Biodiversity
Conservation meets machine learning
Artificial intelligence is opening an exciting world of possibilities for saving species.
Category: Biodiversity
Biodiversity
The fishermen and the sharks
An Australian-led conservation project in Lombok, Indonesia, is replacing shark fishing with tourism.
Biodiversity
Very hungry caterpillars: New hero emerges in war on plastic waste
Wax-eating caterpillars may be the superhero we all need in the war on plastic waste.
Biodiversity
‘Power of voluntourism’: How Fitzroy Island’s green sea turtles are reaping the benefits
A Great Barrier Reef citizen science program is embracing the eagerness of environmentally conscious travellers by enabling them to play marine biologist for a day.
Biodiversity
Tasmania’s Weld Angel: A forest saviour
Matthew Newton’s haunting image became a potent symbol of the anti-logging movement that helped save Tasmania’s Weld Valley forest.
Biodiversity
This man has done more for Australia than you know
The overwhelming feeling you have after watching the new movie The Giants is that modern Australia would be a much different place without Bob Brown.
Biodiversity
Bilby boom a timely Easter treat
Greater bilby numbers are on the up after a breeding boom according to the annual Australian Wildlife Conservancy Bilby Census.
Biodiversity
Meet Eddy –Australia’s latest young eco-warrior
High-energy, intelligent, and eager to learn, he’s expected to become a huge asset in protecting the country’s biodiversity.
Biodiversity
Massive land purchase for new national park “back o’Bourke”
After protracted negotiations with a pastoral family in far northern New South Wales, the state government has bought more than 430,000ha of iconic Australian “outback” to be managed as national park.
Biodiversity
Ever seen a koala in the tropics? Probably not
It’s very rare to see a wild koala in a forest north of Townsville but, yes, they are there.