Wildlife Shark communication: Port Jackson case study …and 14kg. A tissue sample is collected for DNA analysis and the shark’s identification number is read from the orange tag on its tail – she is a 110cm female….
News Jellyfish not just passive drifters …are a lot more active than anyone thought. Scientists from Deakin University, Melbourne, Swansea University, UK, and Université de la Rochelle, France, tagged and tracked a common jellyfish species regularly…
News Camera-wearing whales reveal new insights …suction cups to attach non-invasive digital tags containing sensors and a ‘whale cam’ on the backs of the whales, with the resulting data and footage (watch above) offering new insights…
News Whale mission heads to Antarctica …aboard New Zealand’s RV Tangaroa, a government research vessel. “Virtually all the countries involved in whale research in the Southern Ocean are getting together to work on one very large…
Destinations Australian town a killer place to see orcas …occurrence of the species. Orca research in Australia Public tours to the area began in February 2015 to promote the orca research projects. On board were scientists Bec Wellard and…
Adventure Steve Irwin's legacy lives on in Cape York …since 2007, that the world’s most comprehensive crocodile study has been taking place. I’m spending a few days with the team led by Professor Craig Franklin, director of research for…
History & Culture Is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops the nation? …States. Australians spent more than A$220 million on the Melbourne Cup in 2020. Image credit: Dan Himbrechts/AAP But research shows gambling participation is dropping. A recently released study, led by…
News 22 years and counting – the two whale sharks calling Ningaloo home …over two decades. The research is part of a photo identification program led by Dr Brad Norman and Associate Professor David Morgan from Murdoch University’s Centre for Fish and Fisheries…
Science & Environment A beautiful disaster …Parry as we arrive in early May 2024 on the RV Linckia II at The University of Sydney (USyd) research station on One Tree Island (OTI), a 4ha cay off…
Wildlife Australia's most endangered species …4. Bornemissza’s stag beetle – Hoplogonus bornemisszai EPBC listing: critically endangered Playing a key role in decomposing organic material, Bornemissza’s stag beetle is located in a highly specific area in…
