More to see at Booderee
A new self-guided tour is the perfect place to begin exploring the plants, animals, Indigenous culture and history of Booderee National Park. The 2.5 hour Munyunga waraga dhugan walk takes […]
Monthly Archives: July 2012
New flowers peek through the bush
As usual at Kakadu the sunsets and sunrises have been blazing and new flowers are peeking through the bush. We’ve got the sand palm flowers coming out and the sweet smell of […]
Heartwarming stories for two threatened iconic Alps species
Richard Snashall has produced two amazing documentaries on the plight of the mountain pygmy possum and the southern corroboree frog. Discover how mountain pygmy possum numbers are picking up again […]
Endangered pea goes home
Our talented team at the Australian National Botanic Gardens has successfully propagated the endangered small purple pea for planting out as part of an ACT energy company’s offset program. Our […]
Conserving Uluru’s rich cultural history
Anangu elders are helping to capture Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park’s rich ecological, cultural and historical knowledge by participating in the park’s oral history project. Elders from are being interviewed both […]
Southern Tanami becomes Indigenous Protected Area
What an experience! We’re back from celebrating the Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Area declaration in the Tanami Desert. At 10.15 million hectares, Southern Tanami IPA forms a major part of […]
Seasonal ranger joins quoll monitoring
Researchers in the East Alligator region of Kakadu National Park are training northern quolls to be ‘cane toad-smart’ by feeding them baby cane toads. These don’t have enough poison to […]
Plant collecting on Christmas Island
A Parks Australia team swapped frosty Canberra mornings for the hot, humid conditions of Christmas Island to go plant collecting, surveying the island’s flora to update knowledge of its native and weedy […]
