Tag: Wildlife
Photos from the field: Australia is full of lizards so I went bush to find out why
A lace monitor (Varanus varius) Kristian Bell,
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Though it may not be as famous a stereotype as shrimps on the barbie, deadly snakes or...
Predators, prey and moonlight singing: how phases of the Moon affect native wildlife
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Humans have long been inspired and transfixed by the Moon, and as we’re discovering, moonlight can also change the behaviour...
Tree ferns are older than dinosaurs. And that’s not even the most interesting thing about them
Picture: Shuttlestock
With massive fronds creating a luxuriously green canopy in the understory of Australian forests, tree ferns are a familiar sight on...
One cat, one year, 110 native animals: lock up your pet, it’s a killing machine
Picture: Anton Darius/Unsplash
We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per...
Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard
Picture: Dean Ingwersen/Birdlife Australia/AAP
People living in cities far from the unprecedented bushfires this summer may feel they can do little more to help beyond donating to...
Nine things you love that are being wrecked by climate change
If coffee and wine are things you love, then you need to pay attention to climate change. Shutterstock/Ekaterina Pokrovsky
There are so many stories...