SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Study finds more frequent heatwaves 'will kill hundreds' in Adelaide.
A city councillor is calling for an investigation into the best way to remove a colony of bats from the North Adelaide parklands.
Fodder shrub options and using temporary electric fencing are the focus for the February field day at Buckleboo. ‘Fodder shrub options for low rainfall environments were limited to mainly Old man Saltbush, but recent trials on eastern Eyre Peninsula have found at least five other alternatives’.
Exotic tree seedlings are much more competitive than natives but show underyielding when growing together.
A stunning collection of thousands of images of Australia cataloguing the growth of the colonies has been found after more than 150 years locked away in archives in London.
Volunteers needed for shop work and for bird rescue and rehabilitation. Wildlife Welfare Organisation (SA) Inc. Rescue Group Goolwa
AUSTRALIA
The Terrible Threat Faced by Tasmanian Devils.
The Terrible Threat Faced by Tasmanian Devils.
"A growing mound of soil contaminated with every chemical used to drill oil wells" "dumped in a very careless and non-environmentally friendly way at Wilga Park."
NEW South Wales Resources Minister Chris Hartcher has been accused of hypocrisy after a speech he made to the NSW parliament in 2005 on the dangers of coal seam gas re-emerged following his speech to a petroleum industry conference at Brisbane yesterday.
"Woven Image understands the value and importance of being a responsible company, which consistently delivers environmentally improved products and services. Whether it's about natural fibres or synthetic fibres, Woven Image is constantly looking to adopt environmentally improved processes and products."
It was a pregnancy of somewhere between 400-460 days, but it was well worth the long wait. Mogo Zoo welcomed its fifth giraffe on Thursday with the healthy delivery of a yet-to-be-named baby girl.
Two photographers wait near Hobart for the southern lights, and the rewards are spectacular.
Nepalese authorities seized seven tiger skins, hundreds of tiger bones and arrested seven people in connection with an alleged smuggling ring during recent operations in the country.
Poachers have slaughtered 32 South African rhinos in the first three weeks of 2013.
The first complete ice cores drilled from the Greenland ice sheet that extend back more than 120,000 years to the Earth’s last great warming period reveal the ice sheet experienced surface temperatures about 8 degrees hotter than today and was 400 metres thinner.
Apple has released its 2013 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report which unveils its 2012 audits and findings. And the results are not terribly encouraging as it reveals a long string of serious environmental screw-ups.
Nissan to Launch 15 Hybrids by 2016
NEW South Wales Resources Minister Chris Hartcher has been accused of hypocrisy after a speech he made to the NSW parliament in 2005 on the dangers of coal seam gas re-emerged following his speech to a petroleum industry conference at Brisbane yesterday.
The WA State government has given permission for Woodside's proposed gas plant to disturb ancient burial grounds in the dunes near James Price Point (Walmadany) without giving any rationale, and despite findings by a previous State Government that these sites must be protected for environmental and cultural heritage reasons.
The world is quickly reaching a Point of No Return for preventing the worst impacts of climate change.
Grants between $5000 to $50 000 (GST exclusive) are available to help local community-based organisations and groups take on-ground action as well as build their capacity and skills to manage their natural environment and productive lands, while contributing towards program outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL
Authorities in Indonesia will use generators and cloud-seeding measures to defuse and push away rain-laden clouds to avoid more flooding that has paralysed Jakarta.
Authorities in Indonesia will use generators and cloud-seeding measures to defuse and push away rain-laden clouds to avoid more flooding that has paralysed Jakarta.
Neptune's Navy is now in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The illegal whalers should arrive any minute and we have zero tolerance for poaching! Our fleet is stronger than ever with four ships, one helicopter, drones and more than 120 volunteer crew from around the world. We are ready to put a stop to the barbaric killing of these magnificient sentient beings forever!
The United States said Friday it would support proposals to curb the trade of five shark species and manta rays, whose numbers are declining because of demand for fins and gills.
The Cheonggyecheon stream was described by The Economist as a 'dream achieved' by the city of Seoul, South Korea’s bright, shining capital.
Butterfly takeoff at 2,000 frames per second.
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