BLOGS WEBSITE

TAG: endangered

Endangered bats’ ruling roost discovered in Fiji

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Leah

A cave containing thousands of endangered Pacific Sheath-tailed bats has been discovered on Vanua Balavu, an island on the remote Lau archipelago in Fiji. It was previously thought the Pacific Sheath-tailed bat population numbered in the hundreds, but the joint expedition involving the University of Adelaide, the Australian Museum Research Institute, and Conservation International found […]

Posted in Environment Institute | Tagged , , , , , , , , |

Comments Off on Endangered bats’ ruling roost discovered in Fiji

New Paper: Reintroduction success of threatened Australian trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) based on growth and reproduction

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Corri Baker

A new paper involving Environment Institute members Jarod Lyon (also of Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research) and Corey Bradshaw (also of South Australian Research and Development Institute) as well as Charles Todd (Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research), Simon Nicol (Oceanic Fisheries Programme), Alasdair MacDonald (Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research), Daniel Stoessel (Arthur […]

Posted in GEL, Publications | Tagged , , , , , |

Comments Off on New Paper: Reintroduction success of threatened Australian trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) based on growth and reproduction

A new measure for species extinction threat.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Corri Baker

A new index has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close species are to extinction. The index, developed by a team of Australian researchers from the University of Adelaide and James Cook University, is called SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction). The SAFE index builds on previous studies into the minimum population sizes […]

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , |

Comments Off on A new measure for species extinction threat.