MISTLETOE
MISTLETOE IS AS NATIVE AS KANGAROOS & KOALASIn Australia, there are 97 different native species of mistletoe which grow mainly on Eucalyptus trees. They are semi-parasitic and because of this, it is commonly thought that mistletoe kills trees - which is not the...
TWO ACADEMIC PAPERS WARN
BEE & OTHER INSECT POPULATIONS DECLININGRecently most of us have become acutely aware of the need to do everything we can to protect declining bee populations but we may not know there are other insect species at risk.Very special thanks to Roni Star for...
WIND TURBINES KILLING WILDLIFE
THE DAILY MAIL HEADLINE...Wind turbines in Queensland and NSW are killing rare Aussie wildlife - and wind farm operators are being trained to 'kill' koalas 'humanely' - as Labor commits to zero emissions by 2050.FROM WITHIN THE ARTICLE: It's almost a contradiction in...
KOOKABURRA DECLINE
DECLINE OF COMMON BIRDS INCREASINGSadly the decline of many bird species continues... A deep dive into bird survey data has found that some of Australia's favourite backyard visitors considered 'common' are actually on the decline... Species disappearing weren’t just...
SACRED KING FISHER (VIDEO)
HELP US PROTECT SACRED KINGFISHERSThe Sacred Kingfisher is considered by the Maori people of New Zealand to have power over wind and water, hence the name “Sacred.”We are currently in a drought in New England, due to an El Nino weather pattern and the Indian Ocean...
KOALAS NEED YOUR HELP
WE THOUGHT KOALA COLONY PERISHED IN BUSHFIREKoalas are listed as an endangered species on Australia’s east coast. Surely the survival of this international icon is worthy of a global effort.SEPTEMBER 7, 2023: Until just days ago we thought all the koalas living on...
YOUR SUPPORT IS WORKING
WE HAVE AN EWOK LIVING IN #SOWL'S WOODLANDSWell maybe not quite an Ewok but close enough. Historically wombats were often found in our area but as agriculture expanded it was thought that they had died out -- BUT excitement... We spotted a wombat in Fig Tree Reserve,...
WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FENCING NEEDED
SAVE OUR WOODLANDS CURRENTLY NEEDS 4 KILOMETRES OF WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FENCINGWe are only able to do what we do with the help of donations. We have the volunteer manpower to install 4 kilometres of much-needed wildlife-friendly fencing but we need help to buy...
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
REGENT HONEYEATERThe Regent Honeyeater is considered critically endangered with only 200-350 birds left in the wild. A 2018 study ranked the Regent Honeyeater seventh in a list of Australian birds most likely to go extinct. A March 2021 research study warned that the...
COMMON BROWN BUTTERFLY
COMMON BROWN BUTTERFLYThe Common Brown Butterfly can be found in urban, forest and woodland areas of South-eastern Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and Tasmania.The Common Brown Butterfly has been used in the first Australian study showing that man-made...
PETITION EN5680 CLOSED
WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO SOLAR OR WIND FARMS... But we are supporting the following petition to demand that our government slow down and more carefully consider the long term pros and cons of every 'renewables' project. Before we go there we would however like to...
POSITVE TIPPING POINTS
A LITTLE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?THE GUARDIAN December 6, 2023: Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as the planet warms.This INCREDIBLY SCARY warning comes as world leaders meet for the Cop28 climate...
CLIMATE TIPPING POINTS (VIDEO)
DEVASTATING DOMINO EFFECTSTHE GUARDIAN December 6, 2023: Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as the planet warms.This warning comes as world leaders meet for the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai. We keep looking for...
PENGUINS PERISH (VIDEO)
TURBO CHARGED CLIMATE CHANGEEarlier we mentioned a new report from the WMO - you can read it here - and we wanted to bring attention to a paragraph that some may have missed. The report, released Tuesday at the COP28 conference in Dubai, found rising concentrations of...
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (VIDEO)
A DECADE OF ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGEThe data supporting the fact that our world is changing continues to roll in. We've been keeping a close eye on the COP28 conference in Dubai and yes, we've shared data from the WMO before but that doesn't mean that we are not...
IS 2 DEGREES WARMER REALLY A BIG DEAL?
WE THINK THE DATA CONFIRMS - YES IT ISOur followers and supporters may find it hard to believe that even in this day and age we run into naysayers. Those who don't think climate change is real or a big deal. We like to be able to provide data from reliable and...
MARIE CLAIRE RECOGNIZES ECO WARRIORS
MARIE CLAIRE'S 2023 WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS - AUSTRALIAWe know at times that it may seem like our posts are about nothing but doom and gloom, but we are hopeful -- especially when we realize that we are not alone in caring about the state of our environment....
GREENWASHING CRACK DOWN
AUSTRALIA REGULATOR TAKING ACTIONWe recently posted about "eco-tourism/sustainable-tourism" and one of the concepts mentioned in the article and our blog post was "green-washing". Earlier today this article about a crack down on green-washing appeared. Even though...
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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