Gumma – a sacred place
Traditional owners gathered at Nambucca Heads on the north coast of New South Wales to celebrate the dedication of the Gumma Indigenous Protected Area. The IPA is beautiful country, from […]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Watching the little ones grow up
A family of sulphur-crested cockatoos live in a gum tree just outside the Bowali Visitor Centre and we’ve been watching their progress for months now. The pair mated late last year and we […]
Boobooks back on Norfolk Island
This summer season has been a huge relief for park staff – the first recorded breeding of boobook owls in three years! We’ve heard owls calling across the island, and […]
Top dog on Booderee’s beaches
At Booderee we are trialling an innovative new fox control program to conserve the threatened hooded plover. World renowned dog instructor Steve Austin has trained springer spaniels to seek out […]
The striking face of Uluru – part two!
We’ve been having some cracking weather here at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Local photographer Damien Hill capught these dramatic pictures of Uluru. Damien’s camera was exposed for six seconds, […]
Summer Sounds in full swing
The Australian National Botanic Gardens’ popular Summer Sounds concert series is in full swing. More than 4,000 people have already attended, watching acts like The Cashews and the Kokoloco […]
Conservation gets cute!
The hooded plovers of Bherwerre and Mary’s Beaches have nested again this season thanks to a number of fox control measures in the region. Alongside land management agencies and the […]
White-tailed tropicbird takes to Christmas Island skies
This white-tailed tropicbird was brought into the Christmas Island National Park with suspected oil on its underbelly following the wreckage of the cargo vessel at Flying Fish Cove early this week. […]
