Scientists carrying out surveys to help understand the impacts of climate change on frogs in the sky island rainforests on Australia’s East Coast are calling on volunteers for help. During the past 20 years, nine species of Australian frog have become extinct, a further 15 species have declined, and 27 species are listed as threatened, […]
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Damien Mander is an Australian man on a mission. Since 2009, Damien has dedicated his life to protecting endangered African wildlife by taking on criminal syndicates who specialise in illegal poaching. Formally a clearance diver with the Royal Australian Navy before serving with a Special Operations unit with the Australian Army and a Private Military
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Those of us who own pets wouldn’t deny it. Do animals have emotions? In this TED talk, Carl Safina, who has a PhD in ecology and is the Professor for nature and humanity at Stony Brook University, and the founding President of the not-for-profit, Safina Centre, provides a different perspective on animals. Carl says humans
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Although we’ve said goodbye to the Foundation, the good news is, we’ve decided to stick around, at least for awhile! Adore Animals, as a group of animal devotees, will keep providing information and education about animals, with the aim of inspiring positive solutions for the benefit of animals and fostering positive relationships between humans and animals. We’ve kept most
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If you love diving and the environment, here’s a fabulous opportunity for you! A new research project, in one of the Great Barrier Reef’s most spectacular and diverse marine habitats, is calling on volunteer divers to help assess coral disease on the Great Barrier Reef. The new research project, Recovery of the Reef, has been
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Just to watch these two old elephants, Jenny and Shirley, gives you the most perfect picture of what friendship is about. This remarkable story of friendship began twenty-two years ago at a circus when Jenny was a calf and Shirley was in her twenties. Back then, they only spent one winter together before they were
Australian radio and television personality, Myf Warhurst, celebrates World Animal Week with animal welfare organisation, Animal Aid. The multi-talented, Australian entertainer has officially become ‘A Friend of Animal Aid’ where she’ll join Australian opera singers, Suzie Taylor and Tiffany Speight to help promote the Victorian animal welfare organisation and its programs, not only during World
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As we’ve discovered in previous articles, there are many and varied experiences that you can have with elephants in Asia. So, how do you find the ethical ones? Let me step back for a minute and explain the history of the Asian elephant, once highly revered and domesticated for work and warfare. Far from the
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Joyce Poole has a PhD in elephant behaviour from Cambridge University and is co-founder of Elephant Voices, an organisation aimed at securing a kinder future for elephants through research and the sharing of knowledge. Joyce has studied the social behaviour and communication of elephants for more than 30 years, dedicating herself to their conservation and
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Elephants are simply amazing creatures. One cannot help being awed in their presence. They are complex beings – intelligent, gentle and curious. In Asia, there are many places to get close to elephants, some ethical and others less so. Although you might expect it to be easy, sometimes it’s hard to know the difference. This
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