Australian wildlife’s resilience in the aftermath of devastating bushfires is being revealed through innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. A collaboration between WWF, Conservation International, and local land managers has collected over 7 million photos from approximately 1,100 sensor-activated cameras in eight bushfire-affected areas across Australia. These captivating images showcase the incredible journey of vulnerable species, […]
Tag: Australian Wildlife
Australia’s Adorable Bilby Is Being Turned Into A Biological Weapon
In the last 200 years, Australia has lost 31 known species, the most of any country in the world, MSN reports. One of the latest to face the threat of extinction is the adorable bilby. The Bilby is a small defenseless animal, easy prey for invasive predators and classified as Vulnerable by the Australian Wildlife […]
Birds and frogs of Bowra Sanctuary
A sudden cold snap in Sydney this weekend provided a good reason to stay indoors and to catch up on some trip reports. In May 2012 I had the opportunity to visit AWC’s Bowra Sanctuary in southern Queensland for a few days. Bowra is an internationally known hotspot for Australia’s threatened birdlife. The 14,000 hectares […]
The Million Dollar Question – How Many Platypuses?
It will be erroneous to presume that platypuses are abundant, in fact there is no current number to date that could confirm a realistic population number, but only the vast large estimates between 10 thousand to 100 thousand platypuses may be in existence. Counting platypus, or platypuses is a very difficult task, even trying to […]