HELP PROTECT ENDANGERED KOALAS
FUNDRAISING TO PROVIDE WATERING STATIONS FOR ENDANGERED KOALASWe are only able to do what we do with the help of donations. Save Our Woodlands has 4 areas/projects/reserves that we are fundraising to protect in perpetuity. You may recall that we recently found koalas...
WE MIGHT NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS
WE WERE SHOCKED & SADDENEDLet's be honest, nobody enjoys facing uncomfortable truths. But here's one we can't ignore: Australia's plastic consumption is on track to more than double by 2050. We're all becoming more mindful of plastic use at home, but the bigger...
GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY
WE ALL NEED TREES TO SURVIVETrees are the lungs of our world. They give us oxygen and shade, provide homes for wildlife, and keep carbon out of the atmosphere. Our planet, our wildlife, our health, our communities - we all need trees to survive. You may be thinking,...
ACTION NEEDED NOW
THE KOALA IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL AUSTRALIAN ANIMAL, KNOWN GLOBALLY, MUCH LOVED AND FACING A CRISISWe've already lost 1/2 our east coast koalas in the last 20 years... That's sobering statistic - isn't it? The biggest threat? When a koala loses it's home, it has nowhere...
ANTARCTIC SEA ICE IRREVERSIBLY CHANGED?
ICE HAS UNDERGONE A PERMANENT "REGIME SHIFT"The sea ice that encircles Antarctica has reached near-record low levels for the third year in a row, raising concerns that the ice has undergone a permanent “regime shift” driven by climate change – with alarming...
TEEN ACTIVIST LOBBIES FOR CHANGE (VIDEO)
NOT YOUR AVERAGE CLIMATE ACTIVISTMARCH 11, 2024: Anjali Sharma is not your average climate activist – instead of chaining herself to machinery or unfolding banners on landmarks, the 19-year-old is taking her fight for a cleaner future direct to the lawmakers in...
WORLD’S WARMEST FEBRUARY (VIDEO)
MORE CLIMATE RECORDS FALL IN WORLD'S WARMEST FEBRUARYUrgent actions to cut emissions can still slow warming.Last month was the world's warmest February in modern times, the EU's climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row. Each month...
PETITIONS
STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED KOALAS' HABITAT IN NEW ENGLAND, NSW, AUSTRALIA - BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.Koalas are listed as an endangered species on Australia’s east coast. Surely the survival of this international icon is worthy of a global effort.Koalas have gone...
THE DINGO FENCE (VIDEO)
COMMING SOONOur last few posts have been "dingo-themed". That theme continues today. The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is about to release a documentary featuring "The Dingo Fence".Synopsis For 150 years, Australia has been cut in two by a fence first...
DINGOES RESTORE WILDLIFE HABITATS? (VIDEO)
THE BENEFITS OF CO-EXISTING WITH DINGOESWhile the dingo is an introduced species, it has been in Australia long enough to become a functional part of the natural ecological system as a top-order predator. The dingo is widely considered to have replaced the thylacine...
CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS TREES IN AUSTRALIAN CITIES
COMMON SPECIES OF TREES AT RISKThe article we've linked and included a few snippets from states: Risks in Australia are higher. BUT the article and publishers of the study also offer solutions. To anyone who has stepped off a hot pavement into a shady park, it will...
DINGO MYTH BUSTING (VIDEO)
DISTINGUISHING DINGOES & THEIR VALUEFirst, let's start this blog post with information from the Queensland Government website. The website states: The terms ‘wild dog’, ‘feral dog’, ‘dingo’ and ‘hybrid’ have different meanings—they are not interchangeable, and it...
ANTARCTIC HUMPBACKS (CNN VIDEO)
IT MAY BE...“It may be the wildest place as seen on 7 continents.”Not exactly our usual "woodlands" topic. But we think our followers will love this too. Tours led by an Australian tourism company... Enough said - watch and we think you'll be as enthralled as we...
BLACK STRIPED WALLABY
AUSTRALIA'S SHY SCRUB DWELLERThe Black-Striped Wallaby, scientifically known as Macropus melanops, is a member of the macropod family, which includes kangaroos, opossums, wombats, bandicoots, Tasmanian devils and koalas. What sets black-striped wallabies apart are the...
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSEMBLY
UNEA-6We are always looking for a silver lining in clouds and here's another silver lining. The world is starting to pay attention. 193 Member States coming together... Later this month, delegates will gather for the sixth session of the United Nations Environment...
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
GORGEOUS IMAGES FROM THE BBCTHANK YOU to our friend Coleen in New Brunswick, Canada for sharing this article from the BBC. We hope you'll find the photographs as stunning as we did and we loved the thought-provoking introduction too. Coleen (and her husband) had...
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUThe Australian Associated Press prides itself on being "trusted, accurate and impartial". We think the following article provides a balanced view of a recent event. The article published February 6, 2024, covering the "Reckless Renewables...
CHANNEL BILLED CUCKOO
A BIRD WITH A QUESTIONABLE REPUTATIONAustralia is home to a plethora of unique and fascinating bird species, each contributing to the rich tapestry of the country's biodiversity. One such captivating avian part-time resident of New South Wales is the Channel-billed...
People tend to think that woodlands are “just bush,” consequently, over 85% of the native woodlands in New South Wales, Australia have been replaced by agriculture.
Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate of any country in the world.
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