The environmental newspaper Mongabay published a piece titled ‘Animating the Carbon Cycle: Earth’s animals vital allies in CO2 storage.’ It’s long been known animals are essential for ecosystem vitality. But …
The weather has been a bit rainy lately so we couldn’t go for a swim in the bay. There’s just too much stuff floating down creek, if you know what …
Tiger Sharks are found throughout the world’s tropical and temperate oceans. While Great White Sharks steal the glory in terms of Hollywood, Tiger Sharks may be even more formidable. Their …
‘Why urbanites need access to abundant wildlife’ is because the places we live are only habitable if we’re surrounded by abundant wildlife. Conservationists are calling for 30 per cent of the world’s …
Article by Stephen Webb, published in the South Sydney Herald. Today’s Bird of the Day, the noisy miner, was suggested by writer and ecologist Simon Mustoe, author of Wildlife in the …
Toondah is a Ramsar Wetland that is threatened from impacts by a coastal property developer. The developers have said that because Eastern Curlews have become rare, this makes the site …
Before the invention of fossil-fuel-driven engines human beings were mostly sedentary creatures. My grandfather barely left the Cotswold valley where his ancestors had lived for generations. In stark contrast there …
The idea that humans can ‘manage’ wildlife seems to have become gospel. However there is overwhelming evidence that such actions undermine our chance to restore ecosystemsHow ecosystems function An ecosystem …
One of the very reasons I wrote ‘Wildlife in the Balance’ was to help empower community groups with alternative narrative for wildlife conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is …
When you see an animal like a Glossy Black Cockatoo you might observe it for a moment. But what if you could watch it for several thousand years? What would …
