History & Culture
Bored at home? Trawl through Australia’s natural history collections from your couch
Stay at home to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but also avoid boredom by diving into Australia’s vast natural history collections.
Category: Wildlife
News
Birding at home is officially a thing and there has never been a better time to become a birder
Australians have been advised to stay at home once again and backyard birding may just be the answer to your boredom.
News
Scientists are still finding burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires
The plight of koalas during the recent bushfire crisis made headlines here and abroad. But the emergency for our wildlife is not over.
News
Capturing Western Australia’s annual salmon run
These images of the annual salmon migration along Western Australia’s coastline are mesmerising.
Science & Environment
Outfoxed: Inside the Shoalhaven Bat Clinic
Meet Janine Davies, the manager of the Shoalhaven Bat Clinic and Sanctuary. During the bushfires, Janine was inundated with starving flying foxes. And most of the support she got was from overseas, rather than from Aussies. Flying foxes are a maligned species, but they’re essential pollinators. Even koalas rely on them. This is Janine’s story. 🦇
News
35 Bellinger River snapping turtle hatchlings bring hope for critically endangered species
The hatchlings will soon be released into the wild.
News
Endangered glossy blacks spotted on Kangaroo Island for the first time after bushfires
There’s hope for Kangaroo Island’s glossy black cockatoos after all.
History & Culture
Kids need to read more books about Aussie animals. Here are some of our favourites
Here’s a list of our favourite Australian Geographic children’s books.
Wildlife
Scientists are attaching trackers to funnel-web spiders. This is why
Surprisingly, the behaviour of the Sydney funnel-web spider is under studied.
Science & Environment
Logging is due to start in fire-ravaged forests this week. Here’s why that’s a bad idea
David Lindenmayer explains why logging in fire-ravaged forests will harm Australia’s wildlife.