While there is no risk of the European Honeybee going extinct, things are not so rosy for our native bee species, which are becoming rare in our urban areas...
Category: People in Nature
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The ever-changing landscape of New Zealand’s Routeburn Track
As the terrain inclined, I had to remind myself to take in the view as I tried to catch my breath...
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The wildlife rescue wonder women of Coopers Animal Refuge
First, Christine took us through to an enclosure where it soon became my aim not to be bowled over by the rambunctious baby wombats, who had insane spurts of energy at the most unpredictable times...
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Sympathy for the devils: searching the trails of Tasmania for the iconic marsupial carnivores
The creature is heavy set at one end, with sharp pressure-point teeth at the other...
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On National Eucalypt Day, don’t forget the lesser-known eucs
Did you know there are about 900 species of eucalypts on the planet...
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Harveys Return and a heart-shaped rock
It was a grey and rainy day as I began my explorations around Kangaroo Island; my first trip to this wonderful place. I had just gone for a tour at Cape Borda Lightstation, located on the north-west tip of the island and one of the few square lighthouses in Australia. There, my guide had casually...
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Farming in harmony with the landscape
Call of the Reed Warbler is a book that takes time to read. Over the past few months, as I’ve been absorbing all 500 plus pages, the country has simultaneously watched the farmers of New South Wales suffer through what has been referred to by some as the worst drought in living memory. The tagline...
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Still steps
To walk is to journey. To walk is to chart the life you seek to live. Footfall after footfall, steadily towards the moment where you turn around and walk back the way you came. Every culture has the metaphor of the pilgrimage running through its fabric and in this world we live in today, it...
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On the tail of the malurid wrens
I remember sitting with my cousin in my aunty and uncle’s backyard when I was in my teens, watching the local birds milling around the garden and bathing in the bird bath. The backyard was providing plenty of thrills for us novice birdwatchers. We watched the interesting behaviours and interactions of the birds and identified...