Posts from January 2012
Spectacled Hare-wallaby Roadkill in The Tanami…
Some bittersweet news this morning when I got into the office. Dave Price, photographer extraordinaire and regular contributor to our newsletters and blog posts, has sent in some more pics. Unfortunately, he and wife Bess found a roadkilled Spectacled Hare-wallaby Lagorchestes conspicillatus, just north of Rabbit Flats on the Tanami Road. Initially they thought it might
Ayers Rock Yulara Resort Gives Land for Wildlife the Thumbs Up!
Exciting news this week with management at Ayers Rock Yulara Resort giving the go ahead for full registration of the resort with Land for Wildlife. This is the culmination of many months of collaboration between LFW coordinators Jesse and Chris and Adrienne Horton, a representative from resort managers, Voyages. Adrienne has several bold conservation initiatives planned, to
Scribblers of The Centre – Get Busy!
If you’ve got something on your mind, we’d love to hear from you. Jesse and Chris are always looking for interesting wildlife stories and photographs for the newsletter, interstate newsletters, and this blog. If you’ve got some pictures or tales to share and think they might be appropriate for distribution to the national Land for
LFW – Spreading the Word Further in 2012…
2012 is rapidly building pace, and Jesse and Chris are looking for new memberships everywhere, but there are two areas we are particularly interested in at the moment. We have received some funding recently from long-time supporter Territory Eco-link, to start helping landholders on indigenous and pastoral lands in central Australia. These are two types of land
Mystery Skull Baffles the Land for Wildlife Office
Throughout the year, numerous Land for Wildlife members send us interesting photographs and specimens of plants and animals they find on their properties. Often they come with the question “What is it?” Usually we’re able to answer that question, sometimes with a bit of research, conversations with colleagues at Low Ecological Services, or by forwarding
New Year Heat Brings in the Wildlife
It seems to happen every year in the Alice – 40+ degree tempeartures welcoming the new year – and although weather like this makes headlines down south, it hardly rates a mention in Central Australia. It might sound suprising, but during the heat is a great time to check out the wildlife that’s using your garden