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Coral Sea, 2016

April 18, 2017 by Bush Blitz
In June 2016, a Bush Blitz was conducted on four islands in the Coral Sea - East Diamond Islet, South West Coringa Islet, North East Herald Cay and South West Herald Cay. Scientists recorded 175 species, at least 94 of…
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Bruny Island Tasmania, 2016

April 17, 2017 by Bush Blitz
In February 2016, a Bush Blitz was conducted on Bruny Island in Tasmania. Scientists recorded 848 species, at least 591 of which had not previously been recorded in the study area and 63 may be new to science. One threatened…
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Southwest National Park Tasmania, 2016

April 17, 2017 by Bush Blitz
In February 2016, a Bush Blitz was conducted in southern Tasmania. Scientists recorded 1244 species, at least 458 of which had not previously been recorded in the region and 64 may be new to science. Two threatened animal species and…
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Tarkine Tasmania, 2015

April 16, 2017 by Bush Blitz
In January to February 2015, a Bush Blitz was conducted in the Tarkine region of north-western Tasmania. Scientists recorded 1430 species, of which 1067 had not previously been recorded in the region and 34 may be new to science. While…
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Kiwirrkurra IPA, 2015

April 12, 2017 by Bush Blitz
In September 2015, a Bush Blitz was conducted at Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in Western Australia. Scientists recorded 664 species, at least 375 of which had not previously been recorded in the IPA and 42 may be new to…
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A day in the outdoor office

March 24, 2017 by Bush Blitz
One day, the team from the Quinkan Bush Blitz made plant collections on a traverse from the top of this sandstone plateau through a rainforest gully and emerged onto the flats of the upper Mosman River. The view from the…
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