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Catching the elusive carlia skink
Rock-figs grew in the cracks, their roots like pythons climbing slowly up the yellowish walls. I had heard a lot about the SWER line before I got to go there. Christine Lambkin, a fly expert from the...
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Collecting the future in Tasmania
‘Royenrine’ served as a field lab for the blitz It was late at night – the final night of the Tasmanian Bush Blitz – and most members of the expedition had gone to bed. Only a handful of hard-core...
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More spiders discovered in Australia!
PhD student Sophie Harrison with the newly discovered spider Australia can add seven more species of spiders and a new genus of tarantula to its list of iconic arachnids. Parks Australia’s latest Bush...
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An unexpected find in the heart of the Gibson Desert
The tiny snail found at Kiwirrkurra When most of us think of snails we think of slimy garden pests devouring our lettuces, but Australia is home to over a thousand native snail species, many smaller...
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Learning more about witchetty grubs
Yalti and Alan Yen with witchetty grub Kiwirrkurra women have been helping scientists find witchetty grubs on the latest Bush Blitz, in Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected Area. Dr Alan Yen is studying...
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New populations of Australian plants found following Bush Blitz
A new location for the rare Australian species Eucalyptus magnificata has been discovered in the Oxley Wild Rivers region in NSW, thanks to the latest Bush Blitz. Tim Collins from the University of New...
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Native bee hotel open for guests
The native been hotel won the People’s Choice Award for Implemented Ideas in the Department of the Environment’s 2015 Awards for Innovation. There’s a new hotel open in Canberra but this one doesn’t...
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Coral Sea Voyage crews commence island clean-up
Two vessels involved in a voyage to remove marine debris and look for new marine species have arrived at the Coral Sea Islands. Both boats braved some rough weather conditions to ferry a team of 24...
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Voyagers hooked on Hamilton Island
With high winds and rough weather, the second vessel’s departure from Hamilton Island was delayed by three days providing an opportunity for scientists to collect a variety of species around Hook...
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Is it a bird? Is it a branch? It’s a tawny frogmouth! How many can you see?
Tawny frogmouths photographed by Wayne Longmore Check out this amazing photo taken by Wayne Longmore during a Bush Blitz at Neds Corner Station in Victoria… our latest internet sensation! Found right...
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