| WILDLIFE AUSTRALIA Magazine - Spring 2002 |
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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.
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| FEATURES |
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| Green Education |
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 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. |
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| Underpasses & Overpasses |
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 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. |
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| Moreton Bay Aquaculture: Avarice or Prescient? |
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 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? |
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| Wildlife Care |
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 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. |
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| The Power of Good Design |
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 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.
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| Plesiosaur Playground |
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 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. |
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| Wildlife Australia CyberJungle |
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| Also in this edition |
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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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