Destinations Cycling, trekking and paddling rural Vietnam …of limestone peaks. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is an aquatic oasis in north-east Vietnam stretching over 1500sq.km. When we visited in October 2013, Typhoon Wutip was raging in central…
Nature & Wildlife Rare photos of a juvenile platypus THE PLATYPUS (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), an egg-laying semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, is typically shy; but it can be inquisitive, too, which makes an exhilarating experience if you happen to…
Adventure Sampling the Larapinta Trail in style …to be our first taste of what to expect for the rest of our walk. A shady tree-lined walk up a sandy riverbed becomes ‘the gap’; an aqua green pool…
Adventure Steve Irwin's legacy lives on in Cape York …this place is so much more valuable than we ever anticipated,” Terri says. It was the Wenlock’s rich aquatic biodiversity, not least its high density of crocodiles, that originally drew…
Destinations Trekking tropical Hinchbrook Island's Thorsborne Trail …them.” SALT SPRAY WHIPPED around us as our Zodiac bounced over the milky aquamarine water of the channel, the mangrove- fringed coast of Hinchinbrook dead ahead. Beyond the mangroves, densely…
News Rare dugong sighting in southern NSW …are respecting this animal and not causing it distress or interrupting its feeding,” she said. Anthony Daly, the manager at Merimbula Aquarium, told Merimbula News Weekly – where the sighting…
Biodiversity Dugong rescue operation in NSW …Upon concerns of the animal’s health declining, experts from Sea World and Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium were brought in to decide what to do. “A series of larger lesions had…
Adventure Transform your weekends into microadventures …and be amazed by the aquatic life. The imposing cliffs of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. (Image: Melinda Berge) ADELAIDE, SA Kangaroo Island A bit of a trek at four hours…
Nature & Wildlife Best foot forward …treetops. Toe-pads are another adaptation to climbing (1, 4, 12, 13, 10, 15), and hanging on in swift-flowing streams (12). Webbed feet in more aquatic species (2, 6, 8, 9)…
Science & Environment Summer sea temps hottest on record …they become apparent over time. Warm sea temperatures this summer and in the past have seen declines in coral reef health, and strains on commercial fisheries and aquaculture. The Great…
