Category Archives: Volunteer work

Biodiversity Conservation and Humanitarian Engineering: Closer Than You Think

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

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 →

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Protecting birds in the Bush Capital: the role of community-based activities to improve biodiversity conservation

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

An overview of Canberra’s bird diversity The “Bush Capital” is surrounded by grasslands, woodlands and wetlands that provide breeding and foraging habitats for many animal species. (Environment and Planning Directorate, 2014). However, these landscapes are under threat. Population growth and … Continue reading →

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Breathing Life back into the Grassy Woodlands at Mulligan’s Flat

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Situated along the northern urban outskirts of Canberra is a considerably large time capsule presently in its early stages of development: the Mulligans Flat and Goorooyaroo Woodland Sanctuary Reserve. Prior to the establishment of the Sanctuary in 1994, the land had undergone … Continue reading →

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Learning about Managing Plants, Predators and People at MRC

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

[NB: due to temporary camera issues photos are not yet available. Once the technical difficulties have been resolved, this post will be updated to include them.] [Source: Google Maps September 28, 2016). Biodiversity Conservation requires a whole range of considerations: … Continue reading →

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Dieting to beat the heat: possum diets and climate change

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

A fuzzy face popped up on my Facebook feed: possum volunteers wanted! I was sold, and started volunteering the very next week. From February onwards I have been helping to care for the brushtail possums that are the focus of Sarah … Continue reading →

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Legless and seeing Dragons: Managing environmental offsets in the ACT

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

  Besides both species missing the usual body parts, Striped Legless Lizards (Delma impar) and Grassland Earless Dragons (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) have a few things in common. For example, both species live out their lives in the ACT’s dwindling areas of … Continue reading →

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Birdwatching for Biodiversity: Woodland Bird Research in the Southwest Slopes Bioregion

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

The charisma of the Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) is difficult to describe to the unknowing. A bird much bolder than its size would suggest, the Wagtail is one of Australia’s most widespread bird species. As such, the sight of a … Continue reading →

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My Turtely Awesome Conservation Experience

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Throughout the recent break (4/7/16 – 11/7/16) I had the unique opportunity to experience the (very sandy!) life of threatened flatback (Natator depressa) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacae) turtles. I assisted in data recording of both species (though primarily flatbacks) … Continue reading →

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Greening Australia: working towards ‘Conservation without Borders’

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

My experience Over the past two months, I’ve had the opportunity to work with Greening Australia. Our outings to Scottsdale were cancelled as a result of the weather,  I ended up joining their weekly volunteer program which runs Wednesdays and Thursdays. Wednesdays: In the … Continue reading →

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Bonking in the Rain: Improving Small Amphibian and Reptile Connectivity

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Photo credit: Frogwatch   The Research I completed my work experience collecting data for Stephanie Pulsford, an ANU PHD student examining at ways in which the connectivity and movement of reptiles and frogs can be improved. Reptiles and frogs in … Continue reading →

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