Plants and Animals

I went dolphin watching on Friday not far from Hong Kong in the South China Sea and saw perhaps 30 pink dolphins. That's right they were really pink - as pink as a pig! When they came up for a breath and jumped out of the water it wasn't for long … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s Pink Dolphins

Many people thought Steve Irwin knew more about snakes than anyone else in Australia. But according to ABC TV Science program Catalyst Professor Rick Shine knows more about them than anyone else and like Steve he's been passionate about snakes since … [Read more...] about Crikey! Burn Habitat To Save Endangered Snake

According to Mike Archer, Dean of Science at the University of NSW, if we are to save the Australian environment we must "think ourselves into the country" and change our ideas about farming, urbanisation and conservation. Professor Archer believes … [Read more...] about Saving Tigers from Bushmeat

Have you ever wondered how scientists count whales and how accurate their population estimates are? The June issue of 'Significance' a journal focused on statistics has an article by Philip Hammond, a former Chairman of the Scientific Committee of … [Read more...] about Counting Whales & Conservation Priorities

"To those counting extinctions, watch the impact of the deliberate introduction of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and subsequent failures to control them in Tasmania for a species extinction or two over the next couple of human generations. This was the last … [Read more...] about Foxes Responsible for Extinctions