Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains

Posted at 25 Sep 2024 at 21:14h in News, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains, Threatened mainland fauna by
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National Threatened Species Day, on the 7th of September each year, marks the day in 1936 when the last known Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died in captivity. Few extinction events are marked so specifically, most species slip into extinction quietly and without acknowledgment, but the Tasmanian...

Posted at 14 Feb 2018 at 22:15h in Photo of the Month, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains, Threatened Orchids by
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Like many of the plant species remaining on the Victorian Volcanic Plain, the endangered Basalt Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum viretrum) is threatened by clearance, fragmentation and degradation of habitat. Despite this, it's hanging in at a handful of grassland sites near Warrnambool and can be seen flowering en...

Posted at 23 Jul 2016 at 03:27h in Dwarf Galaxias, News, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains, Threatened Orchids by
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They're a few of the fascinating things to be found at our Maam Water Reserve project site, just out of Warrnambool! [caption id="attachment_15334" align="alignright" width="420"] Dwarf galaxias (Galaxiella pusillla) (image: M. Hammer)[/caption] Things have been steadily ticking along over the last few months at this small wetland reserve...

Posted at 04 Jul 2015 at 12:38h in Photo of the Month, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains by
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Waterbirds on Lake Linlithgow (Photo: J. Tuck)[/caption] This photo of waterbirds was taken out at Lake Linlithgow this week, about 20 minutes east of Hamilton. 59 waterbird species have been recorded on the lake, and with water slowly returning, so are the...