The headline of this article on Caribou triggered a thought about our use of these terms. When do we say conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because …
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Why are Orangutans important?
The power of orangutans in ecosystems Have you ever asked, or answered the question ‘why are orangutans important?’ Because for most people it may never have occurred to them, yet …
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Why is Queensland flooding? Koalas may be your best hope
Why is Queensland flooding? Climate models couldn’t predict it. Climate scientists are saying that the water cycle is intensifying twice as fast as models suggest. Many of us who observe …
A paper just published in the journal Ecography identifies the impact of animals on global ecosystem processes. Researchers used data from the International Union for the ConservationWhy is animal conservation …
Will humans survive the next hundred years? This is one of the more common questions I get asked. The benefit of understanding how nature works and its unyielding power is …
The scale, magnitude and intensity of animal impactWhat is Animal Impact? Without wildlife, Earth would not be habitable for humans, because it’s animals that stabilise ecosystems. It’s a fundamental law of …
A recent study published in the Journal of Paleoecology looked at the size of fish in the last interglacial period. It found that anchovies were less numerous. So, researchers conclude, …
A few local people have asked me what is going on regarding Port Phillip Bay, jellyfish, sea lettuce and bioluminescent algae at the moment. There seems to have been an …
Wherever you go there is so much mystery and beauty in the natural world. I like to snorkel and dive. Underwater you can still see ecosystems full of wildlife just …
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Coevolution explains the mystery of animal migration
The other day I was listening to an ABC show talking about the miracles of migration. Always we cut to a technical explanation of how animals navigate. Barely ever do …
