Bear minimum isn’t enough to save Great Koala National Park
“Koala numbers have halved in the past 20 years… We must turn this trend around and instead double the number of east-coast koalas by 2050.”
Tag: Wildlife
Have you ever seen a fish yawn?
Scientists have investigated why some underwater species yawn – and the reason is not what you might think.
Australia
At home in the Kimberley
Exploring the Kimberley by land delivers a more immersive and cultural experience, and you don’t have to rough it, with luxurious lodges to stay in.
Australia
Caring for paradise, one trip at a time in the Frankland Islands
“One of the things our guests enjoy most about the rockpools is meeting the resident clownfish in water at a depth of only a few inches.”
Biodiversity
Light in the night: Flock of Australia’s rarest bird discovered in WA
Indigenous rangers in outback Western Australia have found up to 50 night parrots – one of Australia’s most elusive birds – in a “breakthrough discovery”.
Nature & Wildlife
Wedge-tailed wonder
The chance discovery of an eagle nest leads to an extended vigil observing normally hidden behaviours of one of nature’s supreme winged marvels.
Climate
Warmer winters are waking snakes from their slumber sooner
Warm winters are waking snakes early – here’s what that means for them and us.
Biodiversity
Nest of endangered coastal emu found in northern NSW
A coastal emu nest has been discovered on the NSW North Coast, where the population of the endangered species is estimated at fewer than 40 individuals.
Biodiversity
Colour and song most at risk as birdlife declines due to poor urban design
The birds that fill our mornings with songs and our parks and gardens with colour are disappearing from our cities, a new study has found.
Native rodent benefiting from invasive weed
The greater stick-nest rat is munching through African boxthorns and nesting in the plant’s thickets.