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Purinina

Written and illustrated by Christine Booth ISBN 9781486317264 (2024) This book illustrates the need to protect our natural habitat to allow near-extinct creatures like the Purininas (Devils) to flourish by creating a story that will surely capture any young reader’s attention. It will need careful reading first to check out ...

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Forest Orchestra¦Learning by Listening

Main Club, 7 March 2025 Our speaker was Lauren Hawkins, a research scientist with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). Lauren’s speciality is ecoacoustics, which is the study of environmental sounds. It involves using these sounds to monitor ecosystem function and health, such as biodiversity, species distribution, fauna ...

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Threatened Species of Birds

Darling Range Branch, 14 March 2025 “There are more species of bird in Australia than Wattlebirds and New Holland Honeyeaters.” Dr Rochelle Steven This was one of the key messages that Dr Rochelle Steven presented to the Darling Range Branch meeting on Friday, 14 March 2025. Many of these two ...

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Going Batty

Northern Suburbs Branch, 20 November 2024 Many of us know David Pike from his long association with the Wildflower Society of Western Australia, conducting weekly Saturday morning walks and monthly plant identification table at the Northern Suburbs Branch meetings. He also has a keen interest in photography, especially of insects, ...

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