When it comes to Australia(WA), variety of flora is well known. Stand still long enough in almost any patch of native bush land and you’ll…
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Category: Environment
Tasmanian Beef Loses Its Biggest Supermarket Buyer
Cattle farmers on the Apple Isle got a rude shock this week when they were told that Tasmanian beef is going to be gone for…
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How Anindilyakwa Rangers Caught a Coral Bleaching Event the Satellites Missed
But long before any scientist did show up with a boat loaded with equipment, the Anindilyakwa people who know the reefs around Groote Eylandt best,…
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Nearly 3,000 people are still missing, while the death toll in Nepal’s flooding disaster has surpassed 600
In Nepal-Tibet, flood deaths have surpassed the 600 mark as the Nepalese government has not been able to account for nearly 3,000 flood victims. The…
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A Fox in the Suburbs: What H5N1’s Move Into Adelaide Means for the Rest of Australia
H5N1 virus victims has been increasing in Australia from past several months. Birds, Penguins in care and even seals have been affected by this virus.…
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Bird Flu Fears Trigger Chicken Meat Slump at WA Butchers
Avian influenza is affecting places in Australia and New Zealand on new fronts, and this time it has hit the butcher shop. Something odd is…
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Ancient Fruit Fossil Found in Central Queensland Rewrites the Family Tree of a Global Plant Group
A strange fruit fossil was found near a small farming town called Capella Queensland, and it doesn’t matched with any current genus or species of…
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How a Humble Wildflower Rose From the Ashes to Capture Australia’s Heart
A relatively plain flower has won Australia’s most amazing wildflower this National Science Week and, having discovered its secret history, there is no reason to…
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WA’s Eco-Thinning Program Draws Fresh Fire as Critics Call It Native Logging in Disguise
Drive through the karri and jarrah country south of Perth (WA) and logging trucks still rumble along the highways. Years after Western Australia officially ended…
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Portland’s Beloved Elephant Seal Sammy Becomes the Face of a Growing Bird Flu Alarm
The story is about Sammy, a multi-tonne elephant seal who has spent years lounging on this stretch of coast and has, almost by accident, become…
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