Wild dogs and dingoes: Parsing baby and bathwater
Farmers and outdoor enthusiasts often share common ground when it comes to reducing wild dog numbers, but are blanket culling programs the most effective response to the problem?
Farmers and outdoor enthusiasts often share common ground when it comes to reducing wild dog numbers, but are blanket culling programs the most effective response to the problem?
Informed political will is required from voters before meaningful, positive change can be made to conserve our natural heritage, writes Bob Brown.
A recent European invader, orange hawkweed now has a foothold in Australia’s alps and bushwalkers, mountaineers and other alpine adventurers can help prevent its spread.
Of the adventure activities Australians are searching for in Google, bushwalking appears to be losing out.
Lightning can be a major hazard for bushwalkers, campers, skiers; not to mention ecologists! A researcher Michele Kohout knows has been struck by lightning not once, but twice, while conducting botanical surveys in the Victorian Alps.
Bob Brown returns to the matter of Lake Pedder, an environmental concern that could have been solved decades ago.
The wild horse, while central to many Australians’ local mythologies is also the subject of much criticism regarding their environment impacts to national parks.
With an ever-growing population of hobby and commercial drone enthusiasts expecting the release of a debut model from GoPro in 2015, the need for stricter regulations is greater than ever.
Research published in 2009 shows the use of alpine huts is likely increasing the spread of invasive plants – a fact that many bushwalkers may not be aware of, but should be taking steps to minimise.
The Great Barrier Reef is potentially home to a plethora of advances to medical science that could hold the key to our own healthy future. Isn’t that reason enough to ensure its ongoing survival?
Hobart’s Mount Wellington is too precious to taint with more infrastructure, writes Bob Brown.