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SATURDAY, 16TH MARCH 2013

 SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 Protect sea lions, sharks and whales and reject oil and gas off Kangaroo Island

Ecologists fear Australia is on the brink of another wave of mammalian extinction, on a scale not seen since European arrival. But research indicates that the much maligned dingo can help—killing and scaring off feral cats that threaten native animals.

South Australia along with New South Wales has cut funding to the Murray Darling Basin Authority, a move which the Authority head Craig Knowles says imperils the future of managing and understanding the river.

After floods severely eroded river banks along the Upper Murray, local farmers are voicing concern about the impact of flows from Snowy Hydro.

The battle against a wind farm on Yorke Peninsula has been taken to Adelaide's Parliament House, with opponents saying there is growing recognition of the wind farm's threat to local agriculture.
3,470 citizens from 68 nations have signed our petition thus far, calling for protection for the Giant Australian Cuttlefish of Northern Spencer Gulf and their habitat.

Plovers in the hood! Results are already coming in from the recent hooded plover banding.

Don’t let mother nature wash your farm down the creek

The community is invited to have a say and help develop priorities at an upcoming Weed and Vermin Forum.
Imagine dedicating your life to finding the gems of biodiversity in regurgitated owl pellets? That’s what our Honorary Research Associate Graham Medlin has done.

The Adelaide Activist Skillshare...2 days left to register
adelaideskillshare.weebly.com

 Who's keen for some fun in the sun and maybe a run? Come along to Horseshoe Bay (Port Elliot) at 5pm on Sunday afternoon and join your local Responsible Runners Ambassador, Clancy, for a quick 30-minute cleanup.


AUSTRALIA
Hundreds of Newcastle residents will rally tomorrow to defend their communities against the damage inflicted by coal.
www.greenpeace.org

 Jeffrey Lee’s vision to remove the threat of uranium mining from his country has finally been realised. His land at Koongarra has been incorporated into the surrounding World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park and permanently protected from mining.

The operators of the Savage River iron ore mine on Tasmania's west coast are trying to stop a leak from its tailings dam.

The Federal Government will go to trial in Brisbane to defend accusations it improperly banned a Dutch super trawler from operating in Australian waters.

It is hoped research being carried out on a specially modified Rio Tinto bauxite ship will help increase understanding about ocean acidification in the Great Barrier Reef.

An international study has found the mass stranding of pilot whales may not be driven by family relationships, as first thought.

A monster saltwater crocodile that had attacked a horse has been caught at Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

Help stop horse abuse at Australian knackeries

Surprise finding: Dog baiting increases stock loss

Survey about Ocean-users and sharks in Western Australia


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