On Saturday morning 7 October, 15 eager people met in Lesueur National Park for an excursion to see the wildflowers and hear Professor Hans Lambers explain about Australia’s old geological history, the geo-sequence of the dunes, and our vegetation’s clever adaption to the poor soils and harsh climate. Wish you ...
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Kevin Morrison, previously Chief Wildlife Officer of the Department of Parks and Wildlife, spoke to us about his work and experiences there. He grew up in Kalgoorlie, where catching rabbits and chasing birds with a ‘ging’ revealed his fascination with the bush. Whilst at school he did biology, which led ...
Read more →A good-sized audience of members and visitors gathered for our September meeting: Caspian Terns as a Sentinel Species for the Southern Metropolitan Coastal Waters presented by Dr Nic Dunlop. Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) inhabit coastal and inland waters in sub-tropical and temperate regions around the world. In south-western Australia, Caspian ...
Read more →Bec Wellard listening to orcas – music to her ears! No write-up can capture the exuberance of the multi-media presentation given by Project ORCA (Orca Research & Conservation Australia) member and Curtin PhD candidate, Bec Wellard. Her talk on Killer Whales (Orcinus orca), originally known as whale killers apparently, was ...
Read more →The image has been provided as part of the Rakali Community Survey. This new citizen science project is designed to improve knowledge of this elusive native rodent whose current distribution, habitat needs and threats are poorly known. As a top-order predator, rakali may be useful indicators of healthy waterways, and ...
Read more →With many members away and others with other commitments there were only four attendees for our August 27 excursion at Gooralong Park in Jarrahdale, which turned out to be a beautiful morning. Our visit coincided with a walk along the Kitty’s Gorge Trail organised by the Jarrahdale Heritage Society, so ...
Read more →Our August excursion was planned around the monthly activity day of the Friends of Brixton Street Wetlands (FBSW). This enabled Nats members to meet people who are very familiar with the wetlands and for some of us to lend a hand in its maintenance before our walk. After morning tea ...
Read more →Thirty-two DRB members came to a members-only event at the Greens’ Land-for-Wildlife and Streamcare property in the Perth Hills on August 26. They started with a wildflower quiz. Forty-nine Western Australian flowering plants, including five with significant conservation status, had been named and labelled in the property prior to people’s ...
Read more →Peel Inlet from Murray-Serpentine delta— Photo:The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation The Naturalists Club has a cottage on Cooleenup Island on the eastern edge of the Murray River Delta Islands of the Peel Inlet. Club members erected the building in 1983 and it is still decorated in a charming ...
Read more →Our August meeting was an account given by Eddie Dell of the coach trip that he and Joy made in Costa Rica with Coates Wildlife Tours, where they were very efficiently guided by a local guide. The name of the country means “rich coast” and it covers an area of ...
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