Nature
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In memoriam September 1 100 years ago
The last Passenger pigeon died 100 years ago today. Threatened Species Day is on 7 September to commemorate the death of…
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Eating Kangaroo?
‘Ecological Animalism’ means eating less meat and treating animals with respect.
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Soldier Crabs, Deep Creek, Valla
The tide is turning in and the army is heading home, marching towards me.
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King Tide
Goose barnacles are filter-feeding crustaceans, but were once thought to be the embryos of Barnacle Geese. Barnacles have, as it happens,…
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Quolls
Jonno Webb was staying with us en route to a conference on quolls. He is an expert who has been working…
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Coffs Botanic Gardens, again
Erasmus Darwin beginning with a long poem 'The Botanic Garden' made the great leap forward by dismantling the Great Chain of…
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Linnaeus apostles
Linnaeus called his students his apostles and inspired 17 of them to travel to distant corners of the world, with…
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