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Jungkajungka Woodlands Festival

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Ke

Don’t miss being a part of the inaugural Jungkajungka Woodlands Festival, held over Easter in Norseman, Western Australia—the Heart of the Great Western Woodlands. This event is organised by the Wilderness Society in collaboration with the Shire of Dundas, GondwanaLink, … Continue reading →

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The Great Western Woodlands: is there anything out there?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Ke

One of the most frequent responses that I receive when I tell people that I conduct ecological research in that part of Western Australia that lies beyond the Wheatbelt, beyond the old rabbit-proof fence, where there’s gold and dust but … Continue reading →

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The world below the blue: conservation input closes today

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Ke

The world’s rich marine resources are vastly under-protected, in the face of massive, growing exploitation, and increasing pollution, entanglement in nets, destruction of important habitat  and other impacts from various human activities, and the global changes that result. Australia risks joining the … Continue reading →

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Threatened species day: for those we remember, for those we never knew, and for those who still stand a chance

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Ke

Today we commemorate the death of the last known Thylacine (also called the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf) in 1936. It is national threatened species day, held each year on 7th September. Without the integral role of top-order predator being … Continue reading →

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