Frogs are easy to find during the warm months, especially when there’s rain about. The Mary River catchment and surrounds supports over 40 frog species. About ¼ are vulnerable, endangered or have disappeared in recent decades, mostly due to loss of habitat extent and quality as a result of swamp draining, vegetation clearing and weed invasion. […]
Backyard Biodiversity – Creating Urban habitat – Every Space Counts August 2022
Creating Urban Habitat – Every Space Counts Feeling disheartened by the latest State of the Environment report? Every five years, the Australian government releases a comprehensive assessment of the state of our environment. The report lets us know how healthy — or sick — our animals, forests, rivers, oceans, climate, communities, and cities really are. Unfortunately, the […]
Australian Farm Biodiversity Certification Scheme Trial
The Federal Government Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment has announced the Australian Farm Biodiversity Certification Scheme Trial. The Department provided $4m in funding to the National Farmers’ Federation to develop and trial the Scheme. Funding has been made available through the $34m Agriculture Stewardship Package. The package recognises that farmers, as stewards of the […]
