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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
RESTORING THE RIVERLAND

 Monday was a significant day with the formal launch by Mr David Papps, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, of the first flow of Commonwealth environmental water in South Australia. 

With over 70 attendees at Clark’s Floodplain near Berri, the event marked the start of a five year, first of its kind, agreement between the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and Nature Foundation SA. NFSA has access to an allocation of 50 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water over 5 years to rehabilitate River Murray floodplains and wetlands.

100 megalitres of water will be used at Clark’s Floodplain where the primary targets are; the creation of a sustaining healthy Black Box community, and to promote new germination of Black Box seedlings.

Localised environmental gains will help to provide refuge for endangered and threatened species but the broader context is the health of the Murray-Darling river system as a whole and the positive economic, social and cultural impacts of a healthy river system.

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BLOG UPDATE - Month Two

It has been two months since my first news post on this blog. I have spent nearly every night copying and pasting headlines and links. 

If you have ANY feedback I would love to hear it. 'Comment' on this post or send me an email: johnrm26466@hotmail.com

Activity over the past two months...for those that care!

2,388 views 

which includes 1,112 views in Australia, 939 in U.S., 70 in Germany, 40 in U.K.

and small amounts of views in South Korea, Malaysia, Ukraine, Canada, South Africa, Ecuador, China, Dominican Republic, France, Italy, Turkey, Romania, Sweden, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Japan, India, Singapore, Cote d'ivoire, Taiwan and Kazakhstan.

73 posts

Average 38 views per day

 Yesterday was the best day yet with 124 views.

If I keep getting views I will keep doing this blog. Environment groups are receiving extra web site traffic through this blog and for me that is mission accomplished, just need to multiply! Please help me by sharing this blog with your friends and acquaintances.

Thanks to the professionals and groups that write and produce all these stories, great work!

 Thanks to my friends, family and acquaintances who support me greatly.

And thanks so much to Google and Blogger.com for making this possible at all.

Cheers!
John 
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Tuesday, 19th February 2013

 (Due to time constraints Australian and International headlines won't be updated till Wednesday 20th.)

 SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 As part of Murray-Darling Basin reform, the Federal Government is acquiring water entitlements to return more water to the environment. It has entrusted Nature Foundation South Australia with 50 gigalitres of water over five years.

The Kangaroo Island community remains in limbo after mining company Bight Petroleum failed to publicly release documents relating to oil and gas exploration in nearby waters.

Steve Marshall leader of the opposition has advised there is not a lot he can do about Warrawong but will follow up on Monday. He has enjoyed taking his family there in the past.

This diagram reveals one key reason why Spencer Gulf is the worst possible region in which to locate desalination plants.

More than 250 farmers and residents on Yorke Peninsula have called for a moratorium on the proposed Ceres wind farm development at a public meeting at the weekend.

The EPA has begun a survey to find out whether wind turbines emit infrasound - frequencies below the capacity of human hearing.

The Kangaroo Island Council will ask that the process to extend several conservation parks be stopped. The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources has proposed additions to several parks as well as several new parks, including the new Cygnet River Estuary Conservation Park.

Water that's high in salinity and can't be used to irrigate crops will be diverted to a new inland seafood industry being developed in South Australia's Riverland.

Anout $350,000 will be pumped into the Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park in the next few weeks as water levels are allowed to rise and permanently flood large parts of the site.

The vigilance of sharp-eyed South Australians has helped with detection of three exotic pest animal threats found in recent weeks.

Evidence of a massive asteroid strike about 300 million years ago - the third-biggest ever found on Earth - has been discovered in South Australia.

Volunteers are needed to help clean up rubbish from one of 10 beaches across KI on Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday March 3. Help remove the marine debris that threatens our marine birds and animals.

Mike Tyler to speak at the next SA Herpetology Group meeting! Should be one to remember!

A hot and bothered koala was so thirsty it drank from a backyard pool for more than an hour yesterday.

Sick and injured koalas that wander into harm's way across Adelaide can breathe a sigh of relief - more help is on the way.

The Port River has welcomed an addition to its growing community - a new baby dolphin called Summer.

Giant Panda, Funi recently went through a pseudo-pregnancy which saw her experience all the things she would if actually pregnant.

School leavers are flocking to agricultural courses at universities across Australia in a sharp turnaround because of world food security fears, good graduate jobs and the desire to work with animals.


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Next post will be on Wednesday, 20th February 2013.

I am off to the Riverland in South Australia to film an exciting event for the Nature Foundation of SA. I will let you know all about it when I return.

John
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Saturday, 16th February 2013 

 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Save the Warrawong SAnctuary. Received response from Premier today. Everyone email minister responsible.
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Scientists say governments need to seriously consider reintroducing dingoes to the landscape in order to protect vulnerable native species. Dingoes cause hundreds of thousands of dollars damage each year to livestock and there have been huge efforts to cull them by laying poisonous baits and shooting them. But this has allowed feral species like cats and foxes to thrive and experts say the current approach is counter-productive.
Anti Gas meeting Wed 20th Feb
Posted on February 15, 2013 Stopping Gas Expansion in SA
Various gas projects planned for SA threaten to undermine any gains in renewable energy our state has made. CLEAN is committed to stopping the expansion of fossil fuels and rebukes the notion that gas is a ‘transitional fuel’.
Here she is! Just after a week in care and looking fabulous, our beautiful and very active Angel the Wombat.
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Habitat for Wombat Health – Saturday 2nd March 2.00 – 4.30pm at Kingston House.
Don’t miss an opportunity to listen to three celebrated environmental advocates - opening address delivered by Dr Barbara Hardy AO with key speakers Associate Professor Rod Wells and Dr Wayne Boardman. Tickets are $50 with all proceeds to support the health of the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat and its habitat. For more information or to buy tickets contact Conservation Volunteers – email tcurtis@cva.org.au or Ph 8212 0777.

Trapping draws to a close at Arid Recovery
The State Government, with the Local Government Association of SA and the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, invite you to attend the SA Climate Change Adaptation Showcase on Thursday 14 March.
Ice age extinction shaped Australian plant diversity, study finds.
A beautiful Hyacinth orchid, Dipodium punctatum, photographed by Brett from TFL Works while the team was working at Belair Rec Park doing some woody weed control this week.
The alleged killing of a whale in Australian waters has led to a dangerous confrontation between Japanese whalers and Sea Shepherd activists.
The Flinders Ranges National Park Co-management Board is working towards the development of a management plan for the Flinders Ranges National Park. Discussion papers have been developed to guide initial community input into the development of the plan.
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A new collaborative network of health organisations has agreed to joint action to raise awareness of the adverse health effects of Australia’s current minerals and energy policy at a meeting in Canberra this week.
Hosted by five national health organisations, the Health and Energy Roundtable was attended by energy experts, community activists and health professionals, including doctors, physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and GPs, from dozen of organisations around the country.

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Friday, 15th February 2013
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Health groups call for urgent action to address health risks from coal and coal seam gas.
Farmers groups say they're elated with a small win against a mining giant. Santos has withdrawn an application for a Coal Seam Gas development in the Pilliga Forest. But the company says it's still committed to the area and intends to reapply.
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National Day of Action in support of the Tasmania's Tarkine. Coinciding with Valentine’s Day and less than a week after Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke’s spectacular failure to properly protect the Tarkine, people gathered around Australia to express their love for Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness.
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The tuna industry says it supports a proposal by Bight Petroleum to explore for oil and gas in the Great Australian Bight between Kangaroo Island and Eyre Peninsula.
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Facebook page: Save the Warrawong Sanctuary.
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Facebook page: Stop closure of warrawong sanctuary.
We're expecting Minister Burke to make his decision on whether to approve oil & gas exploration off Kangaroo Island any day now. The decision shouldn't be a matter of choosing between the blue whales feeding, the southern right whales breeding & nursing, and the southern bluefin tuna migration.
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Australia’s biggest retailer - Woolworths - has pledged to stop destructive tuna fishing. This means a whopping 90 percent of the Australian canned tuna market has committed to responsible fishing!
Several mid-north South Australian residents have applied to the Environment, Resources and Development Court to join court action against a proposed wind farm near Burra.
A drop in production and low prices on the market is taking its toll on South Australian beekeepers.
If you're looking for some inspiration then read on. The Whites, with the help of Tress for Life SA,  have transformed a barren property in the Mid Murray township of Cambrai. Great story, great achievement!
"Pledge to boycott the cruelty of the Australian Kangaroo Industry by never buying products made from kangaroo. Each year, millions of kangaroos are butchered for their meat, skin and fur. These docile herbivorous creatures which are an integral part of the Australian ecosystem and have roamed Australia’s vast landscape for thousands of years."
Thank you to everyone who added their name to the 'Placesyoulove' Valentine’s Day card! BirdLife Oz's Conservation Manager, Sam Vine, delivered the card to Environment Minister Burke at Parliament House today. The card was overflowing with the names of more than 6400 people who care about environmental protection.
Eyre Peninsula Natural Resources Management (EPNRM) Board are warning West Coast farmers of an increased presence of dingoes, camels and wild dogs in the region.
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British keynote speaker Christopher Monckton claims environmental resource plans are being pursued by Australia bureaucrats with the aim of reducing food production, and subsequently, the world's population.

The lab was filled with mammals of a slightly larger build than those that fit in our Elliott traps. Classes from St. Barbara’s Parish Primary School came to visit the Arid Recover laboratory today to find out exactly how annual trapping works.
Off-Grid Energy Australia added 8 new photos to the album Operations Flinders Installation.
How many of us have looked at our plate before beginning a meal and seriously considered the resources that have gone into bringing it to us? The labour and energy in its production? The packaging and transportation to our supermarket? Or the energy taken to prepare it?
Scientists at the South Australian Museum are using molecular techniques to unlock one of nature's secrets – cryptic species. Cryptic species appear almost identical and you can't reliably tell them apart based on their physical features. Despite their similar looks, cryptic species are genetically very different and can't interbreed.
An exciting new website mapping tool has been developed to allow community members to nominate areas of value to them. The website aims to encourage people to tell us why they value a particular “patch” and why it is so important to them.
www.samdbnrm.sa.gov.au

 A free presentation about the biodiversity and management of Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps.

A national census of the grey-headed flying fox will enable scientists to minimise crop damage and the spread of disease, an expert says.
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Can anyone ID this tiny (15-20mm) crab found at Port Macdonnell.
Come help do something on the ground with Sea Shepherd. 2 hours of your time for South Australian coastline.
Grants are available for primary industry groups of the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges region to act on sustainable natural resource management initiatives in their business operations.
The Big Green Hitch is a 1000 km hitch hiking race from Melbourne to the Mouth of the Murray River (near Adelaide) along the Great Ocean Road from March 2nd to 7th 2013. The Big Green Hitch is about promoting a sustainable way of travel, having fun with other hitchhikers, enjoying the Australian landscape and raising some money for a good cause.
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The Uraidla Show offers a lovely day out for locals and visitors! Set in beautiful surroundings in the Piccadilly Valley, 20 minutes from the CBD up Greenhill Road. This Saturday, 16th Feb.


AUSTRALIA
Health groups call for urgent action to address health risks from coal and coal seam gas.
Vast amounts of methane appear to be leaking undetected from Australia's biggest coal seam gas field, according to world-first research that undercuts claims by the gas industry. Testing inside the Tara gas field, near Condamine in Queensland, found some greenhouse gas levels over three times higher than nearby districts, according to the study by researchers at Southern Cross University.
The profit model that has underpinned the massive investment in Australian gas suddenly looks in danger.
The City of Sydney's trigas generator scheme is being built by Origin - Australia's largest coal seam gas producer. What happened to the transition to biogas, ask Norman Thompson and Justin Field.
A team of Australian scientists in Canberra are celebrating a discovery that could potentially save more than 1 million lives every year. Dr Natalie Spillman and Professor Kiaran Kirk from the Australian National University had for years been studying how the parasite that causes malaria works.
UP to 100 dams could be built across the country to prevent floods, fuel power stations and irrigate a food boom to feed 120 million people across the Asia Pacific region, under plans being considered by Opposition leader Tony Abbott.
The Federal Opposition has vowed to overthrow a ban on Seafish Tasmania's super trawler amid calls for certainty about the future of the small pelagic fishery.
It is a rare sight - dozens of the endangered malleefowl lining the side of the road near Ouyen in the Victorian mallee.
Bulwer's Petrel, a rare vagrant seabird, has been found exhausted at Oakey Aviation Base in the wake of ex-Cyclone Oswald and handed into Murphys Creek wildlife carer Trish LeeHong. Only the second specimen record for Australia. A first for Queensland!
Wildlife carer Trish LeeHong is housing a flock of seabirds which have dropped out of the sky over the Toowoomba region. The exhausted animals have been collected by concerned residents after being blown a long way west of their normal habitat by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald at the weekend.
A great selection of Numbat themed and Project Numbat merchandise available for you to purchase with profits going towards Project Numbat’s operations and projects.
Australian journalism isn’t covering science based stories very well. And these include disease, obesity, climate change, natural disasters and the Murray-Darling.
INTERNATIONAL
Health groups call for urgent action to address health risks from coal and coal seam gas.
Take strong action to stop the Japanese from killing whales in the Southern Ocean Antarctic Whale Sanctuary.
MAUI’S DOLPHINS EXTINCT BY 2030: WORLD’S MARINE MAMMAL SCIENTISTS URGE IMMEDIATE ACTION!
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Provide Safe Haven to Captain Paul Watson, Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
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Another token effort on the international front, catch up soon.
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