Dr Sue Graham-Taylor accepted the challenge of writing the centenary history of the Western Australian Naturalists’ Club being aware of the key role it has played in documenting and protecting WA’s environment as well as in educating the community. Her research has unearthed many aspects of our history that are not ...
Sundews (botanical name Drosera) are carnivorous plants that capture and digest insects using leaves covered in sticky, mucilage-producing tentacles. Western Australia is the global diversity hotspot for the genus, with more than 150 species that primarily occur in the South-West and Kimberley regions. New species continue to be discovered and described each year, with many of them already being on the verge of extinction due to habitat loss. This presentation will introduce the genus Drosera with a focus on natural history aspects such as rediscoveries of long-lost species, novel plant-animal interactions (especially kleptoparasites), and the rapidly growing role of citizen science in taxonomic and conservation research.
DRB Presents: Lauren Hawkins - Listening to the Forest: ecoacoustics and ecosystem health
Join Kelly Sheldrick for a fascinating talk about bats in southwest WA, including highlights from recent summer trapping work. She’ll share how acoustic lures are being used to attract bats, how acoustic and trapping results compare, and some of the species they’ve caught along the way. Kelly will also talk ...
The 2025 Notley Late Easter Camp was held between 1-7 May with the Wellington Forest Cottages as our base. It was a very packed programme with visits to and walks at, many interesting sites, including an introduction to the forest at the nearby Wellington Discovery Forest Centre and a guided ...
Join Kelly Sheldrick for a talk about citizen science bat surveys in southwest WA, and learn more about these elusive mammals, which make up around a third of all mammal species in the region. The presentation will cover the survey techniques used, including the use of acoustic lures to increase ...
DRB Presents: BoorYul-Bah-Bilya: A new community catchment plan for the Mandoon Bilya (Helena River)
Dragonflies (Odonata) are some of the most aesthetically pleasing and most loved wetland insects, yet we know very little about the ecology or biology of Australian species. There are more than 40 species found in southwestern Australia, of which nearly half are endemic species, and there are also endemic genera. ...
Speaker: All members Presenter Erin Clitheroe has had to POSTPONE her talk on Little Penguins unfortunately. The meeting will now be a Members' Night, with all contributing images and sightings. Contact: for further details phone Colin Prickett 0408 618 975