Mar 14, 2015 | Animal welfare, Conservation and welfare, Conservation of wildlife and their habitats, Guest posts |
Balloons that kill wildlife By guest writer Amy Motherwell For years we’ve seen the balloons go up at big events in news stories. In times of celebration and in sadness; hundreds of colours released into the air, seemingly no one considering what lies beyond that...
Jul 3, 2014 | Animal welfare, Conservation and welfare, Members' stories, News |
Moonlit Sanctuary leads the way with positive animal welfare Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park in Pearcedale, Victoria, has been recognized for meeting positive animal welfare outcomes. Recently assessed by the Zoo and Aquarium Association’s (ZAA)...
Sep 26, 2013 | Animal welfare, Conservation and welfare |
WTA operators with Right Tourism – caring about animal welfare Right Tourism is an association which investigates the treatment of animals by tourism operations (whether tours, wildlife parks or eco-accommodation). On their home page they advise: Tourist...
Sep 29, 2012 | Animal welfare, Conservation of wildlife and their habitats, News, wildlife news |
Should landowners be allowed to cull bats without permits? Queensland has four species of large fruit bats (‘flying foxes’), which fly from their roosts in spectacular fashion at dusk to feed on fruits and nectar, dispersing seeds and pollens of...
Aug 19, 2012 | Animal welfare, Can wildlife tourism assist biodiversity conservation, Caring for wildlife, Conservation of wildlife and their habitats, News, Wildlife Conservation and tourism, wildlife news, Wildlife Tourism Research |
Turtle information centre, and a great combination of wildlife conservation, research, education and tourism Jennie Gilbert and her husband run a large veterinary clinic in Cairns, and Jennie is also a researcher of marine turtles at James Cook University. In 2000,...
Aug 6, 2012 | Animal welfare, Conservation of wildlife and their habitats, wildlife news |
Sharks are impressive animals deserving of respect: an interview with Madison Stewart Madison Stewart has been producing some amazing films about diving with sharks. She has been diving with and handling large sharks since before her teens, and is still in her late...