12/02/2022

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Australia conservation: iconic Koala becomes ‘endangered’

  Very interesting news today in The Guardian Australia edition…. No recovery plan for the Australian marsupial was in place despite it being identified as a requirement nine years ago * Today – 2022 : The Australian government has officially listed the koala as ‘endangered’  after a decline in its numbers due to land clearing and catastrophic bushfires shrinking its habitat.   * back in 2019 ….. A report claims koalas are ‘functionally extinct’ – but what does that mean?  In THE...

Sowing Roots project focus on Caribbean people

This free exhibition is part of the Garden Museum’s Sowing Rootsproject, a first of its kind journey into the history of the gardening cultures and traditions that Caribbean people carried with them when they moved to the UK after World War II: from breadfruit, provision grounds, and botanical gardens, to chocho, ackee and the green spaces of South London. How did the horticultural knowledge and traditions of the Windrush generation shape their experiences of migration and community building in the...

All about tigers

Common name: Tiger Scientific name: Panthera tigris Distribution: Asia and Far-east Russia CITES listing: Appendix I (22/10/1987) Tigers are the largest cat on earth. They are agile, with flexible bodies designed for running, jumping and climbing. Heavily-muscled forelimbs, retractable claws, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and acute senses make them awesome hunters. Their distinctive markings blend in to the colours and shadows of their habitat, having a reddish-orange to yellow-ochre coat with a white belly and black stripes. Tigers are generally...

Green Teacher development plans

Now that Green Teacher is a registered charity in Canada, we have big plans! HenrIcus – the creator of this LearnFromNature blog – as the Australian Region Editor for Green Teacher . Green Teacher is also partner of NAEE where Henricus is an executive Next steps We’re rich in resources and relationships. We also have five avenues — magazine, books, webinars, podcasts, and professional development — for supporting educators. With all of this in tow, here’s where we’re headed next:...

Joseph Banks : explorer, scientist, botanist extraordinaire

News that experts have located the Endeavour – the ship of Captain James Cook – news item So its a good opportunity  to recall the great work of Sir Joseph Banks ___________     Combining a passion for botanical knowledge and an inherited fortune, Joseph Banks encouraged and patronised scientific activity all over the world. His vast collection of plants and animals are vital to the Natural History Museum scientific collections, for both scientific research and our understanding of Britain’s...

Great Barrier Reef is amazing

What makes the ‘Great Barrier Reef” great?   “The Great Barrier Reef – a world heritage site- is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 – The People’s Choice Award

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is world-famous for showcasing fantastic wildlife images from around the world, and has been running for almost 60 years.   This year’s competition attracted over 50,000 entries from professionals and amateurs across the world, and was won by French underwater photographer and biologist Laurent Ballesta with his image of camouflage groupers in French Polynesia   Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London (NHM). The competition was originally founded...