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Baby seal discovered in wheat crop three kilometers inland in South Australia

Baby seal discovered in wheat crop three kilometers inland in South Australia

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

After discovering a baby seal in a wheat crop on a farm close to Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula, a farmer from South Australia released the animal back into the water. On Thursday morning, a seal was discovered on a neighbor’s driveway, three kilometers inland, according to farmer Ty Kayden, who received a call from […]

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‘We can’t blame animals’: how human pathogens are making their way into vulnerable wildlife

‘We can’t blame animals’: how human pathogens are making their way into vulnerable wildlife

July 31, 2020July 25, 2020 Supertrooper Leave a comment

For 13 years now, scientist Michelle Power has been grabbing samples of human waste and animal poop from Antarctica to Australia to try and answer a vital question. Has the bacteria in humans that has grown resistant to antibiotics – an issue considered to be one of the world’s greatest health challenges – made its […]

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Wildlife of Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Wildlife of Kangaroo Island, South Australia

February 25, 2013December 22, 2019 Margarita Steinhardt 4 Comments

Kangaroo Island is often referred to as ‘Australian Galapagos’. And for a good reason. Because of its isolation, Kangaroo Island is free of many diseases and pest species found on the mainland, providing a much-needed breeding safe heaven to a wide variety of wildlife species. It is a premier eco-tourism destination in Australia that I […]

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