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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!
www.redbubble.com

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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