Plants and Animals

Hi Jennifer, Temperatures in 2006 in the midst of the Daintree rainforest were uncharacteristically moderate. It was, however, exceptionally wet with a total of 6242.5 mm over 237 rainy days; 14 of which exceeded 100 mm. Last year was the first … [Read more...] about Melomies in the Daintree: A Note from Neil Hewett

Hi Russell, Going back to your points about sentient beings and our perception of other life forms. As you say, there is debate about how intelligent certain species are, how to measure that intelligence, whether they can feel emotions, what this … [Read more...] about Swimming with Whales: A Note from Libby

Hi Jennifer, Any Australians looking for an example of an endangered or vulnerable freshwater species to focus a campaign on might look no further than the Burnett River tortoise. This species is under threat due to changes in flow regimes on the … [Read more...] about The Burnett River Tortoise: A Note from Russell

It seems the most endangered mammal on earth, a species of freshwater dolphin from the Yangtze River in China, is now extinct. That's the conclusion from a group of specialists who recently spent six weeks searching for the dolphin, also known as … [Read more...] about The Loss of the Baiji