Susan and Vernon Stocklmayer presented an account of their Coates Wildlife Tour to Sri Lanka (March 2013) to an enthralled audience. It’s always great to see another country through the eyes of fellow ‘Nats Club’ members! First Vernon gave us an outline of the geology and geography of the island ...
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We recently received a message from Gill Ainsworth to let us know about a short animated film and webpage she has created about Baudin’s and Carnaby’s Cockatoos, called ‘A Tale of Two Cockatoos’. I recommend you check it out.
Read more →The Ellis Brook Valley Reserve covers a scenic area and forms part of the western scarp of the Darling Plateau. The Reserve is part of the Banyowla Regional Park, named after a Nyoongar elder. Ellis Brook is named after Captain T. Ellis, a police superintendent of the 1830s. A City ...
Read more →Gooralong Park in Jarrahdale. Four KRMB members made the trip to Jarrahdale for a walk in Gooralong Park. On a very pleasant morning we parked the car and set out through Jarrah Forest towards an area that had previously been open for camping. The camp facilities have now been closed ...
Read more →KWINANA/ROCKINGHAM/MANDURAH BRANCH The format for the May general meeting was a Members’ Night. The first presentation was by Rosalie and Geoff Barritt who showed a series of photographs taken on their recent trip to China. The photos featured many of the better-known landmarks, such as the Great Wall, the ...
Read more →Western Swamp Tortoise breeding facility at the Perth Zoo On April 21, a group of 17 members and friends met at Perth Zoo for a ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of the Western Swamp Tortoise (Pseudemydura umbrina) captive breeding facility. Head keeper Bradie Durell met us inside the zoo gate and led us ...
Read more →Fred and Jean Hort have worked on a voluntary basis for CALM (now DEC) over many years, during which time they have contributed a considerable amount of natural history information, especially botanical. Some of their achievements have been the rediscovery of three floral species only collected previously by the first ...
Read more →As with any good field trip preparation the organizer conducts a recce (aka Twink Smurthwaite). As such, the week before the DRB Avon Valley National Park excursion, a quick trip up the Toodyay Road was made to check out the opportunities for the weekend ahead. On arrival, however, the park ...
Read more →The Serventy Memorial Lecture is held every year by the WA Naturalists’ Club in honour of the outstanding contribution made by the Serventy family to Natural History in Australia and to our Club. The aim of the Serventy Memorial fund is to encourage young people to study natural history. Before ...
Read more →Free mobile device app helps distinguish between cane toads and native frogs Resource for students, travellers, truck drivers and the community West Australians can now use a mobile device app to distinguish between poisonous cane toads and harmless native frogs of the Kimberley. The State’s first Cane Toad App has ...
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