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Quolls of Australia - Threatened Species Day 2003 Fact Sheet (website(s) Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts Environment Australia - Australian Biodiversity )Four species of quoll occur in Australia: the Northern, Spotted-tailed, Eastern and Western Quolls. The largest species, the Spotted-tailed Quoll, eats birds, reptiles and mammals such as bandicoots, possums, echidnas and rabbits. Typically, they spend ...
The rare and complex aquatic root mat communities of the limestone caves underneath the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge in Western Australia are home to a rich array of wildlife. In these communities, the tree roots, which are able to reach the water found in ...
However, Australia's frog populations are declining, as are populations worldwide, for reasons that are as yet unknown. Unlike most frogs, the Baw Baw frog lays its eggs in moist, dark vegetation and the tadpoles do not live in water. The first evidence...
Four species of quoll occur in Australia: the northern, spotted-tailed, eastern and western quolls. The largest species, the spotted-tailed quoll, eats birds, reptiles and mammals such as bandicoots, possums, echidnas and rabbits. Typically, they spend ...
There are over 50 species of Australian animals and over 60 species of Australian plants that are extinct. Nationally threatened species are listed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Through the Australian Governmen...
Which endangered species should be studied? This quotation from Species at Risk: Research in Australia (Groves, R.H. and Ride, W.D.L., 1982) shows that research on endangered species is focused on a few kinds of living things. World Wildlife Fund (Austral...
Write an essay explaining why most mammal extinctions have occurred in Australia's arid zone, even though that this is the area with the least human settlement. Most mammal extinctions have occurred in the arid zone. The Australian Foundation for Science...
Write a paragraph suggesting ways in which the existence of an endangered species could be given a dollar value and compared quantitatively with other assets in our economy. Essentially, many decisions concerning the economy or the environment are made us...
In December 1994 headlines proclaimed 'Found, tree from the Dinosaur Age', when a previously unknown native tree was discovered in Wollemi National Park, west of Sydney. Many people were surprised that there were undiscovered trees, many up to 35 metres ...
Deciding on support for conservation programs - students look at economic, scientific and ethical issues to be considered before deciding which species is the most important to conserve. Conserving Australia's biological diversity - this activity examine...
It is easy to love koalas, and even though they are not endangered their preservation and protection receive a lot of attention. Authorities have recently decided to rename these native rats using Aboriginal words, thereby making the animals sound more a...
Many species have been brought into Australia deliberately or accidentally. It is known that feral cats prey on various native bird and mammal species. Exotic fish have been implicated in the decline, endangerment and extinction of several native fish s...
Biodiversity (short for biological diversity) is generally described at three levels - genetic diversity, species diversity and ecosystem diversity. Australia has been declared one of the world's top 12 'megadiverse' countries. Although 70 species of mar...
Information on threatened species, native animals fact sheets, keeping Australian animals as pets, living with wildlife, habitat protection and treatment of sick injured or orphaned animals. Click on 'Native animals' and 'Native plants' for fact sheets. ...
Key text Box 1. The hidden species at risk Box 2. The aliens Box 3. Australia's biodiversity Box 4. The mathematics of reserve systems Box 5. Survival of the cutest? Since then hundreds of species have become extinct in Australia, including at least 50 bi...
One possible way to conserve biological diversity is to create reserve systems that contain a representative sample of habitats. CSIRO scientists in collaboration with the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, have done this kind of modelli...
Reviewer: Dr Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, FAAAdjunct ProfessorDevelopmental Neurobiology GroupResearch School for Biological SciencesAustralian National UniversityCanberra, ACT The Australian Foundation for Science is a supporter of Nova. This topic is sponsored...
In fact, based on the number of species we already know, scientists estimate that many more species remain to be discovered. Most undescribed species are small and occur in soil, tropical rainforests and marine habitats. Extinction is probably already a...
ANU Reporter May 2007, pages 10-11 Devil of a disease Reports on research into the Devil Facial Tumour Disease. Australasian Science July 2007, pages 16-20 Toad kill (by Rick Shine) Examines the ecological impact of cane toads. July 2005, pages 14-16 The ...
KEY TEXT Australia's threatened species This topic is sponsored by an anonymous donor. Since then hundreds of species have become extinct in Australia, including at least 50 bird and mammal species and more than 50 plant species. the introduction of alie...
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