EVERYONE claims to be concerned about the health of the Great Barrier Reef. Last week a joint UNESCO World Heritage Centre and International Union for the Conservation of Nature report was released claiming the reef could be “in danger”. Earlier … [Read more...] about How the Prime Minister Can Save the Great Barrier Reef
Plants and Animals
One Big Quoll
Jen, Have a look at the size of this male quoll we saw in Boonoo Boonoo National Park near Stanthorpe a few days ago. It is currently mating season for quolls and he was quite aggressive as well as curious. They are rare in southeastern … [Read more...] about One Big Quoll
WWF & The REDD Menace in Tanzania: Christopher Booker
"LAST November, Prince Charles, as president of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK, flew to Tanzania to hand out Living Planet awards to five community leaders involved in WWF projects around the delta of the Rufiji River, which holds the … [Read more...] about WWF & The REDD Menace in Tanzania: Christopher Booker
New Daintree Rainforest Website: Neil Hewett
HAVE you had a chance to check out the spectacular new Daintree Rainforest website? Magnificent beauty and extraordinary biodiversity presented through a gallery of images in full-screen format. The complexities of the oldest surviving rainforest … [Read more...] about New Daintree Rainforest Website: Neil Hewett
Dugong Slaughter: Finally Some Reporting of the Issue
Dugongs are large marine mammals that swim about northern Australian waters. Indigenous Australians are allowed to hunt dugongs even though their numbers are probably in serious decline. There are two criteria that should be applied to the … [Read more...] about Dugong Slaughter: Finally Some Reporting of the Issue
Lone Emperor Penguin Arrives New Zealand
Young Emperor Penguin keeps heading north and arrives in New Zealand! This must have something to do with global warming? ;-) … [Read more...] about Lone Emperor Penguin Arrives New Zealand
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.