Tag Archives: Threatened species

The ACT’s Endangered Striped Legless Lizards: Giving them a leg to stand on

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

Tianna Clarkson – U7524109 Meet the Lizard To an outside observer, it might come as a surprise that the unassuming grasslands of the Australian Capital Territory are rich with diversity of life. One of the species to call these areas … Continue reading →

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Platypus: Plethora or Paucity?

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

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 →

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Humming incubators and climate-controlled cool rooms: the other side of conservation

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

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 →

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Getting real about the conservation of threatened species

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Biodiversity Conservation Blog

We need to save threatened and endangered species from extinction – it’s a fundamental value that is instilled in children. If humans are causing animals or plants to become extinct then it is our moral duty to something about it. … Continue reading →

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