Wildlife Australia - Spring 2002

Contents…

Fauna Friendly Structures

By David J. Barnes

There is much we can do to foster native wildlife in our suburbs argues David Barnes. Some built environments can actually be wildlife friendly.

 

Green Education

By Kate Bright

One of the growth areas of our economy will surely be an increase in the number of professionals charged with husbandry of the world around us. Kate Bright presents a snapshot of environmental education around the country.

Underpasses & Overpasses

By Miriam Goosem & Nigel Weston

Vehicle/wildlife interactions are a tragic reality around the country wherever animal habitats are fragmented by roads. Rainforest CRC researchers in north Queensland are developing solutions to this problem.

A Place to Call Home

By Miles Yeates

In the early months of 2000, a cloud appeared over Moreton Bay's peaceful waters. A species of blue-green algae known as Lyngbya majuscula had started growing in a way that locals had never seen before.

Moreton Bay Aquaculture: Avarice or Prescient?

By Qld Conservation Council and Sun Aqua

Commercial interests have identified Moreton Bay as an ideal location for a large-scale finfish aquaculture development. But are the potential rewards worth the risks?

Wildlife Care

By Zali Brookes

If you find an injured animal, the first few minutes of emergency care are often crucial. Veterinarian Zali Brookes reveals the simple, practical measures we can all take to help an animal in need.

 

The Power of Good Design

Increasingly, corporate Australia is taking a more responsible role in harm-minimisation policies for native wildlife. With more than 39,000 circuit kilometres of overhead power lines, Energex faces natural challenges on a daily basis.

Plesiosaur Playground

By Ron Hohenhaus

Join the Waterhouse Club and Dr Tim Flannery as they comb remote pastoral properties near Oodnadatta, South Australia, for evidence of an ancient marine reptile that lived more than 100 million years ago. The sparsely populated regions of 'the festival state' are providing scientists with a remarkable new window to Australia's ancient past.

Cyber Jungle

Department of Energy Photovoltaics
How Stuff Works
Windpower.org
Friends of the National Zoo
Pacific Power
Love that Planet
Quandamooka
Astronomical Society of South Australia
Heavens Above

Also in this edition:

Run Off, Wildlife Report, EcoMedia, Book Reviews, Scratchings and Rustlings, WPSQ in Action, Spring Skies, Photo Image, 'Comment', Young and Wild, Nature Watch, Swamp Cartoon and our regular environmental crossword.

The book review on page 27 is a shortened version of Dr Ulrike Nolte review of 'The Waterbug Book' (John Gooderham and Edward Tsyrlin). The full review can be found here.

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