by Admin | Jun 17, 2016 | Conservation, Information
Conservation is a key philosophy and practice focused on preserving the planet for future generations of all species. Human passion fueling the conservation movement was inspired by images of unspoiled forests and wide-open prairies. But was it all a dream? Recent...
by Admin | Apr 1, 2015 | Articles, Conservation
An aboriginal group in central Queensland is attempting to prevent Australia’s largest mine from being built on its ancestral land. Representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou people have formally rejected an Indigenous land use agreement which would allow the huge...
by Admin | Sep 19, 2014 | Sustainability
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) recommended that Western Australia’s controversial shark culling program should not be extended, citing that there is a “high degree of scientific uncertainty” about the impact of the drumlines on the great white shark...
by Admin | Aug 5, 2014 | Articles, Environmental hazards
Greg Hunt, Australia’s Minister for the Environment, recently approved a $16.5 billion resources project that will go towards creating one of the largest coalmines in the in the world in Australia. The massive “Carmichael Project” will be overseen by the Indian mining...
by Admin | May 16, 2014 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation
Queensland, Australia, is home to the world’s smallest kangaroos—at least for now. The tiny breed of animals seems to be going extinct. The discovery of musky rat-kangaroo fossils suggests these tiny marsupials can’t survive beyond tropical rainforests, which means...