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We gather and publish a wide range of links to nature related news from 400 sources, including government, councils, environmental groups, companies and media outlets. We cover many nature related topics including; conservation, rejuvenation, wildlife, agriculture and food, energy and mining, climate change, business, politics, transport, weather, technology, science, health, education, art and more. You can 'Follow by Email' to receive a daily update in your inbox, or 'Like' us on Facebook. If you have an idea for a story please let us know. johnrm26466@hotmail.com
Friday, 1st March 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Before he was selling out arenas across Australia, one Hilltop Hoods member fondly remembers family time spent at Warrawong Sanctuary with native flora and fauna.

Today Senators Xenophon and Madigan put forward a bill to restrict building wind farms on the basis of false claims of health impacts - claims that have been linked directly to the fossil fuel industry.

Poison baits would be laid near homes in the suburban foothills in a plan aimed at curbing burgeoning urban foxes since the end of the drought.

Cuttlefish Country are back from a successful underwater filming jaunt to Spencer Gulf, where we recorded the delightful Southern Pygmy Squid in the waters of False Bay (Whyalla) and Lipson Cove (north of Tumby Bay).

Irrigators in the southern connected system of the Murrary Darling Basin could set a record for extracting the highest volume of water in an irrigation season.

The head of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority wants an urgent, independent review of the way the Basin is operated and how that's paid for.

River Murray Weekly Flow Report

A meeting in western Queensland has called for a special Act of Parliament to manage rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is urging the South Australian Government to do its part to protect Lake Eyre, ahead of potential changes to the Wild Rivers protection in western Queensland.

A new national wild dog committee is hoping its formation will attract more funding to tackle the pest. Wild dogs cost livestock producers millions of dollars and graziers say the problem's worsening.

Red bugs have been swarming across parts of South Australia, with reports from areas including the Barossa and Clare Valleys, Riverland, Eyre Peninsula and Spencer Gulf cities.

Solar panels will be installed on six Salisbury community centres to help slash rising power bills.

A plan to help flood-proof 7000 homes along Brown Hill and Keswick creeks has been given the green light, 10 years after it was first proposed.

About a hundred people met in Port Broughton last night to discuss proposals mooted by PIRSA to implement spatial snapper fishing closures.

Much needed rain has fallen across parts of the state's cropping districts.

A page to share information regarding which products available in Australia are palm-oil free, and conversely which products still contain palm oil.

There will soon be fewer places for the hooded plover to hide on the Yorke Peninsula with regular monitoring planned at Moonta Bay. Bird Life Australia will conduct a workshop at Port Hughes to train more volunteers from the surrounding area to be able to cover more of the peninsula’s coastline. 

The Commonwealth Biodiversity Fund is investing $946m over six years to help land managers store carbon, enhance biodiversity and build greater environmental resilience across the Australian landscape.

The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources is working towards proclaiming 580 hectares of Crown land as parks under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.

Together, the best and brightest scientists and students challenge known concepts to forge new paths in science. They are solving key problems in the world by using the expertise of researchers in SA Museum Science Centre, who are training future leaders in fields such as Biology, Mineralogy and Palaeontology.

Have you ever wondered what happens to insects in a bushfire?

Want to check out an entertaining Fringe show and support climate action at the same time? This is the event for you!



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Nature Foundation SA has been allocated up to 10 gigalitres of environmental water per year for the next five years to assist in the rehabilitation of wetlands and floodplains along the South Australian section of the River Murray. This long-term agreement between theCommonwealth Environmental Water Holder and the NFSA is the first of its type in the Murray-Darling.

The first area to receive water was irrigated last week and you can now view a live feed from Clark's Floodplain.




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Wednesday, 27th February 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide-based oil and gas company Cooper Energy Limited has begun drilling an exploration well north-east of Penola.

Hundreds of feral camels have been shot in the far west of South Australia in a week-long aerial cull. About 800 camels were killed in response to concern the animals had been damaging the outback dog fence while searching for water.

Western Queensland MP Vaughan Johnson says he does not support the idea of allowing any irrigation in the pristine Lake Eyre Basin.

Farmers are warning that the Lake Eyre basin could be the next Murray-Darling fiasco if plans to open its network of creeks and rivers to irrigators go ahead.

THE head of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority will write to state ministers this week warning them that potential budget cuts will mean environment programs for the river will be axed and maintenance of dams and weirs threatened.

Demand for water from the Murray-Darling Basin is the highest it has been in more than a decade.

Authorities are investigating the cancellation of the ban on fishing catfish from the River Murray following calls from the Murray Mallee Local Government Association and Family First MLC Dennis Hood.

Check out this great story about how Australians are embracing solar energy!

Recreational fishing is a key use of the Roebuck Bay environment and fishers are a large, important and currently under-engaged group interacting with this critical aquatic habitat and Ramsar site.

By bringing together community members, researchers and policy makers, TREND opens up much needed channels of communication, ensuring South Australia can make informed preparations for any future environmental change.

From ugly ducklings like the Rough Dreamer to the kiss-me-I’m-really-a-prince Clown Triggerfish, Australia’s marine fishes are now at your fingertips thanks to FishMap.

Consumer and Business Services has issued a public warning about Adelaide-based solar panel company, Unleash Solar.

An Unley Park-based innovator plans to use a State Government grant to develop an innovative new power controller for gas-lit household appliances.

Parks SA is celebrating Parks Week with 2 family cycling days. Cleland Wildlife Park on Saturday 2 March and Belair National Park on Sunday 3 March. Enjoy guided walks, led rides, BBQs, displays, give always and more.

Private land-owners can now access funds to help preserve and manage significant native vegetation areas on their properties for future generations to enjoy.

Meet the newest addition to Adelaide Zoo’s Palm Cockatoo family. The yet to be named and sexed youngster hatched in November last year.

Students at Auburn primary school are currently growing 500 seedlings for a local landholder.


AUSTRALIA
Sea Shepherd Australia has released dramatic footage showing its ship, Bob Barker, squeezed and buffeted between the giant, Japanese whale factoryship, Nisshin Maru, and the oil tanker, Sun Laurel. As water canons rained down on the Bob Barker and it was smashed between the much bigger ships, a Japanese coast guard concussion grenade explodes over the Bob Barker and the oil tanker.

The Senate has voted to hold another inquiry into the Federal Government's mining tax. The Greens and Coalition joined forces to set up the inquiry into the design of the tax and why it has failed to collect the amount of revenue forecast by Treasury.

NSW holds a match to Gillard's gas dreams

A key research body charged with preparing Australia to handle the impacts of global warming is running out of money.

Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has ignored the recommendations of the Australian Heritage Council and listed a paltry 4% of the 433,000 hectares recommended. This is a massive betrayal of his obligations as the chief protector of Australia’s environment

Increasing temperatures around the globe are expected to reduce the amount of days and hours people can work, because heat exhaustion will be too great.

While roos are often described as existing in ''plague proportions'', some ecologists say the national icon is in dangerous decline and should be listed as an endangered species in parts of NSW.

"We’re using Freedom of Information to uncover the truth about how Aussies' taxes encourage polluting fossil fuels and how we can put a stop to this wasteful spending"startsomegood.com

 Environmental protection zones have protected NSW forests, wetlands and wildlife habitats for 25 years, but now these protections are being stripped away to make way for short-sighted development. Join us in telling the Minister we want our environment protected from inappropriate development.www.northcoastnature.org.au

 If you are up for an adventure and not afraid of a bit of hard work, then the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the NT in Alice Springs wants to hear from you.
www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au

 "We all need to work on the solution to clearfelling native forests - step one..."www.facebook.com

 A poisonous species of box jellyfish has been found off southern Tasmania for the first time.

Save the Orange-bellied Parrot - New Materials to promote the cause!
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Photo of a Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)

Photo of a Chestnut Breasted manikin at Mount Perry Qld.



INTERNATIONAL
A new report by a conservation group says China allows a legal trade in tiger parts sourced from captive-bred tigers, despite signing up to global initiatives to protect the animals.

Scientists say they had found traces of a micro-continent hidden underneath the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.

Blink and you’ll miss it: how species are being lost before they’re even found

Hotter, wetter climate slashes labor capacity by 10 percent: study

Thousands of dolphins spanning across seven miles of ocean were sighted off the coast of San Diego last Thursday

San Diego woman helps create vast shark sanctuary with help from Hillary Clinton

A mass of insects is thought to be behind non-existent rain appearing on New Zealand's weather radar.

A new discovery has revealed that graphene is even more efficient at converting light into electricity than previously known. Graphene is capable of converting a single photon of light into multiple electrons able to drive electric current.


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Tuesday, 26th February 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
An analysis of agricultural exports has found that the high Australian dollar has hurt Australian farmers to the tune of more than $61 billion. The conclusion comes from the left-leaning think tank, the Australia Institute. It blames the mining boom for driving the dollar to record highs. 

SA Water has agreed Orroroo's water supply is unpleasant to drink, but says the water meets health standards.

Seventy trees will be razed to make way for the $40 million footbridge over the River Torrens.

Heatwaves will kill 130 Adelaide residents each year by 2050 because of global warming and high electricity prices.

The state's internationally renowned northern zone rock lobster sector is at risk of collapse if the State Government continues with downsizing plans under its marine parks program, the industry warns.
A South Australian kangaroo meat processor has exported its first products to Russia since a trade ban was lifted.

Residents in the Port Pirie Regional Council area will soon get recycling and green waste services for the first time.

Work on a water management project in South Australia's Riverland has resumed, after a two-year delay during high flows in the River Murray.


A wind farm proposed for mid-north South Australia is in doubt, after the local council rejected a request to extend planning consent for the project.

For a week during February, AM presenter Tony Eastley and his team went on the road to report on Australia’s food security.

A major conference is being held in western Queensland to discuss the future of the Lake Eyre Basin, one of the world's last great desert river systems.

Prominent Australians, scientists and academics have published a statement daring to name the greatest contribution Australia is making to climate change: coal exports. Join their call now.

Australian/UK researchers find that 'The quality of a bird’s singing can reveal its age to listeners because birds have to learn their songs, and their performance often improves with practice.'

PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture has released a proposal to introduce Snapper spatial closures for public consultation.

The Lower North Group of the Northern & Yorke Natural Resources Management Board will hold a free silverleaf nightshade management information session on Friday 8th March.


AUSTRALIA
Anti-whaling activists are alarmed at the Japanese military presence in Australian Antarctic waters, saying they are there to assist in the "bloody slaughter of a protected species." A 12,500-tonne military icebreaker, the Shirase, has been sent to where a Japanese factory ship and fuel tanker is located.

The Nisshin Maru is attempting another illegal HFO refuelling operation in Australia's Antarctic Territory, with a massive Japanese Naval Ship, the Shirase, available for backup. The Nisshin Maru has rammed the Bob Barker, shoving the ship into the Sun Laurel. The Nisshin Maru threw a flash bang grenade that exploded off the port stern of the Sun Laurel. The three Yushin Maru harpoon ships have been trailing lines and crossing the bows of Sea Shepherd Ships.

‎25,000 gather to protest James Price Point gas development. NO mainstream media coverage - outrageous!

The Federal Environment Minister has signed an interim order preventing the Abel Tasman, formerly known as the FV Margiris, from processing fish caught by other ships for 60 days.

Victorian Greens Leader Greg Barber says the oversight of wildlife killing permits is so bad the DSE should stop issuing them, after today's damning Auditor-General's report.

Iron-ore magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is fighting attempts to exploit the mineral wealth under his own cattle station in the Pilbara. Mr Forrest, 51, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, is suing to block attempts to search for uranium on his Minderoo Station and last month failed in an attempt to halt sand mining on the property.

The discovery of a new source of the ocean's coldest and deepest waters will help scientists better predict ocean circulation and its response to climate change.

The Northern Territory's Amateur Fisherman's Association says it has serious concerns about an uncontrolled discharge at the Mount Todd mine near Katherine.

Leaked documents show New South Wales park rangers will have to wear high-visibility clothing to ensure they do not accidentally get shot when hunting commences in National Parks.

Farming groups such as the National Farmers Federation and Cattle Council of Australia say environmental issues should not be part of dietary guidelines.

Netting that is loosley drapped over a backyard fruit tree has to be the deadliest and the cruelest method of protecting ripening fruit. It is responsible for thousands of deaths of flying-foxes and other wildlife annually across Australia.

BE THEIR VOICE- SAY NO TO COMMERCIAL HARVESTING OF KANGAROOS IN VICTORIA.

Queensland researchers have spotted an unusually large group of manta rays in a feeding frenzy near Lady Elliot Island.

Lower water levels in the Menindee Lakes in far west NSW could see the return of migratory birds from Siberia.

Northern Territory researchers are investigating how pastoralists could generate income through on-farm environmental services.


INTERNATIONAL
Denial is not a river in Egypt, but some, like the faithful followers of FrackNation, live in it. Unfortunately for those whose drinking water is contaminated, both by waste waterproduced by the process of fracking and its disposal, the dangers are becoming increasingly documented and the potential dangers are still awaiting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report due out in 2014.

The world's oldest-known wild bird—a 62-year-old albatross on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean—is also a new mother.

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Monday, 25th February 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
By 2048 scientists predict the oceans will be empty. Why? Is it due to supertrawlers? No. It is due to pollution? No. So who is responsible? We are.

The amazing story of how solar has allowed millions of Australians to take back control of their energy bills.

Climatology needs to stop hiding behind long-term trends and explain what is in plain sight, and why variations in the rate of warming might be important.

Studies Show Microwaves Drastically Reduce Nutrients In Food

Fin Free Adelaide is committed to putting an end to the shark fin trade in Adelaide and South Australia.

Believe it or not, the majority of typical building's cooling load is from solar heat gain through windows, which is why they have been dubbed 'thermal holes' in the past. Untreated windows can be responsible for as much as 87 per cent heat gain inside a room. EnerLogic Window Film does more than any film in history with 93-95% thermal reflection.

On a stop-over in Thailand, CSIRO scientist Laurie Corbettnoticed some familiar-looking, ginger dogs wandering the streets. This encounter set him thinking about the origins of Australia’s dingoes.

The next SA Herpetology Group field survey has been decided! This year we are heading to Bon Bon Station Reserve, out past Port Augusta, over the Easter break. Only SAHG members are able to attend but it's never too late to become a member!

Flowers may be silent, but scientists have just discovered that electric fields allow them to communicate with bumblebees and possibly other species, including humans.

Interested to know more about the fish that live in West Torrens waterways and what we’re doing to help sustain aquatic life? Join us on this free bus tour and see for yourself. Saturday 23 March

A new Facebook page all about sharing what's going on in your part of the world. Sharing petitions, peaceful protests and love for the planet.


AUSTRALIA
Watch new video of the Nisshin Maru launching exploding "flash bang" concussion grenades at Sea Shepherd ships in close proximity to a highly explosive fuel tanker.

Sea Shepherd Australia offers Operation Zero Tolerance Collision Statement addressing the negligence of Nisshin Maru Captain Tomoyuki Ogawa, who risked over a hundred lives that day, and has not had to answer to anyone for his reckless ramming of four ships in one hour.

"We hear again and again about how heavily the Coal Seam Gas Industry is regulated. We have had supposedly the best of the best out to test our water bore, the same people that regulate the CSG Industry. They're either corrupt or totally incompetent. Either way, there is no regulation and our clips prove it."
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 This is a very well done documentary on whats in store for Australia when it comes to coalseam gas.

Researchers at Southern Cross University have used a specialised measuring device and recorded elevated levels of methane in the air above the Tara gasfield in Queensland. A graphic which shows what the coal seam gas mining industry claims is happening and what is actually happening.

Communities to celebrate three months of sustained peaceful protest against CSG in the Northern Rivers

Dirty fossil fuel exports will come back to bite Australia. Australian coal and gas is being shipped and burned around Asia at record rates – but at what cost to the climate?

Conservationists say it appears the Queensland Government is gearing up for a bat cull after an eight-year-old died from lyssavirus on Friday.

An blog from Stuart Johnson, member of the crack hunting team of the Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife’s rabbit and rodent eradication program, based on Macquarie Island.

Today's the second anniversary of raising awareness for Australia's most endangered bird, the Orange-bellied Parrot. Wish them happy birthday by 'liking' the page!

Trust for Nature featured on the ABCs Bush Telegraph this morning with an interview about the protection of Tootgarook Swamp.

A HUGE THANK YOU to all the search and rescuers without your help so many kangaroos and their joeys would be left to suffer and face starvation, you are our heroes!


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Conservationists warn that unless action is taken soon, Africa's iconic herds of elephants could disappear from the landscape. "If we do not turn the situation around quickly, the future of the elephant in Africa is doomed," said Professor Lee White.

The Chinese government on Friday promised to support Kenya’s conservationist efforts amid dwindling number of the country’s elephants due to increased poaching.
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 Wildlife authorities in India's Assam State are getting seriously tough on rhino poachers, adopting 300 new rangers and a shoot-on-sight policy.

The Chinese Government has acknowledged so-called "cancer villages" for the first time in an official report on pollution and public health.

Mongolia will host this year's World Environment Day (WED) celebration on 5 June, which will focus on reducing food waste and loss, the United Nations announced today.

Last night, Sophia Bush, Emmy Rossum, Orlando Bloom, Willie Nelson,Miranda Kerr and Helen Hunt were among the guests who joined H&M and Global Green USA to celebrate their partnership and the kickoff of H&M’s global garment recycling program at Global Green’s 10th annual Pre-Oscar party.

Ben Whitford reports on an unlikely yet growing movement in the U.S. which embraces the Christian God but also preaches protection of, rather than dominion over, the natural world.

Dolphins Help Save Dog from Drowning!

This translucent sea squirt was spotted by Blogie Robillo at a dive site called Hammerhead Alley, off the eastern coast of Samal Island.



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Saturday, 23rd February 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Bight Petroleum, the Operator of petroleum exploration permits EPP-41 and EPP-42 offshore in the Great Australian Bight, will submit a new Referral for approval of its survey under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act on Friday, March 1. A spokesman said the decision to wait a week before resubmitting its Referral is to give stakeholders greater time to review relevant documents, which have been placed on the Bight website
Beverage and packaging producers led by Coca Cola have stopped effective government action across Australia and have even taken the Northern Territory Government to court over their system which has already seen increased recycling rates. In the coming weeks Environment Ministers will decide whether to make a recycling refund scheme national. Help make this possible. Sign and spread this petition.

Lung cancer rates and respitory illnesses have again been linked to the operation of coal-fired power stations in Port Augusta. The issue of air quality in the city was raised at the latest Port Augusta City Council Operations Committee meeting.

EPA science and assessment director Peter Dolan says a new study into wind farm infrasound would be comprehensive and hi-tech. It was launched because some members of the Waterloo community believed the 37-turbine wind farm that was established in 2010 had created health problems.

Members of the Yorke Peninsula community have until March 28 to state their case on a proposed wind farm near Curramulka.

A study has concluded many McLaren Vale wine producers are leading the world in preparing for future climate change.

There have been rallies in many cities, including on the steps of Parliament in Adelaide, to protest over the traditional killing of thousands of dolphins by the Japanese.

Mining company Iron Road are pushing ahead with their ‘Central Eyre Iron Project’ near Wudinna, with many hoping it will lead to increased development in the region.

The South Australian Government's commercials to promote the state's new marine parks have hit a snag after it was pointed out the talent carries a crab net into a marine park area that does not allow such fishing methods.

A proposed plan to implement 28 ‘no wash’ zones along the River Murray has received mixed feelings in the Riverland community despite assurances boat and jet ski activities will not be banned in the zones.

A local woman wants the Tatiara District Council to display formal warnings when it culls pest Galahs after she witnessed birds being shot and then clubbed to death.

Burnside Council seeks support to have wind turbines banned from suburban backyards.

Minton Farm reports a spike in the number of native animals injured by domestic pets.
An organic farming certifier has withdrawn its registration of 16 farm products, after banned chemicals were detected.

The architect of a new Federal Government scheme to promote conservation farming is confident the program will run until 2015, even if there's a change in government.

Pacific Hydro is hoping a decision on its proposed wind farm between the Barossa Valley and Mid Murray region will be made by the middle of this year.

SA Water says it will help the development of a new inland saline prawn farm near Waikerie.

New push to save Rundle Mall trees

With electricity prices continuing to rise, dairy farmers are looking at ways to reduce their energy costs. Nick Bullock and his team have audited more than 500 farms across the country during the past four years.

Two men have been convicted and fined $1880 each, for exceeding the daily limit of King George Whiting, following an investigation by PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture.

A milestone in the quest to restore the Murray-Darling to health, with landholders, governments, environment groups and Murray River communities collaborating to return 100 megalitres of water to Clark’s floodplain in South Australia.

Federal Water Minister Tony Burke has told NSW to drop its demand for a cap on water buybacks or be locked out of millions in infrastructure funding linked to the historic plan to save the Murray-Darling Basin.

The State Government is "looking into" catfish research which would explore the potential for local fishers to contribute to population monitoring.

A new community nursery could help boost volunteer numbers around Murray Bridge and bring much needed support to important environmental areas in the region.

With the help of volunteers, the Wakefield River is ready to get a new chapter in its history with work beginning this year to address critical threats along a 25km section of its banks.

The Adelaide Council Nursery is on Memorial Drive for this weekend's free e-waste drop off, here's a Google Maps link to help with directions.
You have exactly 2 weeks to enter the Australian Geographic ANZANG Nature Photographer of the Year competition! Don't miss out on your chance to have your nature photographs exhibited and win some amazing prizes!

Important information for Barossa irrigators 

The Trees for Life Summer Bush Action Team calendar has officially started so if you're interested in getting outdoors with a great group of people with the aim of helping our bushland, give us a call.

Calling all Adelaide Activists- register for this year's Skillshare now.

Reef Watch volunteers and staff will be monitoring at Ceduna (25th Feb.), Tumby Bay (26th Feb.) and Innes National Park (28th Feb.) intertidal reef - give Carl a call on 0466278187 if you would like to get involved.

The Biology Society of SA are hosting a BBQ for new and old members. Everyone is welcome to attend, including non-members. Come check us out and if the society takes your fancy you may like to consider signing up.

The Natural History Society are looking for volunteers to help with weeding on their Cullen reserve near Robe over Easter.

Kangaroo Island beaches have appeared in the last two editions of ‘101 Best Australian Beaches’ based on their unspoilt beauty and special features. Now there is an opportunity for residents and visitors to help maintain the condition of Kangaroo Island’s iconic beaches by removing litter that is unsightly and endangers the lives of our birds and marine life.

Danggali Conservation Park and Wilderness Protection Area, Cooltong and Pooginook Conservation Parks and Gluepot Reserve will be closed for a feral goat aerial control program from 6pm on Sunday 24 February to 6pm on Friday 1 March.

Thanks to a dedicated band of volunteers, work is underway on the restoration of Stonyfell Creek in Ferguson Conservation Park in Adelaide’s eastern foothill suburbs.

Robe Coastcare and Friends of Shorebirds SE volunteers have fenced off areas on Robe beaches that accommodate threatened shorebird nests.

Energy levels rather than size determines which male golden orb-web spiders are more likely to father offspring, new research shows.

Southern blue ringed octopus video.

Wood ducks have a number of different tactics which they adopt when sensing the brood is threatened.

Fitting peacocks with radio tracking collars is one of the strategies being employed by Natural Resources Kangaroo Island staff to learn more about their movements and habits.

A native blue-banded bee. Another wonderful Martin Stokes pic.

River Murray Weekly Flow Report


AUSTRALIA
"We were the first community in Queensland to take on a mining company and win - and we're really proud of that," said Sally McCreath, a key force in the Friends of Felton group that fought the project for years.

The Japanese government says its relationship with Australia is not at risk of being weakened, despite conflicts between whaling vessels and Sea Shepherd activists this week.

Voices across the Hunter and NSW have been speaking out this week against the far-reaching consequences of Environment Minister Tony Burke’s recent decision to approve two large coalmines in the state’s north.

A long term study of biodiversity in Tasmanian working forests will have implications for not just Tasmanian, but mainland forest management.

The WA Liberal party will spend $20-million to help fast track mining approvals if it is re-elected to govern in a fortnight.

WA Labor says it would create a new marine park and a national park in the Kimberley if it wins the March election.

WA Labor's proposed Independent Office of Animal Welfare will aim to seize control of live exports and the plans are “well advanced”, according to one of its chief architects, Fremantle Labor MP Melissa Parke.

The east coast fishing industry is holding its collective breath as tests are being done on shellfish, following the reappearance of an algal bloom in Great Oyster Bay.

The cane toad continues to make new ground in WA with it being estimated the pest will reach the Fitzroy catchment in the North in the next few weeks.

A private company that develops reafforestation projects to earn carbon credits says the newly approved Reforestation and Afforestation Methodology opens the way for valuable forestry projects in Tasmania.

A new team of hunters, dogs and their handlers are about to leave for Macquarie Island, on the last phase of a multi-million-dollar pest eradication program.

The rush is on for goat milk, with order books for dairy goat studs full. Growing demand for goat milk and goat milk cheeses is generating more interest in goat keeping.

Carving a four lane freeway through the bush hardly sounds like the best way to save a small rare lizard.

Over the next 12 months Western Australian farmers will have the opportunity to utilise "Weed Smart", a new campaign that encourages the sustainable use of herbicide, along with non-chemical weed control measures.

Jonathan Moylan and reports of the recent Whitehaven Hoax raise difficult and important questions for us all - about law, politics and morality in the 21st century, a time where climate change poses new challenges for our laws and our leaders.

Solar power shines in south-west Queensland.

Have you ever wondered why coral reef fishes are so brilliantly coloured and bizarrely patterned? A quick flick through any coral reef fish guide will leave you bewildered and awed.

How's the 'mimicry' of this beautiful moth looking like a curled & dying leaf? Believe it or not, it's wings were perfectly FLAT despite the apparent shadows and highlights.

Check out this amazing orphaned Northern Quoll story from Parks Australia.

Chris Head from Whiteheads Creek snapped a picture of a determined echidna helping himself to a drink from Chris's stock trough.

There are more than 40 conservation properties with conservation covenants in place for sale on our website. If you are dreaming of owning your own patch to protect native plants and wildlife.

6 of the world’s 7 species of marine turtle call the Kimberley home. Want to see that protected? Let WA's political leaders know.


INTERNATIONAL
The chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is warning that some parts of the world are already at the tipping point for dangerous climate change. 

"Possible a new fault was opened up from BP disaster in Gulf", says oceanographer — “Potential for an indefinite release of oil”?

"Japan has vowed to continue its whale hunt in the Southern Ocean after clashes with the militant conservationist Sea Shepherd group, which claimed Tokyo had been forced to end the program."

Take strong action to stop the Japanese from killing whales in the Southern Ocean Antarctic Whale Sanctuary.

This video is about an island in the ocean at 2000 km from any other coast line. Nobody lives, only birds and yet ............... You will not believe your eyes!!!!!!!
Killer kittens: U.S. cats kill up to 25 billion birds and small mammals per year

The most dangerous substance in the world is barely mentioned in the school curriculum. Coal.

A project to map the geography of Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Samoa to monitor rising sea levels has begun. The project uses laser equipment to create a 3D map of the islands showing ground elevation, vegetation, canopy height and building placement.

Indonesia has announced a new shark and manta ray sanctuary, the first to protect the species in the rich marine ecosystem of the Coral Triangle, known as the "Amazon of the ocean".

More catching up tomorrow...



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