Plants and Animals

On Tuesday the Zoological Society of London launched a new conservation called Edge. It’s an acronym for ‘ecologically distinct and globally endangered’ and was described in The Guardian newspaper as an ambitious project by British scientists to … [Read more...] about New Conservation Program Unlikely to Save Already Extinct Dolphin

The ever-changeable stalwart, La Pantera Rosa asked if I was game to open a new thread on 'if, how or why biodiversity matters'? Certainly, the challenge has been begging in many threads across a variety of subject categories. Quite recently I … [Read more...] about If, how or why biodiversity matters?

When I learnt that previous owners of our Daintree rainforest property had lost a baby to an Amethystine Python, I was indelibly impressed. From the night of arrival of each of my three children and for the first two weeks of each of their lives, a … [Read more...] about Amethystine Python

Not a picture of immediate beauty, but consider its design a little more closely. The spider has laid down a foundation of very white silk, resembling the character of a bird-dropping and has positioned itself centrally, with glossy-white carapace … [Read more...] about Bird-dropping Spider

I am no expert on polar bears. In fact I have never been to the Arctic. But I do have an interest in animal conservation, that scientific findings are reported honestly and accurately, and that the general public is not mislead on environmental … [Read more...] about Polar Bear Facts: Part 1, Numbers Have Increased Dramatically Over Last 30 Years