Blog archive:
May 2013

The poor Grey-headed Flying Fox has been much maligned...

Why do Museums have natural history collections? What would happen if we didn’t have them?

How does Australia protect its biodiversity from the illegal import of exotic species?

Come crabbing with us on an expedition through Fiji, Hawaii, Cuba and the Atlantic coast of the USA…. all from the comfort of your couch!

Some ground-breaking trials have recently been performed at our Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef.

In April, we attended the CPAF in Melbourne to explore new Pacifica social and cultural initiatives being championed in the state.

To recognise World Migratory Bird Day Australian Museum Streamwatch volunteers participated in a wetlands day at Bicentennial Park.

Ceremonies at Pura Bale Batur - four decades apart.

We have now been trawling at Burdwood Bank for over three days.

We had a fifth grade science class at Heritage Elementary, Escondido, California send us questions about our work.

After sampling at the eastern side of the Falklands/Malvinas, we went north and took some samples off the side of the continental shelf.

At the moment, we are sampling near the Falkland islands (or Malvinas).

Today we went for the deepest and steepest.

We are still doing some deep trawls, which take up a lot of time, but it is fascinating to see different animals. And speaking of which...