Introduction In the last few days there has been an invasion of Southern Man-o-War or what we like to call ‘Bluebottles’. But contrary to popular opinion, these are not jellyfish, …
I’m writing this in the noisy departure lounge of Nadi Airport, Fiji. The plane is delayed a couple of hours, so I thought I’d start thinking about one of the …
We’re back in the Banda Sea in November spotting magnificent Blue Whales. We still have one cabin left by the way. Let me know soon if you’d like to join …
Last week Masters Student in Ecology Leisha Knack spoke about how whale wee works wonders for ecosystemsHow ecosystems function An ecosystem is a community of lifeforms that interact in such …
Powers’ wonderful novel explores human fragility in the face of a disconnect from nature and concurrent rise of AI. This is my review of Playground by Richard Powers. ‘And if …
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 …
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 …
If you’ve been out this winter, you might have noticed an abundance of cormorants. Did you know, that Bayside cormorants are important for our whole coastline. Protecting and potentially building …
Why are sharks important? Is a question I put to the head of global conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to …
A paper published this week in Current Biology describes some of the ideal mechanisms behind soil restoration. However, like many academic studies, it is questionably too complex and theoretical to …
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