Tasmanian Times
Environment
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3.7KFree ‘Health Feathers’ Saving 40-Spotteds
Scientists devised a cheap, ingenious trick to save this bird from a blood-sucking maggot – and it works brilliantly Saving endangered species...
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Mystery Carp Abnormality Creates Opportunities
A remote Tasmanian lake is the unlikely location for a discovery that could benefit research into human illnesses as well as efforts...
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1080 Critical to Saving Threatened Species until Replacement Found
Use of 1080 poison to control feral animals remains critical to success of large-scale conservation programs and recovery of threatened species until...
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World Symposium on Climate and COVID-19
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and international science partners are hosting a virtual global symposium from 4 to 6 August to review the relationship...
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Need for Prediction of Marine Heatwaves
There is need for the development of systems to predict marine heatwaves, say an international research team. The phenomena are a growing...
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Book Review: Wild Nature (2020)
“Modern life is leaping on at such a pace we no longer seem to have time to see the simple things of...
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Tamar Estuary 2020 Report Card
Summary The 2020 Tamar Estuary Report Card shows an overall improvement in grades across all zones of the kanamaluka/Tamar estuary, compared to...
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Fighting Devil Disease with New Weapons
Researchers at UTAS' Menzies Institute for Medical Research & School of Medicine have added new tools to their repertoire for fighting the...
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Blame for our Failed Environment Laws Lies Squarely with Government
Environment laws are failing on many fronts, and poor government stewardship is to blame.
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Stone Stacking Menace to Biodiversity
Scientists from around the world are begging people not to make stone stacks, which are emerging as a threat to micro-habitats.
