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From DEECA (3/4/24)… April Newsletter for environmental volunteers and landcarers In this edition: City Nature Challenge Grants Landcare for Country Training Parks Victoria Volunteer Strategy 2024 – 28 Resources Cat Management Strategy Read the Article Back to News
From The Conversation (2/4/24)… After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our…
From The New Daily (14/3/24)… Who rules Australian skies? Millions of birds counted in attempt to halt extinctions When you think of Australian birds, kookaburras or cockatoos are likely the first to come to mind – but a colourful parrot is reported to be…
From Cosmos (29/3/24)… Museum’s zombie lab is preserving biodiversity A subterranean vault within Melbourne Museum contains millions of cryogenically frozen living cells. The unusual collection includes some 50,000 samples of blood, feathers, tail tips and ear snips from mammals, reptiles, birds and marine creatures,…
From Victoria National Parks Association (30/3/24)… First Edition of Park Watch for 2024 “We launch two landmark reports that can help positively shape the future of Victoria’s natural systems. We ask what ‘community forestry’ really means in practice, learn how a tiny frog showed up the…
From ABC News (19/3/24)… Backyard birds quiz: From magpies to rosellas, bin chickens to crows, will you get the squawk of approval? How well do you know Australia’s backyard birds? Darryl Jones is an urban ecologist fascinated with the birds that live among us.…
From Cosmos (12/3/24)… Antarctica wildlife at risk as bird flu surges around the globe As the sun dipped low on the horizon, casting long shadows over the rugged Canadian coastline, a team of scientists ventured into the heart of a seabird breeding colony. The…
From Greenfleet (19/2/24)… Get Ready: World Wildlife Day is 3 March Each year, the United Nations recognises World Wildlife Day on March 3. This day acknowledges the importance of the world’s native animals and the vital role they play in maintaining the earth’s biodiversity.…
From The Conversation (20/2/24)… New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive Australia is home to about one in 12 of the world’s species of animals, birds, plants and insects – between 600,000 and 700,000 species. More than 80% of Australian plants and…
From The Conversation (14/2/24)… A secret war between cane toads and parasitic lungworms is raging across Australia When the first cane toads were brought from South America to Queensland in 1935, many of the parasites that troubled them were left behind. But deep inside the lungs of…