Between 2007 and 2019, the little penguin population on Penguin Island, once the largest in Western Australia with approximately 1700 birds, underwent a dramatic decline to just 150 breeding pairs—an alarming reduction of over 80%.
This decline stems from a complex mix of natural, anthropogenic, and climate-related factors posing imminent threats to their survival.
Garvey Park, Ascot to Baigup Wetland, Bayswater and return. Meet: at Walk Trail Sign behind the Swan Café near the car parks/play area. UBD (2022) Map: 250 L14 (at end of Fauntleroy Ave, Ascot) Details: Easy walk, about 9.8kms return, mostly formed path, some bush tracks, a few gentle inclines. ...
DRB Presents: 50th Anniversary Celebration
Our speaker will be Mr Peter Stephenson, retired Principal Research Scientist- Stock Assessment, Department of Fisheries Western Australia. Common methods of determining the status of finfish stocks will be explored. The methods will be illustrated with two examples from Western Australia, Shark Bay Pink Snapper, Pilbara Red Emperor and also ...
There are a number of walks that set off around the Peace be Still guest house 1324 Chittering Rd, Lower Chittering WA 6084 Peace Be Still is situated on a farm with bushland adjoining the Avon Valley National Park allowing access for extensive bushwalking. A lovely picnic and camping area ...
Meet at the carpark on the Brookton Hwy, on the right where the power line crosses the highway. That is 1.5 km past the green B80 (Brookton 80 km) sign, or 12 km past the Ashendon Rd Junction. Details: The walk is about 11 km, flat, partly on the Bibbulmun ...
Japan Trip - Desiree Heald has recently returned from an extended trip to Japan and will share with us some sightings of fauna, flora and other aspects of nature that she encountered on her trip.
Meet: Neil Hawkins Park, eastern end of Boas St, Joondalup Details: We will wander the path along the edge of Lake Joondalup keeping an eye out for Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle hatchlings which should be heading to the water around ...
Meet: At the pergola at the northwest end of the lake (at the corner of Lake St. and Safety Bay Road, Peron). Lake Richmond is an important ecosystem for water birds, frogs, Snake-necked Turtles, aquatic invertebrates and the thrombolites (a Threatened Ecological Community). Our walk will be along the Anne ...
Meet at the entrance to Coogee Beach Café, Powell Road, Coogee (NEW meeting point) Details: The walk is 11 km along paved and sandy paths, and beaches. Wear clothes appropriate to the weather and suitable footwear. Bring morning tea, lunch and drinking water to have during the walk. ...
In the late 1970s, the mammal emblem of WA, the termite-eating numbat, was slipping towards extinction. This once-widespread marsupial survived in only three places in the south-west and by 1985, at only two sites, Dryandra and the Perup Forest with around 300 animals. This presentation will trace the ups and ...
Meet at South Ledge car-park. If coming from Kalamunda, follow Mundaring Weir Rd, past The Dell Picnic Area and turn left past Farrell Grove to the end of South Ledge Rd. If coming from Mundaring, head south along Mundaring Weir Rd until past the weir and continue heading south west ...