Plants and Animals

I was interested to read in today's The Age newspaper that the buffalo hunting season opened in the US yesterday: The hunt will allow up to 50 of the Plains bison, often called buffalo in North America, to be killed in the three-month season that … [Read more...] about Buffalo Hunting Season Opens In US

Since speaking today with a turtle expert at the local environment protection agency and reading summaries of their autopsy reports I have become more attached to my green bags. After posting Why Ban the Plastic Bag , a reader of this web-log sent … [Read more...] about Degradable Plastic Bags: Don’t pass the Turtle Test

Here's another photograph from my trip to the Northern Territory of Australia (NT), view image (90KB). This crocodile had just snatched a barramundi for afternoon tea. There was much talk in the NT about federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell's … [Read more...] about Don’t Shoot Me

Yesterday I visited popular theme park Dreamworld at Queensland's Gold Coast. The visit was to celebrate a 10 year old's birthday. The highlight for her was the Giant Drop. We also visited Tiger Island and enjoyed a movie about grizzly and polar … [Read more...] about Polar Bears on Thin Ice?

I started the week exploring the wetlands of Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. I have ended the week exploring the wetlands of Central New South Wales (South Eastern Australia) with my friend … [Read more...] about Cattle Killing the Macquarie Marshes?

I spent yesterday in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park. It was a truly magnificent experience. I was surprised to learn that in the wet season 75 % of the park becomes covered in water much of it runoff from the Arnhem Land escarpment. … [Read more...] about Cows in Kakadu