Category Archives: Flora and fauna
What did they find in the amazon which could have a huge positive impact?
Fungi which eats plastic: “The first anyone has found to survive on a steady diet of polyurethane in an anaerobic (oxygen-free) environment that is close to the condition at the bottom of a landfill.” #plasticeatingfungi #environment #KaiJonesIndependent
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679201/fungi-discovered-in-the-amazon-will-eat-your-plastic
Pets are for life, not for a weekend.
Pets are for life, not for a weekend.
#PetsAreForLife #KaiJonesIndependent
Pets shops to become “adoption centres”
Great work at CSIRO!
CSIRO unearths clues about the land
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/csiro-unearths-clues-about-the-land-20141126-11ths8.html
Will you still want it when it’s not cute anymore?
Calls for Australian cats to be kept indoors
With feral cats killing as many as 75 million Australian creatures every day, there are new calls for cat ownership rules to be tightened.
http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2014/10/31/4118217.htm
What do you think? please share your comments!
Eco friendly shark barrier
These could be used at all beaches, and with some modification could be useful with jellyfish too
http://www.ecosharkbarrier.com.au/why/
Learning about sharks instead of killing them
Dear Governments. Which would be more useful in the long term: Killing sharks or researching them to understand them better and find ways to mitigate saltwater accidents?
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/videos/the-remus-sharkcam.htm
PETA vs Wool Industry
I don’t know anyone who thinks it’s ok to be cruel to animals.
ABC has given airtime to Barnaby Joyce’s comments (1) about the Wool industry.
SBS has given airtime to PETA’s response (2) and Mr Joyce’s reply (3) to PETA’s comments.
Which one is the “correct” or “better” perspective? You decide…
(1) http://www.abc.net.au/news/
(2) http://www.sbs.com.au/news/
(3) http://www.sbs.com.au/news/
Updated: 18/07/14 with Mr Joyce’s reply to PETA on SBS.