This is a Tawny Frogmouth chick that fell out of its nest and ended up on the slasher the other day. Its mum did a great job and it fledged successfully, to our great relief. The Tawny Frogmouth is fairly common and "nests" at our place every … [Read more...] about Wildlife at Westdown: A Note from Jim Inglis
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Changing Temperatures Likely to Impact Frogs
WHEN news headlines simultaneously suggested that both warm weather and cold weather might adversely affect frog populations, there was some mocking from climate change sceptics. [1, 2] But given the extraordinary impact of the pathogenic fungus, … [Read more...] about Changing Temperatures Likely to Impact Frogs
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.