Half-truths and empty debate Toxic by Richard Flanagan exposes the threat of living nature negative lives. It revives my memory of times I worked for industry and could feel the …
You might be familiar with the phrase ‘an elephant never forgets’. Stuart McClaren in ‘Guardian Notes‘ says that Plutarch (1st century AD) repeated a story of Hagnon of Tarsus (2nd …
Today I stood on a beach in Portland, western Victoria, and photographed a Southern Elephant Seal lumbering up a beach. Elephant Seal Sammy’s sudden reappearance has made him a bit …
Australian magpies are such charismatic birds. Being fearless, curious and at times, intimidating, they strut about suburban streets like they own the place. They are also one of the continent’s …
Have you seen the Netflix documentary about ‘Inside the Mind of a Dog’? I’m currently completing a second book which explores the connection we have with animals. It’ll be titled …
Introduction Colorado State University chose to begin the review of an important article on apex predators with this erroneous statement: ‘removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting …
After recent mouse plagues in Australia the state and federal governments allowed widespread use of second-generation rodenticides. However, everything we know about farm pest management tells us this solution isn’t …
You may not have heard of Budj Bim (pronounced ‘Boodgie Bim’) as it was only declared a World Heritage Area in 2019. So, what is Budji Bim? What am I …
This week, 320 global companies, prepare to embark on accounting for nature in their annual reports. Accounting for nature, wildlife and climate, is soon to become a mainstay of corporate …
Introduction I’ve recently been doing a risk assessment for a seabird island rat eradication. While I rarely condone widescale use of toxins in conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation …
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