Quinkan Country QLD, 2017
January 31, 2018 by Bush BlitzIn March 2017, a Bush Blitz was conducted in Quinkan Country in northern Queensland. Scientists recorded approximately 1279 species, 1015 of which had not previously been recorded in the study area and 128 may be new to science. Two threatened…
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Bradshaw Field Training Area NT, 2017
December 11, 2017 by Bush BlitzIn May 2017, a Bush Blitz was conducted at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory. Scientists recorded 902 species, 377 of which had not previously been recorded in the park and 15 may be new to science. Six…
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Croajingolong National Park Victoria, 2016
December 11, 2017 by Bush BlitzDuring November and December 2016, two Bush Blitzes were conducted at Croajingolong National Park in Victoria. Scientists recorded 1776 species, 702 of which had not previously been recorded in the park and 25 may be new to science. Ten threatened…
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Blitzing the Great Victoria Desert
September 28, 2017 by Bush BlitzThe Bush Blitz team are out on one of the most remote expeditions we have ever undertaken, in the heart of the Great Victoria Desert. The Great Victoria is the largest desert in Australia and covers a vast area of…
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Oxley Wild Rivers NSW, 2015
July 3, 2017 by Bush BlitzIn November 2015, a Bush Blitz was conducted at Oxley Wild Rivers National Park in New South Wales. Scientists recorded 1312 species, 550 of which had not previously been recorded in the park and five may be new to science.…
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Fishy business at Bradshaw
May 25, 2017 by Bush BlitzThe first question nearly everyone asks, after hearing about the electrofishing technique used in the collection of freshwater fish specimens on the Bradshaw Bush Blitz, is whether or not it was used for catching any barramundi. Well yes, a couple…
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