The threatened species in our urban jungle
This article was first published on Pursuit (University of Melbourne). You can read the original article here. It was aContinue Reading
Tag: Urban wildlife
Which threatened species share your neighbourhood?
I talk a lot (a LOT) about the fact that threatened species can be found in our cities and towns.Continue Reading
Arboreal crossings abroad
Waiting, waiting, waiting. Documentaries tend to show explorers and naturalists chasing wildlife down to get a good glimpse. But moreContinue Reading
The perks of peri-urban living
We had unlimited access to paddocks and bushland. Sure, it was weedy, and not exactly pristine. But that’s where we spotted the echidna.
Pretty pigeons on the trash heap
As ‘Melbourne kids’ we’d squeal with delight on road trips to our grandparents house whenever we spotted top-notch pigeons balancing precariously on the power lines.
My ugly lemon tree
Animals are resourceful and will find a way enjoy even the ugliest of gardens.
For the love of the urban safari
We don’t often appreciate the nature of urban areas. ‘Nature? What nature? No nature here. I live in the city’…
Larakins bouncing across the sky
The prehistoric cry rings out, like something from Jurassic park. I rush to the nearest window or out to the yard like a kid to the Mr. Whippy van. My cockatoos are coming!
Terror-firma for urban arboreals
Essentially, urban possums are playing a game of ‘the floor is made of lava’.
life on the verge 