Category Australia
PODCAST: Aussie Ark’s Tim Faulkner on saving the Tasmanian Devil
In this episode of the Wild Lives podcast, acclaimed Australian conservation Tim Faulkner reveals how he’s saving the Tasmanian Devil from extinction.
PODCAST: Dr Graham on life with the cassowary – aka Australia’s dinosaur bird
Found in the tropical north, cassowaries are Australia’s OG dinosaur birds. But do they deserve their fearsome reputation? Dr Graham Lauridsen shares his real-life encounters.
PODCAST: Great Barrier Reef’s dwarf minke whales with Suzanne Hillcoat
Marine biologist Suzanne Hillcoat shares her wild encounters with dwarf minke whales on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
INTERVIEW: Wild African rhinos in the Australian bush? Ray Dearlove’s making it happen
Winston Churchill once said, “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Ray Dearlove doesn’t just see an opportunity to save the rhino from certain extinction – he’s created one with The Australian Rhino Project. This ambitious plan will establish a breeding herd of white rhinos Down […]
NEWS: Australia’s first cat café opens in Melbourne
Fancy a few petite paws with your coffee? A new café on Melbourne’s Queen Street is home to 11 cats you can play with while you eat/drink/get your merry on. The cats vary in age and live permanently at the café after being rescued from a local shelter, upping the warm-and-fuzzy factor. Cat cafes have […]
NEWS: Four-legged bodyguards to protect endangered Aussies
Seven Maremma dogs are being trained to protect Eastern Barred Bandicoots in a new Zoos Victoria program. Since kicking off in the late 1980s, Melbourne Zoo’s successful bandicoot breeding program has released 650 of the marsupials into fenced-off areas in Hamilton, Mount Rothwell and Woodlands Historic Park. Now, the goal is to remove the fences […]
NEWS: Exactly where your cat goes when it disappears
Take part in the Cat Tracker project and you’ll find out precisely where your feline goes on its adventures – and who it hangs out with – all in the name of serious research, natch. In a project developed by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, animal research organisation Your Wild Life and online […]
NEWS: Scientists to discover hundreds of new Australian species
An Aussie biodiversity project that’s already unearthed 700 new plants and creatures has just been given a big cash boost, extending its operations to 2017. The Australian Government and BHP Billiton have each kicked in $6m to the Bush Blitz scheme, which has been sending scientists on treasure hunts in Australia’s remotest corners since 2010. […]
