith – u6663951 Kangaroo Island is host to several threatened species, but perhaps none as cute as the Kangaroo Island (KI) Dunnart (Sminthopsis fuliginosus ssp. aitkeni). A citizen science initiative, led by the Kangaroo Island Dunnart Recovery team (henceforth … Continue reading
Discovering the footprints of the Striped Legless Lizard (SLL)
Zicheng Mai u6682722 Thea O’Loughlin, a field ecologist from ACT Parks and Conservation Service, offered me an opportunity to do the reptile surveys with her at two offset sites: Majura Grasslands and Amtech Grasslands, where they provide native temperate grasslands … Continue reading
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Keeping the Superb Parrot fed in the Riverina
Joe Skuse – U6376824 On the 6th of July I made the 5 hour drive from Greening Australia’s Aranda office out to the Riverina. We were headed for a sand mine 30 km north of Coleambally. When we got there, … Continue reading
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Agroecology- Biodiversity above and below the ground
An interview with Kirsty Yeates. Paris Capell u6939944 Biodiversity conservation is often managed through national parks and protected areas. However, as 58% of Australia’s landscape is managed for agricultural purpose through private landholders, how can we conserve biodiversity in the … Continue reading
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Platypus: Plethora or Paucity?
Hannah Evans (u6680603) Despite maintaining their geographic range across Eastern Australia, platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) populations are dropping. At least 100 unique species have become extinct in Australia since European settlement. With the worst mammal extinction rate of any country, monitoring … Continue reading
A straw shows which way the wind blows: Threatened biodiversity in Australian Capital Territory
Jiacheng He (U5931175) The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), where contains the Australian capital city of Canberra and other surrounding townships, is developed throughout the 20th century. During the development of the ACT region, original landscapes were largely modified (Finlayson, 2012). … Continue reading
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If you like it, then you should have kept the rings in it: Mature eucalypt tree loss will lead to decreased bird diversity in urban landscapes
By Caitlin Coward (u6051078). Word count: 500. My work experience involved examining the value of mature eucalypt trees for bird diversity in the Canberra region as part of long-term research under the guidance of Phillip Gibbons. Tall and proud: Importance … Continue reading
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Volunteering with researchers from around the world to conserve biodiversity
In the first week of semester I had the opportunity to accompany several researchers on a field trip to Narrabri, in north western New South Wales. This field trip was one component of a project involving the collaboration of researchers … Continue reading
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