Over 150 people converged on the small seaside town of Mallacoota in east Gippsland last Sunday for the Bush Blitz Community Day. Budding naturalists of all ages enjoyed learning about the terrestrial and marine life that inhabits this wonderful little corner of Victoria. Scientists from the Museum Victoria, andΒ University of NSW, along with staff from […]
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Camp stories from Wingan Inlet
Day 1 Two thirds of the way through my first Bush Blitz and I can thoroughly recommend the experience. Helping the scientists to collect, identify and voucher as many specimens as possible is incredible. The standout for me so far is running the camp at Wingan Inlet with Andrea from Earthwatch. We set out on […]
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Bush Blitz dives deep in Mallacoota
The Bush Blitz aquatic team has been diving deep around Gabo Island just off the coast of Mallacoota bringing back some amazing images of creatures great and small.
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Blitzing the jewel of the south – Croajingalong National Park, Victoria
The Bush Blitz team is off into the field again, this time base camp is locatedΒ in the beautiful seaside town of Mallacoota in the heart of the Croajingalong National Park. Over the next 7 days scientists from Museum Victoria, the National Herbarium of Victoria, Melbourne University and the University of NSWΒ will beΒ searching both land and […]
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Durack River and Karunjie Stations Western Australia, 2014
In May-June 2014, a Bush Blitz survey was conducted at Durack River and Karunjie Stations in the Kimberley, Western Australia. In total 419 species were found that had not previously been recorded for the properties, including 41 species that may be new to science. Nine threatened species were recorded, as well as four exotic or […]
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BHP Billiton employees get down and dirty with Bush Blitz
BHP Billiton employees Aimee Bennett, Candice Burvill, Ingrid Flemons, John Forsyth, Mary Thatcher, Matthew Kavanagh, Peter Olds and Josh Gatt have spent the last week working alongside scientists inΒ the Lake Torrens and Roxby Downs regions of South Australia. They have helped catch bees and wasps with butterfly nets, collected plants, dug up spiders, wrestled ferocious […]
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