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Do butterflies remember being caterpillars?
https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-do-butterflies-remember-being-caterpillars-99508
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From pets to pests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-08-30/pets-pests-australia/9980986
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| August 30, 2018 at 2:17 AM |
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Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:17 AM
From pets to pests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-08-30/pets-pests-australia/9980986
A very good article, which summarises the issues extremely well. Thanks for sharing.
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Tardis001 at August 30, 2018 at 2:37 AM
Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:17 AM
From pets to pests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-08-30/pets-pests-australia/9980986
A very good article, which summarises the issues extremely well. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't like to find a Burmese Python under my bed in the morning !
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| August 30, 2018 at 2:42 AM |
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Australian scientists develop the world's most accurate clock.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-02/adelaide-scientists-develop-worlds-most-precise-clock/10192574
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“Alcohol consumption hits 55-year low” We know its enough to drive you to drink.  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-04/alcohol-consumption-hits-55-year-low-your-stories-explain-why/10198554 Â
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Photon at September 3, 2018 at 11:45 PM
“Alcohol consumption hits 55-year low” We know its enough to drive you to drink. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-04/alcohol-consumption-hits-55-year-low-your-stories-explain-why/10198554 Â
Maybe that's why the road fatality rate has been steadily reducing, in conjunction with better cars and roads.
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Let's hope the other IWC countries follow Australia's lead:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/whaling-vote-australia-tells-japan-it-has-lost-argument-for-killings
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Tardis001 at September 14, 2018 at 12:17 AM
Let's hope the other IWC countries follow Australia's lead:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/whaling-vote-australia-tells-japan-it-has-lost-argument-for-killings
I'll second that.
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Let's hope the other IWC countries follow Australia's lead:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/whaling-vote-australia-tells-japan-it-has-lost-argument-for-killings
Don’t be surprised if the Jap’s come up with something like this:
Welcome to Australia, the country where Whales rate higher Refugees.
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Doctors support bio diversity.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-14/climate-change-insects-life-support-species-extinct-shearman/10230188
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Rumpole at September 14, 2018 at 4:42 PM
Doctors support bio diversity.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-14/climate-change-insects-life-support-species-extinct-shearman/10230188
Very well said by the Doctors Who Support the Environment Australia.
If you want to read other submissions to the senate inquiry, then they can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Faunalextinction/Submissions
Not all submissions have been added to the parliamentary website yet. It currently contains 47 submissions but there are over 150 more that have yet to be added. Not sure for the reason for the delay, but I'm sure that they'll up be there soon.
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Another Night Parrot discovery.
http://www.australianwildlife.org/field-updates/2018/kalamurina-night-parrot.aspx
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Photon at September 14, 2018 at 12:40 AM
Tardis001 at September 14, 2018 at 12:17 AM
Let's hope the other IWC countries follow Australia's lead:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/whaling-vote-australia-tells-japan-it-has-lost-argument-for-killings
Don’t be surprised if the Jap’s come up with something like this:
Welcome to Australia, the country where Whales rate higher Refugees.
Good news on the whaling front:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/australia-urges-japan-to-remain-in-iwc-after-its-bid-to-lift-whaling-ban-rejected
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Tardis001 at September 14, 2018 at 9:22 PM
Photon at September 14, 2018 at 12:40 AM
Tardis001 at September 14, 2018 at 12:17 AM
Let's hope the other IWC countries follow Australia's lead:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/whaling-vote-australia-tells-japan-it-has-lost-argument-for-killings
Don’t be surprised if the Jap’s come up with something like this:
Welcome to Australia, the country where Whales rate higher Refugees.
Good news on the whaling front:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/australia-urges-japan-to-remain-in-iwc-after-its-bid-to-lift-whaling-ban-rejected
Good news indeed. Long may it continue.
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Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:42 AM
Tardis001 at August 30, 2018 at 2:37 AM
Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:17 AM
From pets to pests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-08-30/pets-pests-australia/9980986
A very good article, which summarises the issues extremely well. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't like to find a Burmese Python under my bed in the morning !
Speaking of pest animals - a very good book that came out earlier this years is Cane Toad Wars by Professor Rick Shine of Sydney University. I read it about 3 months ago and it is a really good account of how and why the cane toad was introduced into Australia, its history since then, and what is currently being done to prevent native animals from being poisoned by them.
https://www.abbeys.com.au/book/cane-toad-wars.do
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Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:42 AM
Tardis001 at August 30, 2018 at 2:37 AM
Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:17 AM
From pets to pests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-08-30/pets-pests-australia/9980986
A very good article, which summarises the issues extremely well. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't like to find a Burmese Python under my bed in the morning !
Speaking of pest animals - a very good book that came out earlier this years is Cane Toad Wars by Professor Rick Shine of Sydney University. I read it about 3 months ago and it is a really good account of how and why the cane toad was introduced into Australia, its history since then, and what is currently being done to prevent native animals from being poisoned by them.
https://www.abbeys.com.au/book/cane-toad-wars.do
Mucking around with nature usually doesn't end well.
Are there any examples of successful imports of predators that haven't run amok ?
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Rumpole at September 15, 2018 at 3:50 AM
Tardis001 at September 15, 2018 at 2:35 AM
Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:42 AM
Tardis001 at August 30, 2018 at 2:37 AM
Rumpole at August 30, 2018 at 2:17 AM
From pets to pests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-08-30/pets-pests-australia/9980986
A very good article, which summarises the issues extremely well. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't like to find a Burmese Python under my bed in the morning !
Speaking of pest animals - a very good book that came out earlier this years is Cane Toad Wars by Professor Rick Shine of Sydney University. I read it about 3 months ago and it is a really good account of how and why the cane toad was introduced into Australia, its history since then, and what is currently being done to prevent native animals from being poisoned by them.
https://www.abbeys.com.au/book/cane-toad-wars.do
Mucking around with nature usually doesn't end well.
Are there any examples of successful imports of predators that haven't run amok ?
None that immediately come to mind. Most introduced species either run amok (as you indicated) or die out fairly quickly. The main reason they run amok is that they are introduced to areas where their own predators or natural diseases are absent. The reason that other species fail is that they are introduced to environments that are not suitable for them, or that they are introduced to areas in such low numbers they can't breed up into significantly larger numbers, so gradually die out.
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Deforestation could contribute to drought scientists say.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-09-15/trees-make-rain-ease-drought/10236572?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=%5brn_sfmc_12_09_18_science_df_!n1%5d%3a125&user_id=8bc35485a994b1602083a8211f964e9e403b273c56ecca3a53ae7aeb1f2400fd&WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Email%7c%5brn_sfmc_12_09_18_science_df_!n1%5d%7c125http%3a%2f%2fwww.abc.net.au%2fnews%2fscience%2f2018-09-15%2ftrees-make-rain-ease-drought%2f10236572
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Deforestation could contribute to drought scientists say.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-09-15/trees-make-rain-ease-drought/10236572?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=%5brn_sfmc_12_09_18_science_df_!n1%5d%3a125&user_id=8bc35485a994b1602083a8211f964e9e403b273c56ecca3a53ae7aeb1f2400fd&WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Email%7c%5brn_sfmc_12_09_18_science_df_!n1%5d%7c125http%3a%2f%2fwww.abc.net.au%2fnews%2fscience%2f2018-09-15%2ftrees-make-rain-ease-drought%2f10236572
A good explanation of what is a complex subject.
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