Bayside cormorants are important for our whole coastline
If you’ve been out this winter, you might have noticed an abundance of cormorants. Did you know, that Bayside cormorants are important for our whole coastline. Protecting and potentially building their populations, will boost fish abundance and improve reef health. If we are going to resore Port Phillip Bay to its former glory, our seabirds are of phenomenal significance, yet often ignored. There is very little information on their abundance and distribution in the Bay.
Published on September 24, 2024 15:04
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Wildlife in the Balance
Wildlife has a huge and immeasurable impact on the stability, health and functioning of ecosystems. For this reason, humanity cannot survive without wildlife. Wild animals turn dust into soil, carbon
Wildlife has a huge and immeasurable impact on the stability, health and functioning of ecosystems. For this reason, humanity cannot survive without wildlife. Wild animals turn dust into soil, carbon into food and the weather into a fair climate for living.
These are the stories untold – the reason why conservation is essential for our survival. The orangutan doesn’t simply depend on rainforest canopy structure, it creates the structure. We humans don’t simply depend on forests or coral reefs, we live among the animals that make those places habitable. In this blog I explore the many and varied ways we connect with nature. This reveals the link between the way we think, behave and act, and the very basis for our existence and survival as a species on Earth. But only as long as we are surrounded by a colourful and diverse abundance of other animals. ...more
These are the stories untold – the reason why conservation is essential for our survival. The orangutan doesn’t simply depend on rainforest canopy structure, it creates the structure. We humans don’t simply depend on forests or coral reefs, we live among the animals that make those places habitable. In this blog I explore the many and varied ways we connect with nature. This reveals the link between the way we think, behave and act, and the very basis for our existence and survival as a species on Earth. But only as long as we are surrounded by a colourful and diverse abundance of other animals. ...more
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