herptrader
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Published: The Age (News Paper (online)
Source: http://www.theage.com.au/environmen...d-things-are-20080908-4cbf.html?page=fullpage
This is quite an interesting article. There is a lot we can take on board in terms of a conservation effort in our own back yards.
I have posted in the "Reptile News" forum because it describes some critically endangered reptiles that can be found in Melbourne back yards...
Source: http://www.theage.com.au/environmen...d-things-are-20080908-4cbf.html?page=fullpage
This is quite an interesting article. There is a lot we can take on board in terms of a conservation effort in our own back yards.
I have posted in the "Reptile News" forum because it describes some critically endangered reptiles that can be found in Melbourne back yards...
The native grasslands of Victoria's Volcanic Plain, for example, were listed in June by the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as critically endangered.
These grasslands, which support a variety of threatened animals and plants, such as the striped legless lizard, once stretched from Melbourne to the South Australian border.