Destinations
Banrock Station: walks, wildlife and wine
Visit this incredible South Australian wetland year round.
Tag: Wetlands
Science & Environment
Australia’s rivers will be unrecognisable by 2070
Future climate change is likely to reduce stream flow and water availability in drylands around the world.
News
Australia’s thousand year-old wetlands could be wiped out
Researchers have found that by accounting for the impact of man-made structures on sea-level rise in our wetlands, the rate at which these vital ecosystems are predicted to disappear is increased by 50 per cent.
Science & Environment
The Idiot Fruit Tree
The idiot fruit, also known as the Green Dinosaur is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinctive trees.
Reader Photos
Swamping about
Patience and persistence were the key elements behind capturing this stunning shot.
Destinations
Mareeba, Queensland
Take a hike, grab a bike and get airborne in this tropical oasis nestled in the fertile plateau of the Atherton Tableland.
Science & Environment
Gallery: documenting the recovery of an iconic wetland
These images are part of a larger project documenting the transition of the Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve from a parched desert, at the height of the millennium drought, to a soaked oasis. The photos reveal a revival of the local flora and fauna – flooded forests, colonies of breeding waterbirds, turtles, snakes and, of course, fish.
Science & Environment
Water for wildlife: Macquarie Marshes
Photographer Tom Rayner’s new book takes you on a journey through the Macquarie Marshes and their revival from years of drought, to brimming wetland oasis.
Reader Photos
Early morning flight for a cormorant
A lone little black cormorant takes flight through the early morning mists in the Atherton tablelands, QLD