Following is a note from a reader on the subject of species incorrectly listed as vulnerable to exinction in Australia. The reader, who I will call Matthew for convenience*, makes the point that both state and federal lists of threatened speces are … [Read more...] about Species Vulnerable to Extinction (Part 4): Incorrect Listings
Archives for March 2006
Species Vulnerable to Extinction: Part 3, SW Western Australia
Southern Brown Bandicoot, Image from Australian Wildlife Conservancy. According to Professor Norman Myers earth is experiencing the largest mass extinction in 65 million years with the loss of species more severe than the five mass extinctions of … [Read more...] about Species Vulnerable to Extinction: Part 3, SW Western Australia
Alan Ashbarry
Alan Ashbarry has a deep commitment to people in communities that depend upon the sustainable management of Australian forests and acknowledges the pride that forest scientists, professional foresters and timber workers have in providing a renewable … [Read more...] about Alan Ashbarry
Global Food Deficit in Just 40 Years?
Hi Jennifer, Attached is a recent speech from Greg Bourne in which he said: "We now know, for example, that the Himalayan glaciers which feed the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Mekong, the Yangtze and the other great Asian rivers are likely to … [Read more...] about Global Food Deficit in Just 40 Years?
Species Vulnerable to Extinction: Part 2, Tasmania
According to Professor Norman Myers earth is experiencing the largest mass extinction in 65 million years with the loss of species more severe than the five mass extinctions of the geological past. As mentioned at a previous blog post, Tasmania … [Read more...] about Species Vulnerable to Extinction: Part 2, Tasmania
Species Vulnerable to Extinction: Part 1, The Daintree
I got off a flight from Albury to Melbourne on Tuesday morning, turned on mobile phone and there was a message from a journalist asking for comment on claims by Professor Norman Myer that we were losing biodiversity at an alarming rate. My first … [Read more...] about Species Vulnerable to Extinction: Part 1, The Daintree
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
