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,…
Gear Test Icebreaker kodiak long sleeve hood …in these rather extreme conditions, it’s a versatile piece of gear – as you’d hope, considering the hefty price tag – which is equally useful in those moments when it…
Adventure A fools climb, Mount Fuji Japan …It’s as I feared – my socks are damp, and in good boots too. I feel a battle between two slogans is being fought: the cheesy ad-man tagline – “There’s…
News Tiger shark movements mapped …connected, if we want to protect tiger sharks, we need to focus on oceanic [rather than just coastal] reefs,” Jonathan says. Tiger shark migration varies greatly The team tagged 33…
News Flatback turtle migration routes mapped …within protected areas, there has not been sufficient data about migration to find out whether the path to foraging grounds is safe, too. The researchers tagged 73 flatback females by…
