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 ...
Dr Lachlan Strain, Principal Research Scientist- Molluscs, DPIRD We will learn about the species, habitat and life cycle of the various abalone species that are found along WA’s coast line. We will also learn how researchers collect data and make recommendations for the following season. The 2024 recreational abalone season ...
The excursion to the Department of Fisheries planned as a follow-up to our May and June speakers’ presentations has been postponed. Instead, we will meet at the western end of the Whitfords Nodes car park and take a short walk ( about 300m) along the beach, then on the path ...