Tag: Tasmania
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A Blow to Native Forest Logging: Major Australian Company Drops the Practice
In a major victory for the Australian environmental movement, Tasmanian timber company Gunns Limited announced on Thursday that it will no longer engage in native forest logging.
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Sam, The Australian Bushfire Koala Dies
Remember the devastating Australian bushfires earlier this year that wiped out a couple thousand homes, made over 7,000 folk homeless and killed 173 people? You might also recall the koala dubbed Sam, who became a symbol of hope in that tragic time.
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Cancers Threaten Wild Animal Populations
Image: Green Turtle Face, by Sharon Deem, courtesy of WCS Sad Green Turtle If this Green Turtle appears sad, perhaps it is pondering the newest threat to its endangered species. Green turtles belong to the groups of marine denizens known to suffer from
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Who Knew? Tasmanian Wombat Poo Turned Into Handmade Paper
Here's an alternative paper source you probably haven't considered: Wombat poo. Entrepreneurs in Wales have been turning sheep droppings into
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Report: Japanese Paper Companies Still Lying About Tasmanian Old Growth Forests
When it comes to the bottom line, can we always trust companies that say they are doing good for the planet? In a world with
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Zoos Warn Mad Max Landscapes are Probability: Caused By Climate Change
The president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) says the type of barren landscapes shown in Australia's famous Mad Max movies could become a common reality because of global warming. This is according to a news report on the annual
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Campaigns Are Helping To Save Tasmania's Forests
(Photo by TTaylor)
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Water on the Brain. We're Learning. Slowly.
Residents of the driest inhabited continent, Australia, have evidently been cottoning onto the fact that water means life and we need to be more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource. Since the year 2000, Australians have managed to
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Bottled Water: It Gets Worse
Piers Fawkes of PSFK has a thing about Tasmanian Rain, the water bottled from, yes, Tasmanian rain. He notes that "For some, being green is a fashion statement rather than an action - and this is often reflected in the ‘cool’ blogs. Take for example
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Tasmanian Devil on Sick Leave, Gets Island Vacation
The real-life Tasmanian devil could not look more different than its slobbering, whirling, rabbit-terrorizing animated counterpart, even if it tried. And, while the iconic Loony Tunes fireball is safely ensconced in Toon
