Another reason to get walking
I walked 10,000 steps with a weighted backpack every day for a week – here are five reasons I’m not stopping, Harry Bullmore, The Independent, March 7, 2025 - Use…
Possum suffers serious injuries, New inquiry from Office of Local Government
Photo credit: ABC News 2016 - Researchers say the movement of cats should be restricted the same as dogs. (Supplied: Jiri Lochman) Native possum suffers pain and serious injuries A…
Night Matters, Language of birds, Cockatoo friendly suburbs and Costa’s Garden
Night Matters: 100 Nights of a Lifetime - The World’s Ultimate Adventures After Dark ft Stephanie VermillionLet National Geographic be your guide to the world after dark. In this beautifully…
Under One Sky – conference
Under One Sky 2024 Online conference – 8 – 9 November / 9 – 10 November (Aus time) Dark Sky International (DSI) Speakers and notes …. Opening presentation 1. Nalayini…
Protecting habitat for waterbirds at Biddabah Creek wetland
Protecting breeding habitat for waterbirds Co-Team Leader, Vina Chubb reports March 4, 2025. AFTER THE summer break, Biddabah Creek Landcare Group has resumed their efforts to care for the land…
The effects on birdlife of artificial light at night
Sleep is an essential, not only for we humans. We've learnt that disrupting sleep patterns doesn't do us any favours, to put it mildly. Harm would be a more accurate…
Are animals smart? You betcha
Are animals smart? From dolphin language to toolmaking crows, lots of species have obvious intelligence, Leticia Fanucchi, Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Oklahoma State University. The Conversation, February…
Building conversation and community
Address science misinformation not by repeating the facts, but by building conversation and community, Anne Toomey, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Science, Pace University. The Conversation, February 13, 2025. …
Feral and domestic cats kill more than a billion mammals each year in Australia.(Supplied: Hugh McGregor/Arid Recovery)
Pet or pest, or both
Animals — Us and them? The cat catastrophe – pet or pest? ABC RN|Program: Big Ideas. Presented by, Natasha Mitchell 25 Feb 2025. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/bigideas/the-cat-catastrophe-pet-or-pest-/104899540 Cherished companions, or cunning predators? Cats…
Urban ecology: Nature and shops; Council habitat tree
Nature and shops: here’s what people told us they want most from urban planning, Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato, Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Associate Professor of Environmental Planning,…