It’s been a while since one of Real Dirt’s favourite contributors, Professor Poongschtock, has felt the need to fly into print. This time penguin exploitation has irked the good professor and he is as mad as a cut snake…
Just how low can a politician stoop in pursuit of power? It’s a question that’s been asked [...]
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What’s a Dead Penguin Worth to a Politican?
August 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Holy Owl!
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
By JAMES WOODFORD
Sometimes, no matter how much your family needs you, going straight home is not an option.
In Tasmania masked owls are an endangered species – as few as 650 pairs are left.
But on Lord Howe Island the Tasmanian race, the same sub-species of this raptor are absolutely thriving, living in densities unheard of elsewhere.
Perversely, [...]
Tags: lord howe·owls·pest species·rats
The Latest From Lough….
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Janice Lough is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and one of the nation’s leading climate scientists – her work on cores from ancient corals has confirmed that dramatic, unprecedented climate changes are underway right now. Lough’s message at the recent Coral Reefs Symposium, held in Brisbane in [...]
Merry Christmas from Real Dirt…
December 21st, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s been a crazy year here at Real Dirt HQ – that is my laptop and office on the south coast of NSW…But I have been a little quiet the last few weeks as I have been travelling for my next book.
After a short break until mid-January I hope to get things cranking up again. [...]
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A Better Way of Burning? Climate Change, Bushfires, Indigenous Knowledge
November 10th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Guest Viewpoint, Uncategorized
Living with climate change is nothing new for Indigenous Australians, who survived tens of thousands of years in this continent with wild swings of dry, wet and sea levels many tens of metres lower than today. Clearly current fire management regimes are inadequate. But is there an alternative, asks ranger and landcare officer, Greg Watts?
The ground [...]
Tags: bushfires·hazard reduction burning·indigenous knowledge
