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🌿 Bringing Back the Sparrows! 🐦
At Koodugal, we believe even the smallest creatures deserve a safe place—like the humble house sparrow, a tiny bird that has long lived alongside humans and is quietly vital to our ecosystem.

#Koodugal #SparrowConservation #SaveTheSparrows #EcoAwareness #ImpactThroughAction #StudentLedChange #CommunityForNature #NatureMatters #EnvironmentEducation #HandsOnLearning #SustainableFuture #NurtureWithNature

Inflatable people may help dingoes and livestock co-exist Inflatable arm-flailing tube people are the latest weapon in keeping dingoes away from farms and livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-28/inflatable-people-may-help-dingoes-and-livestock-co-exist/12799084 #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentEducation #EnvironmentalPolicy #EnvironmentalImpact #PestManagement #Regional #Pests

Thousands of fish are dying after floods, and authorities say there's nothing they can do Thousands of fish die in flooding in south-west Victoria, and authorities are seeking more evidence to establish the cause. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-13/vic-authorities-investigate-significant-fish-kill-after-flooding/12760234 #EnvironmentEducation #Fishing,Aquaculture #EnvironmentalHealth #Environment #Weather #Fish

'Little things add up': Primary school students get muddy to help Tasmanian burrowing crayfish Students from Andrews Creek Primary at Wesley Vale have been counting crayfish burrows and creating model chimneys out of clay, part of a program to preserve habitat for the local crayfish population. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-09-17/tasmania-schools-burrowing-crayfish-science-australian-creatures/12672938 #EnvironmentEducation #AnimalScience #Science #Rural

'No-one seems to care': Logging muddying water for endangered fish species An aquatic scientist says Victoria's state-run fish hatchery is threatened by widespread logging, holding concerns for that hatchery's populations of endangered Murray cod and Macquarie perch. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-15/victoria-angling-industry-threatened-amid-logging-ban/12665484 #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentEducation #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalPolicy #EnvironmentalHealth #Forestry

'It was just getting too much': Meet the uni students working on outback cattle stations amid COVID-19 Queensland university students Axel Licari and Macey Holcombe are working on Viola Station, north of Julia Creek, with one studying remotely and the other simply taking a "break". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-31/queensland-university-students-outback-cattle-stations-viola/12601970 #EnvironmentEducation #RegionalDevelopment #AdultEducation #RuralMedia #RuralYouth #BeefCattle

Little bug tracker schoolkids a boost for biodiversity Sydney schools students have teamed up with scientists to track bees, butterflies for biodiversity project. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-28/bug-tracking-school-kids-help-scientists-study-biodiversity/12578734 #EnvironmentEducation #EnvironmentalHealth #CommunityEducation #AnimalBehaviour #Beekeeping #Children #Schools

Mansfield teen with 'extraordinary' skills proposes revegetation project for therapeutic farm Creating an ancient forest and bird watching are part of a new proposal to add value to a therapeutic farm for children with autism in regional Victoria. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-23/autism-prodigy/12584028 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #UniversityandFurtherEducation #AutismSpectrumDisorder #EnvironmentEducation #RegionalDevelopment #Regional

'Lasting environment legacy': SA island's owners swap farming for conservation An agreement between the owners of remote Flinders Island and the State and Federal Government is creating a safe haven for some of Australia's threatened species. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/sa-flinders-island-private-farming-converts-to-conservation-area/12586044 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #Business,EconomicsandFinance #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentEducation #CommunityandSociety

'I've found my calling': From Muriel's Wedding to kids and chook poo Three immortal words in an Australian classic film launched her successful acting career, but it was a chance encounter that changed Gabby Millgate's life and gave her an enduring passion for sustainability. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-28/muriels-wedding-actors-life-teaching-children-sustainability/12389438 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #EnvironmentEducation #Children'sGardens #SustainableLiving #Film(Movies)

Night parrot found to have poor vision, keeps running into things in the dark Australia's elusive night parrot may be in decline because the species has trouble seeing in the dark. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-12/night-parrot-bad-eyesight-linked-to-low-population/12334534 #EnvironmentEducation #EnvironmentalImpact #Conservation #RuralTourism #Ornithology #Birds

‘Shambolic political interference’: Forestry industry lashes Government over 11th-hour review The WA timber industry slams the State Government for halting a logging project approved two years ago. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-15/wa-forestry-industry-lashes-government-over-11th-hour-review/12253752 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #Business,EconomicsandFinance #EnvironmentalManagement #ScienceandTechnology #EnvironmentEducation #CommunityandSociety #EnvironmentalImpact

Great white sharks have vanished from False Bay, and the answer may be in our fish and chips Care about sustainable seafood? The waters off South Africa's iconic False Bay have "gone quiet", and experts believe it could be linked to your weekend fish and chips. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-02/false-bay-great-white-sharks-australian-fish-and-chips-flake/12172090 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #EnvironmentEducation #ActivismandLobbying #Fishing,Aquaculture #IllegalFishing