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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

In my experience of biodiversity conservation, I’ve taken first and foremost that it is never as easy as it sounds. While a huge amount of work goes into field work and understanding the landscape ecology of an area, an equal … Continue reading →

U5235837 Box – Gum Grassy Woodland is recognised as nationally critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999. This class of ecological community supports a diverse mix of Yellow Box and Blakely’s Red Gum trees, native … Continue reading →