Exclusive: the wetlands are estimated to host 70,000 waterbirds, including Australia’s rarest waterfowl. TWO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT wetlands in far north New South Wales will be added to the national parks estate as part of a 33,000ha land purchase by the state government, Guardian Australia can reveal. The property, Brindingabba-Bindra, (pictured here by Joshua J
Environment
Environmental issues in the Capital region and surrounds.
In this season of peace and goodwill: meet the macropods and our region’s champion healers
In the following excerpt from Maria Taylor's new book INJUSTICE hidden in plain sight... Australia's national icon is restored to its rightful place amongst the country's remarkable, unique animals. And we meet two medical champions who fix broken bodies of wombats, kangaroos and wallabies, turtles, reptiles and birds of many kinds — bringing expert
Christmas comes early for koala colony thanks to community work
KOALA LOVERS ARE celebrating after almost 200 hectares of prime habitat near Port Macquarie were put beyond the reach of property developers. NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean announced this morning the government, with a $3.5 million contribution from Koala Conservation Australia, had bought a 194ha block of forest next to Lake Innes Nature Reserve. The purchase follows a long community campaign
Plea for co-existence and better sense
Koala sighting excites South Coast residents: “very important, very rare”
Habitat threatened by logging, development, bushfires A NEWLY ARRIVED resident of Dalmeny on the NSW south coast recently spotted a koala between Dalmeny and Bodalla near the Princes Highway. The sighting has been added to a local citizen science project. Keith Joliffe of the Eurobodalla Koala Project said “this is very important
Tough little koalas make a recovery from last year’s fires
IN JULY 2020 we reported on the fallout of the raging bushfire and firefighter plane crash catastrophe at the Two Thumbs Wildlife Trust Koala Sanctuary at Peak View in Palerang. When we got there, recovery was underway, with new shelters and rehabilitation of fire-affected koalas directed by landowner and wildlife
From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions
From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions. MY UTOPIA IS based on one simple idea: we should all become citizen scientists. Why? Because citizen scientists can overturn the information inequity that plagues much of our collective decision-making. If citizens immerse themselves in gathering knowledge
Feeding kangaroo to your pets? Here are some thoughts.
Your dog can think? Farmed pigs? NSW review fails to think so
HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL reports that while a review of New South Wales’ suite of animal welfare laws is underway, a notable exclusion is the concept of animal sentience. This has animal welfare advocates concerned that NSW is lagging behind other states — and the world — when it comes to protecting
