The Rufous Bettong of NE NSW, Australia is considered vulnerable under NSW Threatened Species Legislation. The Rufous Bettong is a threatened species in the Northern Rivers and across areas of NSW. I share some mutual habitat with a Rufous Bettong that lives nearby, in Upper Burringbar, NE NSW. The Burringbar area … Continue reading
More stories about Benoit, the young Crow, here. Read about Baba and his first big flight with the Sea Eagle, follow the children of the Crows as they grow, and learn about their world. Their father is a courageous bird and the mother very watchful. Baba is the eldest, and the most … Continue reading
21 Days into their Journey, PK and Litoria face some challenging moments. Planning, law, Part 3A, habitat loss, fragmentation of habitat, coastal development and engineering of infrastructure are some of the difficulties that Phantom Koala and this little frog face on their journey. “Administrative Law in an Environmental Context” search results at … Continue reading
Litoria latopalmata . There is more about him at the Bluecray Balance of Faeries blog . There are a few of them about in the hills here, in Upper Burringbar, Mt Warning Caldera Region of NE NSW SE QLD. Try the Bluecray’s Environment Search for Litoria latopalmata – Mt Warning Caldera
Roadsides that are weed infested, can often be changed by careful long term care and management. Road verges that that are often mowed, are wonderful sources of plant material for native habitat revegetation purposes. Included, in this concept of road verges, are also stock routes and other transport corridors, rail and powerline … Continue reading
The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology has a cancelled Tsunami Warning on its warnings page today (16th January, 2009). Whilst the coastline of Australia is no stranger to Tsunamis, the current population living on the coast may be all but totally ignorant as to the type of response needed when faced with … Continue reading
Did you watch Channel Nine’s Sixty Minute Program on sunday evening- Bee Afraid ? (11th May 2008) The story was about Australian Bees, the work of the CSIRO , and the challenge to bees worldwide concerning a little parasitic mite Varroa destructor . Varroa destructor – search results at bluecray environmental search … Continue reading
I admit I have not really read much about the 2020 Summit in Canberra this weekend (19th/20th April,2008), but I did see Barry Jones on tv saying that “if the environment is shot, then the economy is shot as well”. He has a good point there. The current system of education adopted … Continue reading