Before commencing her presentation, our speaker Dr Lisa Kirkendale, Head of Aquatic Zoology at the WA Museum, acknowledged that she now fills the shoes of one of the club’s former stalwarts, Shirley Slack-Smith. Lisa explained that of the 70 per cent of the globe that is covered in ocean, more ...
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– The August meeting saw a good turnout of a mix between members and visitors. The theme for the meeting was a members’ night and featured presentations by Daniel Heald and Colin Prickett. First up was Daniel, who delivered a presentation on the Great Southern Bioblitz (GSB). The 2024 GSB ...
Read more →Our speaker was Dr John Huisman, Principal Research Scientist (Curator, Herbarium) at the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. John has published ten books on seaweeds, including his latest, Marine Plants of Australia, which describes over 640 species, and was on sale at the meeting. (see book cover on page ...
Read more →New Zealand South Island Wildlife & Wilderness 15-Day Accommodated Tour – Departs Nelson 7 January 2025 – Max 12 participants Discover New Zealand’s South Island (Te Wai Pounamu), through the eyes of a local New Zealand Naturalist on our 15-day wildlife and wilderness tour. We will venture away from the ...
Read more →We continued our Centenary celebrations on Sunday 4 August, when around seventy past and present members and visitors re-enacted the Club’s first excursion, which was held at Leighton Beach on 26 July 1924 – after a storm washed lots of items onto the shore a few days before. The venue ...
Read more →KRMBranch, 21 July 2024 The KRMB Anniversary breakfast event was again held at the Palm Beach Café on the Rockingham waterfront. A good turnout of 18 members attended and enjoyed the good quality meal choices and service available at the café. It was especially good to have Diana Hitchin (accompanied ...
Read more →DRBNats, 9 August 2024 The speaker, Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) Kelly Sheldrick, shared her extensive understanding of bats, including some of her citizen science statistics on monitoring southwest Western Australia bats. She primarily focused on ecological roles and conservation. The key aspects of her work covered changing perceptions ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch, 24 July 2024 Golly, I didn’t think we would take so long! What was planned as a one and a half to two-hour walk turned into 3 hours. Not because the 14 attendees were slow, but because there was so much to see – although it did ...
Read more →KRM Branch, 15 July 2024 The July meeting saw a good turnout, a mix of members and visitors. The theme was a Members’ Night, and presentations by Daniel Heald and Colin Prickett were featured. First up was Daniel, who mentioned that while in New Zealand on holiday during the Christmas/New ...
Read more →Main Club –2 August 2024 Dr Holly Raudino is a senior research scientist in the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) Marine Science program. Her interests are whales and dolphins off the coast of Western Australia (WA). Her PhD, through Murdoch University, was on the Bunbury Bottlenose Dolphins. She ...
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