Save Tyers/Boola Boola Trees
@sacredkingfisher.bsky.social
Environmental | Conservation | Advocating for the protection of trees & habitat | Gunaikurnai Land, Gippsland, Australia
#environment #conservation #trees #birds #hollowsashomes
#environment #conservation #trees #birds #hollowsashomes
Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?
Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?
It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean?
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Australia’s algal bloom catastrophe has left more than 87,000 animals dead. What will happen this summer?
Some photos of flora and fauna from a recent visit to nature reserves at South Gippsland, traditional country of the Bunurong and Gunaikurnai people.
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Some photos of flora and fauna from a recent visit to nature reserves at South Gippsland, traditional country of the Bunurong and Gunaikurnai people.
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Plantation forestry is an ecocidal abomination across the entire planet, not just Ireland.
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‘Green desert’: the farmers winning a battle with Brazil’s wood-pulp giant
Eucalyptus production is dominated by large multinationals that convert farmland and forest into monoculture plantations
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November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Plantation forestry is an ecocidal abomination across the entire planet, not just Ireland.
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Brigitte Duclos & I discuss why 24 hour cat curfews & containment are good for cats, wildlife, & human health, in cities & rural Australia, including on farms.
Interview starts ~ 1:44:26 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social
Interview starts ~ 1:44:26 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Brigitte Duclos & I discuss why 24 hour cat curfews & containment are good for cats, wildlife, & human health, in cities & rural Australia, including on farms.
Interview starts ~ 1:44:26 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social
Interview starts ~ 1:44:26 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social
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Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Living sculpture.
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
Notice also the pool of water held in the crook of this ancient oak on the shores of Kenmare River (bay).
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Look, what happened to Gough Whitlam was terrible, he was a visionary. But, I'm far more concerned about how terrible @australianlabor.bsky.social are TODAY, especially their pathetic environmental law reform package. Let's talk about the future, shall we?
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia
Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Look, what happened to Gough Whitlam was terrible, he was a visionary. But, I'm far more concerned about how terrible @australianlabor.bsky.social are TODAY, especially their pathetic environmental law reform package. Let's talk about the future, shall we?
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
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Diuris laxiflora - the Bee Orchid
A relatively small orchid, the Bee orchid is endemic to Western Australia and flowers between September and early November.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #bloomscrolling
A relatively small orchid, the Bee orchid is endemic to Western Australia and flowers between September and early November.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #bloomscrolling
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Diuris laxiflora - the Bee Orchid
A relatively small orchid, the Bee orchid is endemic to Western Australia and flowers between September and early November.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #bloomscrolling
A relatively small orchid, the Bee orchid is endemic to Western Australia and flowers between September and early November.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #bloomscrolling
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This is deplorable.
Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation.
The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable.
www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation.
The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable.
www.theage.com.au/environment/...
‘Horrific’ mass koala starvation hits Victorian island
Distressed locals have told of desperate koalas falling from trees and trying to eat vegetation such as pine needles.
www.theage.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is deplorable.
Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation.
The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable.
www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation.
The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable.
www.theage.com.au/environment/...
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Your regular reminder that by throwing away nature, we throw away *everything*.
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Your regular reminder that by throwing away nature, we throw away *everything*.
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After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....
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Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
Labor is close to a deal on environmental law reforms. There are troubling signs these will fall short
Labor is close to a deal on its environmental law reforms. Will they strong enough to protect nature?
theconversation.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Australia's much loved wildlife and places sorely need greater care and legal protection.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
Our latest for @aunz.theconversation.com.
theconversation.com/labor-is-clo... With good friends and colleagues, @drphilmccormack.bsky.social & @yungenchee.bsky.social.
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Just so we’re clear: Labor is choosing to work with the worst possible party on environmental issues, instead of the Greens and teals who actually want environmental regulation.
And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …
And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …
Watt nears deal with Coalition to finally overhaul environment laws
Environment Minister Murray Watt will sit down with his Liberal counterpart Angie Bell today, with quiet optimism in both parties that a deal might soon be struck to finally rewrite Australia's "broke...
www.abc.net.au
October 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just so we’re clear: Labor is choosing to work with the worst possible party on environmental issues, instead of the Greens and teals who actually want environmental regulation.
And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …
And Watt is already admitting it won’t have a climate trigger …
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“Baudin’s or bauxite – we can’t have both”
It’s a stark warning … but Alcoa’s proposed expansions to its bauxite mining in WA’s jarrah forests will be catastrophic for the endangered Baudin’s black cockatoo.
#wildoz #ausbirds #ozplants #bauxite #conservation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s a stark warning … but Alcoa’s proposed expansions to its bauxite mining in WA’s jarrah forests will be catastrophic for the endangered Baudin’s black cockatoo.
#wildoz #ausbirds #ozplants #bauxite #conservation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’: stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion
BirdLife WA calls consequences of Alcoa’s proposals to clear 11,000ha of jarrah forest ‘irreversible and catastrophic’ for endangered bird
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Baudin’s or bauxite – we can’t have both”
It’s a stark warning … but Alcoa’s proposed expansions to its bauxite mining in WA’s jarrah forests will be catastrophic for the endangered Baudin’s black cockatoo.
#wildoz #ausbirds #ozplants #bauxite #conservation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It’s a stark warning … but Alcoa’s proposed expansions to its bauxite mining in WA’s jarrah forests will be catastrophic for the endangered Baudin’s black cockatoo.
#wildoz #ausbirds #ozplants #bauxite #conservation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#openaccess New #LiDAR methods are revealing the influence of land use change and climate change on forest height, as Patrick Norman and colleagues write
Landscape-wide modelling of canopy tree crowns and heights using LiDAR: a case study in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia
Context Understanding the extant structure of forests reveals important insights into their ecological condition, age, biodiversity and related ecosystem services. Advances in LiDAR and computational…
www.publish.csiro.au
October 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
#openaccess New #LiDAR methods are revealing the influence of land use change and climate change on forest height, as Patrick Norman and colleagues write
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A stunning Mallee out in Southern cross #Eucalyptus burracoppinensis, named after the town Burracoppineast of Merredin. Gotta love an endemic Euc! And one with such stunning flowers and distinctive fruit!
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A stunning Mallee out in Southern cross #Eucalyptus burracoppinensis, named after the town Burracoppineast of Merredin. Gotta love an endemic Euc! And one with such stunning flowers and distinctive fruit!
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It is utterly shameful that the Western Australian government hasn’t committed to fully rehabilitating this site, the most contaminated mine site in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia’s Chernobyl.
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
September 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is utterly shameful that the Western Australian government hasn’t committed to fully rehabilitating this site, the most contaminated mine site in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia’s Chernobyl.
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
Please share & demand this injustice is corrected. #CleanUpWittenoom
www.cleanupwittenoom.com/donate
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Australia is home to approx 24,000 species of native plants 🌿
This #BiodiversityMonth, we’re celebrating the beauty and diversity of native flora — from orchids to mistletoes.
Our guide books are your companions for exploring them: www.publish.csiro.au/PlantsAndFun...
This #BiodiversityMonth, we’re celebrating the beauty and diversity of native flora — from orchids to mistletoes.
Our guide books are your companions for exploring them: www.publish.csiro.au/PlantsAndFun...
September 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Australia is home to approx 24,000 species of native plants 🌿
This #BiodiversityMonth, we’re celebrating the beauty and diversity of native flora — from orchids to mistletoes.
Our guide books are your companions for exploring them: www.publish.csiro.au/PlantsAndFun...
This #BiodiversityMonth, we’re celebrating the beauty and diversity of native flora — from orchids to mistletoes.
Our guide books are your companions for exploring them: www.publish.csiro.au/PlantsAndFun...
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This #nationalthreatenedspecies day, please enjoy some fabulous #australianmammal images submitted by our talented and dedicated Committee..
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
September 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This #nationalthreatenedspecies day, please enjoy some fabulous #australianmammal images submitted by our talented and dedicated Committee..
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
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Protecting darkness and minimising light pollution is important for human and wildlife health. Please consider signing and sharing this petition.
Petition EN7346 - National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Closes 19 September.
Petition EN7346 - National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Closes 19 September.
e-petitions
e-petitions
www.aph.gov.au
September 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Protecting darkness and minimising light pollution is important for human and wildlife health. Please consider signing and sharing this petition.
Petition EN7346 - National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Closes 19 September.
Petition EN7346 - National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...
Closes 19 September.
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Our week: Nannas face charges for locking on to logging machinery in a NSW forest and we’ve begun an investigation on climate change misinformation and disinformation for a submission to a Senate Committee. How’s ur retirement going? 🧶 knittingnannas.org/2025/08/19/n...
Nanna News 18 August 2025
Magistrate recognises that Nannas’ motivation in engaging in civil disobedience was altruism, Newcastle Council approves the 2025 People’s Blockade, Nannas start collecting evidence of disinf…
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August 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Our week: Nannas face charges for locking on to logging machinery in a NSW forest and we’ve begun an investigation on climate change misinformation and disinformation for a submission to a Senate Committee. How’s ur retirement going? 🧶 knittingnannas.org/2025/08/19/n...
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Jarrah forests (Eucalyptus marginata) are unique to southwest Western Australia. They grow nowhere else. 🌿🌱🌳
Alcoa’s proposed #bauxite mine expansion threatens to destroy this unique #ecosystem whilst also releasing 1.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases.
It’s a lose, lose scenario
#wildoz
Alcoa’s proposed #bauxite mine expansion threatens to destroy this unique #ecosystem whilst also releasing 1.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases.
It’s a lose, lose scenario
#wildoz
This was once a jarrah forest. 🌳 Now, it’s a bauxite mine. ⛏️
US mining giant #Alcoa wants to destroy 11,500 hectares of irreplaceable #jarrah forest in #WesternAustralia. These forests have already been mined for 60 years, further expansion will threaten the survival of these incredible ecosystems.
US mining giant #Alcoa wants to destroy 11,500 hectares of irreplaceable #jarrah forest in #WesternAustralia. These forests have already been mined for 60 years, further expansion will threaten the survival of these incredible ecosystems.
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Jarrah forests (Eucalyptus marginata) are unique to southwest Western Australia. They grow nowhere else. 🌿🌱🌳
Alcoa’s proposed #bauxite mine expansion threatens to destroy this unique #ecosystem whilst also releasing 1.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases.
It’s a lose, lose scenario
#wildoz
Alcoa’s proposed #bauxite mine expansion threatens to destroy this unique #ecosystem whilst also releasing 1.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases.
It’s a lose, lose scenario
#wildoz
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The Fingerboards Mine Was Rejected in 2021 — Let’s Keep It That Way!
💚 It’s time for Gippsland to come together once more to protect Country, water, farms, and communities.
✍️ Take action
www.geg.org.au/mineral-sand...
#GunaiKurnaiCountry #MineFreeGlenaladale #StopGCM #StopKalbar
💚 It’s time for Gippsland to come together once more to protect Country, water, farms, and communities.
✍️ Take action
www.geg.org.au/mineral-sand...
#GunaiKurnaiCountry #MineFreeGlenaladale #StopGCM #StopKalbar
August 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Fingerboards Mine Was Rejected in 2021 — Let’s Keep It That Way!
💚 It’s time for Gippsland to come together once more to protect Country, water, farms, and communities.
✍️ Take action
www.geg.org.au/mineral-sand...
#GunaiKurnaiCountry #MineFreeGlenaladale #StopGCM #StopKalbar
💚 It’s time for Gippsland to come together once more to protect Country, water, farms, and communities.
✍️ Take action
www.geg.org.au/mineral-sand...
#GunaiKurnaiCountry #MineFreeGlenaladale #StopGCM #StopKalbar
This is a snapshot of an area in the Boola Boola State Forest on #gunaikurnaicountry that FFMV has on the list to burn in 2025. An area of damp, wet forest along a creek with abundant biodiversity. How is this even allowed?
August 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is a snapshot of an area in the Boola Boola State Forest on #gunaikurnaicountry that FFMV has on the list to burn in 2025. An area of damp, wet forest along a creek with abundant biodiversity. How is this even allowed?
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I'll be talking rewilding with Cormac Hamil at Belfast's Féile an Phobail at 7.30 tomorrow evening (Wednesday the 6th).
I've always found Belfast audiences especially engaged when it comes to rewilding, so I'm expecting this to be another lively, highly stimulating discussion!
Join us if you can!!
I've always found Belfast audiences especially engaged when it comes to rewilding, so I'm expecting this to be another lively, highly stimulating discussion!
Join us if you can!!
August 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I'll be talking rewilding with Cormac Hamil at Belfast's Féile an Phobail at 7.30 tomorrow evening (Wednesday the 6th).
I've always found Belfast audiences especially engaged when it comes to rewilding, so I'm expecting this to be another lively, highly stimulating discussion!
Join us if you can!!
I've always found Belfast audiences especially engaged when it comes to rewilding, so I'm expecting this to be another lively, highly stimulating discussion!
Join us if you can!!
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"More than 300 species of Australian native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians use tree hollows. But suitable hollows take time to form – often hundreds of years."
theconversation.com/5-ingenious-...?
theconversation.com/5-ingenious-...?
August 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"More than 300 species of Australian native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians use tree hollows. But suitable hollows take time to form – often hundreds of years."
theconversation.com/5-ingenious-...?
theconversation.com/5-ingenious-...?