Animals & Plants

First Coral IVF babies on the Great Barrier Reef thriving

Ocean Road Magazine, Other, 21/12/2020 Despite the most widespread bleaching event ever recorded, Southern Cross University researchers have found more […]

Plastic bags and food packages killing Australia’s marine animals

ABC Online, Other, 14/12/2020, David Robertson A sperm whale with 135 different plastic items in its stomach, mostly soft plastic […]

Christmas beetles could return after a wet spring, CSIRO expert says

Canberra Times, Other, 05/12/2020, Marco Holden Jeffery Nothing screams summer more than a chorus of cicadas on a warm evening, […]

Alien-like Photo Shows A Snake Eel Dangling Out Of Heron’s Stomach Midair

republicworld.com, Other, 01/12/2020 A recent picture of a snake eel dangling from the stomach of a flying heron has been […]

Threatened black cockatoos are ‘annihilating’ WA apple crops and producers want help

ABC Online, Other, 25/11/2020, Jessica Hayes, Ellie Honeybone and Joanna Prendergast A West Australian apple grower says a threatened WA […]

Local photographer snaps ‘extremely rare’ bee wee photo

South Burnett Times, Other, 27/11/2020, Holly Cormack A local amateur photographer has captured an exceptionally rare - and rather cheeky […]

Mapping a wildfire’s path is getting easier, thanks to computers

CNET, Other, 20/11/2020, Laura Hautala Fire-predicting software can project how a fire could spread, even while it's still burning. Andrew […]

Elusive, deep-sea bigfin squid found in Australian waters for first time

ABC Online, Other, 12/11/2020, Belinda Smith This bigfin squid, swimming more than 3,000m below the surface of the Great Australian […]

Felixer trials bring hope for protecting wildlife

gippslandtimes.com.au, General News, 10/11/2020, Liz Bell A ground-breaking invention that could reduce or eradicate Gippsland's feral cat population and potentially […]