Koalas join the ranks of threatened species
The koala, Australia’s national icon, has been added to the national list of threatened species, which prompted Environment Minister, Tony Burke, in making an announcement on Monday. The listing will give Australia’s much-loved koalas protection under national environmental law. It is said koala numbers have …
Coral reef behaviour to global warming surprises scientists
You would think that global warming is harming all of environment’s plants but studies from the Australian Institute of Marine Science show that all is not lost under the deep blue sea. The rising temperatures pose an increased threat to sea levels volume and the …
Elephants and rhinoceros the solution to Australia’s gamba grass infestation problem?
Elephants and rhinoceros should be introduced to tackle the problem of invasive African grass growth in Australia, a study said in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The gamba grass – a fast-growing weed – was introduced in the 1930s as food for livestock and can grow up to 4m tall. It has been …
Newly discovered frog species is world’s smallest vertebrate
At 7.7mm long, the Paedophryne amauensis is thus far the smallest in the animal kingdom with a backbone. This species of vertebrate was found on the thickly leafed forest floor in Papua New Guinea, alongside another tiny frog, the Paedophryne swiftorum that is measured at 8.6mm. Papua New Guinea’s tropical islands lie just northwest …
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