Chris and Gill Hogendyk, with a bit of help from this blog, have been working hard to draw attention to the levy banks in the Macquarie Marshes starving the two nature reserves of water. It seems the mainstream media have finally caught-on with an … [Read more...] about Water Diversions in the Marshes: Finally a Mainstream Issue
Archives for August 15, 2007
Bunny fence prompts land use study in Western Australia
There's an interesting article in The New York Times entitled 'At Australia’s Bunny Fence, Variable Cloudiness Prompts Climate Study.' "A fence built to prevent rabbits from entering the Australian outback has unintentionally allowed scientists to … [Read more...] about Bunny fence prompts land use study in Western Australia
Can Whaling and Whale Watching Coexist? A Note from Ann Novek
In the whaling countries, Norway, Japan and Iceland, whaling and whale watching exists side by side. In Norway the whale watching industry is focused on sperm whales and killer whales and whale watching doesn’t happen near minke whale hunting … [Read more...] about Can Whaling and Whale Watching Coexist? A Note from Ann Novek
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.