I visited Hidcote Manor Gardens in Warwickshire earlier today. They have several honey bee hives and a notice board claiming three different reasons for the decline in honey bee colonies across the UK. "The number of honey bee colonies in the UK … [Read more...] about Causes of Honey Bee Decline
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The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 2)
HUNDREDS of millions of dollars have been spent on fishways, resnagging, riparian revegetation, not to mention the billions for water buyback, all recommendations of the Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Basin 2003-2013 [1]. Those who … [Read more...] about The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 2)
The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 1)
IT is ten years since the launch of the ‘Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Basin 2003-2013’ [1]. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on the program including to re-snag the main channel of the Murray River with microchip … [Read more...] about The Native Fish Strategy for the Murray Darling Ten Years On (Part 1)
Water Levels in the Swan River Estuary: A Personal Observation
I READ with interest an article in The Fremantle Herald newspaper in which global warming was blamed for rising sea levels, which in turn were said to be submerging the mud flats in the Swan River estuary and thus destroying the habitat of migratory … [Read more...] about Water Levels in the Swan River Estuary: A Personal Observation
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Expensive Water Still in Dams: Barnaby Joyce
Media Release 850 billion litres of water purchased through Federal Government buybacks has not been used according to an Australian Audit Office report, Commonwealth Environmental Watering Activities, released today. This is despite the … [Read more...] about Expensive Water Still in Dams: Barnaby Joyce
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
