Just off the coast of Darwin findings have shown the importance of fire management highlighting the use of fires to leave more habitat, food and hiding places for native wildlife from feral cats (Threatened Species Recovery Hub).
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Protecting Our Hollows Fact Sheet
Bushfire Volunteer, , Hollows, threatened species, vulnerable species
A four-page fact sheet on the importance and value of hollows as habitat for wildlife has been created by...
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Climate, Fire and Biodiversity webinar series
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, climate, climate change, post-fire, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfire
The Threatened Species Recovery Hub hosted a four part webinar series in August/September (2020) on climate, fire and biodiversity....
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“Compelling evidence” logging worsened bushfires
Bushfire Volunteer, , Logging, prevention
Professor David Lindemayer and associates have released an article in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal outlining their findings...
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PhD Opportunities in Fire Ecology
Bushfire Volunteer, , Research
The Fire Ecology and Biodiversity Group at the University of Melbourne is offering three PhD projects within two research...
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Old Growth Forests: when giants fall….
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Hollows, Rainforest, wildfire
Kim Stephan, ecologist and NCC representative on the Far North Coast Bushfire Management Committee, shares her insights on the...
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Does pyrodiversity really promote biodiversity?
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fauna
Does pyrodiversity really promote biodiversity? Local knowledge is important when managing fire for plant and animal conservation. An article...
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WATCH – Prescribed Burning Atlas launch
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fire, Hazard Reduction, Prescribed burns
A new website designed to help fire and land managers “compare the risk reduction benefits and costs from different...
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Book Review – A Wide & Open Land: Walking The Last Of Western Sydney’s Woodlands by Peter A. Ridgeway
Bushfire Volunteer, , Book, history, plants, Western Sydney, wildlife
As one who enjoys long bushwalks and studying nature, I was very keen to grab hold of a copy...