Super planting season on Christmas Island
It was all hands on deck this week with the Rehab and Natural Resources Management teams joining forces to make the most of the wet conditions – perfect for planting. […]
Tag Archives: Christmas Island
Behind-the-scenes of a natural phenomenon
The warm waters off Christmas Island are now swimming with millions of red crab eggs. The island’s annual wave of migrating red crabs ‘spawned’ this week, with the females dropping their eggs in […]
Red crab migration begins on Christmas Island
Christmas Island’s red crabs have begun their annual breeding migration! This follows heavy and sustained island wide rainfalls over the last few days. At the beginning of the wet season […]
My Christmas adventure!
Lisa Cavanagh is a zoo keeper at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, but has just been whisked away to Christmas Island to fill in for the reptile conservation officer at Christmas […]
Christmas Island ferns on stunning stamps
These stamps featuring ferns from Christmas Island could almost persuade us to send our Christmas cards in the New Year! Australia Post will release […]
Annual red crab migration begins
We’re so excited – the annual red crab migration has begun on Christmas Island with millions of the creatures making their way from the forest to the coast. The arduous process […]
Revegetating parts of Cocos
Revegetating parts of the Cocos with native species is the ambitious aim of our Pulu Keeling team and their local community. Pulu Keeling National Park is the only Cocos island […]
Christmas Island Flickr site updated
Come and see some more stunning images of Christmas Island’s wildlife and landscapes at our Flickr site. Jon, Parks Australia
