Birds Australia
December 7th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Wildlife
Birds Australia published its annual State of Australia’s Birds report Monday, writes Birdlife International.
Over 8,300 islands occur within Birds Australia’s jurisdiction, and island birds are sensitive due to their restricted range and factors such as climate change and invasive species. As a result, 58% of Aust...
Tags: Australia, biodiversity, birds, island, WWF Australia
July 22nd, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Food
It’s hard to ignore over 1 billion people. So although I like natural foods, I realize the importance of ethical agricultural research in helping to...
Tags: agriculture, Australia, biodiversity, Crawford Fund, food security, hunger, research
July 6th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Wildlife
Scientists are using some creative ways to get rid of invasive species that threaten other animals, plants, and even entire ecosystems, reports Scien...
Tags: algae, Asian Carp, Australia, Brown tree snake, cane toad, dogs, EPA, Galapagos, goats, Great Lakes, Guam, Hawaii, invasive, meat eating ant, Scientific American, species, Super Sucker, US Department of Agriculture
