Emma Marris presents us with a new way of viewing nature in the first chapter of her book, “Rambunctious Garden”. She explains that the definition of nature depicted in our “glossy magazines” describing a place “somewhere distant, wild and free” is incorrect, as it “blinds us” from the truth (Marris 1). Marris argues that we must adjust this definition to also include the nature found in “the bees whizzing down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan” and “the butterfly bushes that grow alongside the urban river” as well as the nature found in “managed national parks” (Marris 2). She uses experiences gained during her time spent in the forests of Hawaii and in Australia’s Scotia Sanctuary as evidence to support her argument. Marris also makes the point…
Afghans have played a big part in Australian history and have had a huge contribution towards the economic and social development of early Australia. The actions the Afghans performed have helped mould the Australia we know today. Through letters, immigration forms, personal possessions such as clothing and journals, historians have discovered many things about the Afghans and their job as cameleers in Australia. Before the arrival of the Afghans travel in Australia was slow as people were travelling with animals such as horses and cattle. These animals could not handle the harsh environment including lack of water and intense heat.…
Biology Field Study Draft Part A Bulimba Creek is a perennial stream located in the eastern and south-eastern areas of Brisbane (Committee, 2016). The creek covers an area of 122 square kilometres and runs through 20 of Brisbane’s southern and eastern suburbs as it makes its way towards the Brisbane River (Committee, 2016). As a result of the creek covering such a large area, Bulimba Creek is a very important part of Brisbane’s ecosystem and society. Although Bulimba Creek is a part of Brisbane’s ecosystem as a whole, the creek itself is an ecosystem within an ecosystem. An ecosystem is an environment that contains living organisms and nonliving components (eSchoolToday , 2017).…
Laws in Australia are often created to protect the country from perceived threats from outside of the nation. Australia as a nation has significantly grown in population, allies and fears. Australia’s population growth is mainly due to immigration after the Second World War affecting contemporary Australia. The nation was also able to build itself an image in the international community when Australia was able to have a say in its foreign policies and allies. With a growing population and foreign policies, the country developed fears and threats from the outside community which impacted the way the country is governed during high periods of tension such as the Cold War and now the rise of terrorism.…
Australia has a population of about 23.13 million people. Australia's capital is Canberra. Australia's prime minister is Malcolm Turnbull. Australia has lots of beautiful cities. For example Sydney is a very beautiful.…
Rabbits are serious mammalian pest and invasive species in Australia causing millions of dollars of damage crops and many other things. Many methods have been tried to control the population of feral rabbits. They introduced viruses to the rabbit population and had an effect which reduce the population. They tried to build a rabbit fence which was very unsuccessful, but they are trying cause the rabbits are doing no good. Feral Rabbits have done a lot of damage in Australia and has caused many problems such as, ‘’ Ruin pastures and crops, eat young trees, dig burrows that became drains when it would rain and wash away precious topsoil so nothing could grow.…
The term Aboriginal Australians means indigenous Australians. This means that these Australians are native to Australia. For over 50,000 years, the Aborigines had Australia to themselves. But today, less than 3 percent of Australians are Aboriginal. This is why they call them aboriginal, because they were the first humans to live on that…
Extinct animals like the Tasmania Tiger was extinct because of us. The Tasmanian Tiger was hunted to extinction because farmers back in the day. And because of his huge yawning mouth. Today I will be talking about what animals went extinct and how. Then I will talk about what is extinction.…
Though Australia has many animals they also have a high extinction rate. Over 50 different types of australian animals have gone extinct throughout recent…
Rabbits are serious mammalian pest and invasive species in Australia causing Australia millions of dollars of damage crops and many other things I think that we need to destroy them because they are destroying Australia agriculturally and environmentally. Many methods have been tried to lower the rabbit population such as viruses, poisoning, and using spaniels to get rid of them. Feral rabbits have done a lot of harm. Many problems they have done are ‘’ Ruin pastures and crops, eat young trees, dig burrows that have become drains when it would rain and wash away precious topsoil so nothing could grow. ’’ said in article by: Jo- Anne Goode.…
Invasive species are tearing down our ecosystems, and we need creative ways to get rid of them. In the Article “The Snake That's Eating Florida” it explains how invasive species are killing america, and how in Florida the Burmese Python is killing all. Invasive species are a problem because they hurt ecosystems. Burmese Pythons are being released into the wild by owners that want to get rid of them.…
The word megafauna means ‘big animals’, generally over 40 kilograms. It’s generally used as term used to explain particular large land animals that evolved after the extinction of the dinosaurs. After their extinction the surviving mammals, birds and reptiles evolved to include some very large animals; this group of megafauna was most widespread during the last Quaternary Period, in the last 2.5 million years. The megafaunas in Australia were very unique; and included giant marsupials such as the Diprotodon, huge flightless birds like the Genyornis, and giant reptiles such us the Varanus or ‘megalania’. About their extinction many theories were made by many scientist.…
Australian literature to 1950 includes a large number of different works that cover many different issues, values and attitudes of the Australian Culture. These include such topics as colonisation and interaction with native aboriginals. Three central themes that recur are comparisons between city and bush life, the rich versus the poor and life of males compared to females. Writers have employed these themes as a way of making a comment on Australian society and the attitudes towards national identity, race and gender.…
The term Megafauna means giant animals. The animals that fall in this category generally weigh over 40 kg. For e.g. mammals such as the Diprotodon weighed approximately 2780 kg which is also known as the largest marsupial and Thylacoleo which weighed between 100-1000 kg which is known as the largest meat-eating mammal ever lived. This term is also used to describe the animals that are extinct and use to live millions of years ago. Megafauna in Australia consisted mammals such as the large kangaroos, wombats, and wallaroos, large birds such as large emus and cassowaries, large reptiles such as goanna, saltwater and freshwater crocodiles.…
The Football Hall of Fame is an honorable place for athletes that have participated, or are currently in the NFL (National Football League). Being in the Hall of Fame would not only make a Football player feel accomplished, but it only makes them do better in life. Furthermore, the Hall of Fame has over 17 different locations in the USA (United States of America). According to Ray Lewis (Who is a Hall of Famer), he thinks the Hall of Fame is a fantastic place to be inducted to and is a blessing for whomever makes it there.…