by Arleen | May 25, 2023 | biodiversity, Extinction, HOME PAGE TOP 3
Almost half of the earth’s animal species are currently declining, according to research led by Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). BBC [The study] found 48% of species on earth are currently undergoing population declines, with less than 3% increasing....
by Arleen | May 24, 2023 | Koala, Koala National Park, loggers, logging
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP STOP THIS? Forestry Corporation NSW plans show that over the next 12 months it intends to log 30,813 hectares of a total 175,000 hectares of state forests that fall within the boundaries of the proposed Great Koala National Park, home to one in...
by Arleen | May 16, 2023 | Eastern Quoll, Tasmania, Victoria
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED The eastern quoll, a carnivorous marsupial, was once widespread across south-eastern Australia. It disappeared from the mainland in the 1960s and is now listed as endangered. Today, it is only found in the wild in Tasmania and does exist in a...
by Arleen | May 6, 2023 | echidna, Fig Tree Project, Mammals of NSW
UNIQUE TO AUSTRALIA Echidnas are one of the iconic Australian animals; they are also known as spiny anteaters. Echidnas are monotremes, which means they are mammals who suckle their young, and they lay eggs. The only other species which has this behavioural pattern is...
by Arleen | May 1, 2023 | Uncategorized, wedge tailed eagle, wedge tailed eagle
PROTECTED SPECIES Wedge Tail Eagles are thankfully not yet endangered but they are a protected species and are vulnerable because of a loss of habitat, including but not limited to land clearing for agriculture and urban development. Thankfully the powers that be...
