History & Culture 80th anniversary of female solo flight …Bay gaol,” he says. British pilot Amy Johnson, photographed just before she left Stag Lane in London on 5 November 1932. (Photo: AP Photo/Staff/Putnam) Finally “a sunburnt girl, wearing an…
History & Culture Lake Eyasi: Learning to hunt with an ancient tribe …they search the tree foliage and bushes for animal prey. A bushbaby (galago — a small nocturnal primate) is spotted and there is excitement as the men take aim and…
Wildlife Relocated quolls thrive offshore …monitor the population using genetic sampling and pit-tag marking. By December 2007 it was clear that the “island ark” had far exceeded expectations. THE UNDERTAKING HAS BEEN deemed a positive…
Wildlife Horny beetles battle for dung …peacock’s tail) or help them win in battles with other males (the antlers of a stag, for example). Because of this, most research in this area has focused on males….
History & Culture Brunette Downs: Kingdom of cattle …cattle production – vaccinating, tagging, branding, dehorning, desexing – now happens in the yards, rather than the paddock. Working with cattle is hot, filthy, physically ruinous work. Nobody pretends otherwise,…
Destinations Bruny Island: Tasmania's adventure islands …significance of this better than Bev Davis, known affectionately by locals as “the history woman”. Bev’s research and writing on Bruny’s history, together with her community work, was recognised with…
Destinations The Canning Stock Route …– on which I led an Australian Geographic Society 4WD tagalong tour – was the first time in 10 years I’d driven the stock route’s full length and it was…
Wildlife Tasmanian devils: Devil coast …others – was sufficiently concerned to provide $1.8 million for a three-year DFTD program. The Federal Government has pledged a further $2 million over two years. This should keep research…
Sponsorship Where there's a whisker, there's a way ONE THE COAST OF SA, an Australian Geographic Society-funded researcher has been studying the snacking habits of the endangered Australian sea lion. By tagging sea lions, watching their movements, and…
Sponsorship Now on the radar: microchipping platypusses A METHOD OF remote monitoring that uses microchips similar to those that tag domestic cats and dogs is now tracking the elusive platypus. Dr James Macgregor, of Perth’s Murdoch University,…