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Bird Attacking WindowJohn Dengate explained that in spring, as the day length increases, birds are preparing for the breeding season. Male birds sing, display and defend their territories vigorously, attacking rivals and chasing them away. This is a good...

Brown Honeyeater Nest Fairhill native nursery at Yandina in Queensland is undoubtedly one of the best native plant nurseries in Australia. At nurseries like Fairhill customers have access to the expertise of specialist staff, and they're able to choose...

Recently, we invited viewers to nominate a degraded environmental site to be part of a special Landcare environmental makeover. We have received hundreds of nominations from across the country. The nominations were narrowed down...

Cane ToadsCane toads (Bufo marinus) are natives of South and Central America. They were introduced into Australia in 1935 to help control the beetles which were decimating our sugarcane crops. Cane toads were useless in...

Best selling author and sociologist, Vance Packard, was very critical of America's consumer culture in his book 'The Waste Makers'. In Australia we are also a...

Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata) is a sprawling, woody shrub from South Africa. It was deliberately planted in New South Wales from 1946 to 1968 to stabilise mobile sand dunes in sand mining...

Currawongs Increasing numbers of pied currawongs along Australia's east coast are being seen as a threat to many small bird species, and a key factor in the spread of weeds into native bushland. The...

Dung BeetlesWe have over 350 native species of dung beetle in Australia, and about 22 species that have been introduced and become established. Dung beetles have been introduced into Australia from places like Mexico, Spain and South Africa. ...

Endangered Birds Postage Stamps Australia Post in conjunction with the Worldwide Fund for Nature Conservation has issued a series of stamps that feature four of Australia's most endangered native birds. The birds are the Gouldian Finch, the Red-Tailed...

Endangered Red PandaModern zoos not only exhibit animals, they also act as safe houses for many endangered species, and they play a crucial role in preserving our precious genetic diversity. A good example of the...