2 June 2022 | Biodiversity
8 Ways to Reduce Light Pollution Impacts on Wildlife Leaving unnecessary lights on at night is a waste of electricity, carbon emissions and money. Importantly, it’s also creating harmful impacts on some of our wildlife. Artificial light at night directly impacts the...
1 May 2022 | Biodiversity |
The Swift Parrots are back! The Swift Parrots (Lathamus discolor) have returned to mainland Australia. Research published in December 2020 suggests there may only be several hundred Swift Parrots left, meaning they are on the very brink of extinction. Logging and...
3 April 2022 | Biodiversity, News |
Banyule’s No Local Species Extinction plan – part 2 Jen Willis interviewed Banyule’s biodiversity adviser, Paul Davis about the No Local Species Extinction Plan that Council are developing. If you haven’t already, you can read the first part of the interview with more...
27 February 2022 | Biodiversity, News |
Great news – Banyule is developing a No Local Species Extinction plan! You may have seen a request from Banyule City Council’s (Council) biodiversity team for community group input into the No Local Extinction Plan they are developing. This is the first action...
26 January 2022 | Biodiversity
The magnificence of dragonflies Across our north-eastern Melbourne suburbs, dragonflies (and their cousins damselflies) are relatively common. They are found right across Australia and all around the world. There are hundreds of species in Australia alone and it’s...
5 January 2022 | Biodiversity
Five indigenous pollinator-attracting daisies If you’re growing vegetables and fruit, you probably understand the benefits that pollinators bring to your garden. Many plants, particularly the cultivated varieties we grow for food, are self-fertile (don’t need other...
