Sick, elderly elephants benefit from calm classical music. IT’S LIKE SOMETHING out of a major motion picture, but it’s 100 percent real. This British pianist has some seriously big fans in the jungles of Thailand. Paul Barton, 57, plays his piano in the middle of the Thai jungle to old and injured
Environment
Environmental issues in the Capital region and surrounds.
Drought victim!
Success in treating Wombat mange
Wildlife carer’s innovative method that any landholder can adopt WOMBATS IN AUSTRALIA face challenges to their survival, including drought and the destruction of their homes due to environmental factors and human activities. As if that were not enough, sarcoptic mange remains a considerable hurdle for our native friends. Mange is a contagious
Nitrogen bacteria may save world’s crops powered by the sun
NITROGEN IS EVERYWHERE in the world around us and becomes inherently useful when chemically combined with other elements. In this ‘fixed state’ it can be used as a fertilizer, bulking up the crops that humans consume. It quickly became so essential that border wars were once fought over supply. However, the
Save the planet, it’s the only one with beer
Severe droughts and extreme heat threaten to deplete barley yields, making beer rarer and more expensive, an international study has shown. Depending on severity of the weather, yield losses are expected to be between 3 and 17 percent, but the authors expect this will mean crops are prioritised for essential goods
Koala habitat destruction triples after NSW protection axed
14 hectares of Koala habitat bulldozed each day. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS a massive spike in the destruction of NSW Koala forests, with the rate of tree clearing tripling in the state’s north since the axing of the NSW Native Vegetation Act in August 2017. Following the removal of laws protecting Koala forests,
Decimation of an Icon
This report exposes our kangaroos in crisis and on the brink of extinction, right across New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, decimated by a trade in leather and meat, and condoned by federal and state governments. This report also unveils decades of propaganda and myth used to justify a
Why save Corunna Forest?
NSW logging plans expand TILBA TILBA ON the South Coast of NSW is a beautiful village surrounded by bushland at the foothills of Gulaga Mountain, and close by the clean, clear waters of Lake Corunna. Local residents, many of whom are indigenous, are protesting against logging in the area, on the grounds
Adani caught drilling, clearing
BREAKING NEWS: Adani has been caught starting work at the Carmichael mine site, illegally and without consent from Traditional Owners. — Australian Youth Climate Coalition wants to stop them ADANI HAS STARTED drilling bores into the Great Artesian Basin and clearing land to make way for their climate-disaster coal mine. The 'Stop Adani'
Video-of-the-week: Could you go ‘Zero Waste’?
Japan’s ‘zero waste town’ is so good at recycling that it is attracting foreign visitors Residents of Kamikatsu diligently sort their waste into 45 different categories so it can be recycled, reused or composted. YOUTUBE: How this town produces no trash. > Read the related article here. This is how the Carter family from