I recently attended the Australasian Bat Society (ABS) biennial conference – and what an inspiring and fascinating week it was! The ABS aims to promote the conservation of bats in the Australasian region, by supporting research and engaging with the community. About 150 bat experts, carers,...
Bryan and I were recently joined by the Year 6/7 class from Glenburnie Primary School for a wander at the Butterfly Walk, Penambol Conservation Park. It was an excursion full of learning, and one of the first things we learnt was that Mr G was quite skilled...
“In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations… [declared] 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science”. While...
Our region is home to a very special critically endangered animal, one which you may not be familiar with – the Southern Bent-wing Bat. This small insect-eating bat roosts in caves all around the South East and western Victoria. [caption id="attachment_28375" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Southern Bent-wing Bat...
We first heard about Tristan and 1900 Footprints a couple of months ago when he set out on his journey from Adelaide to Hobart - on foot. He named this undertaking "1900 Footprints" as he would be covering 1900 kilometres with the aim of raising...
"When God was creating Eden he secretly made another garden called Honan and he didn't tell anyone about it and that's what we're discovering today". This is how Troy Horn, one of the creators of the new Honan walking trails, summed up the area. Honan Native...
Sheryl and I recently headed out to check on the Little Dip Spider Orchids (Caladenia richardsiorum) that were planted out at various sites in the region in winter 2015. To refresh your memory, these threatened orchids along with three other species were purpose-grown for reintroduction...
While other NGTers were slogging away in the rain doing reveg and working on other projects this winter, I recently had the pleasure to escape to the Mexican summer for three months! Just a couple of months earlier my interest was piqued by a job ad...
The Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) is a medium-sized, ground dwelling marsupial mammal, which was once common in south-eastern Australia. As a result of the cumulative impacts of habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, altered fire regimes, and introduced predators, the species is listed as Endangered nationally. However,...
A couple of weeks ago I headed out to Gower Conservation Park, Tantanoola and a nearby biodiversity corridor with Year 3/4 students from Newbery Park Primary School. I met the bus-full of students with their teacher and SSO Angela at the conservation park, where we...
