... of a fragmentation of habitat; effects of logging; surveys of bats at specific locations, or habitats; and effects of mining. For government wildlife agencies, the top priorities were surveys of bats of threatened habitats, insisting on bat studies in environmental impact statements, and education programmes...

... : Radical listening, creationism, and learning from the other . Cultural Studies of Science Education 8: 39-49. http dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11422-012-9470-7 Allmon, W.D. 2009. The God Spectrum and the uneven search for a consistent view of the natural world. Pp. 180- 240 in For the Rock Record: Geologists...

... fundamental aspects that define people s attitudes towards animals and the basis for valuing the natural world. Kellert s attitude typologies have served as the theoretical foundation for a variety of studies, as they are mutually exclusive and comprehensive of attitudes towards wildlife (Browne-Nuñez...

...) investigating their distribution, density and abundance. That article also mentions the introduction of koalas to the island in the 1930s. Similarly, the naturally occurring koala populations on North Stradbroke Island are studied in depth by Critescu et al. (2011), who investigate the history, distribution...

... versus computer-based dissections in enhancing learning in a tertiary setting: a student perspective Journal of Biological Education 36 124 129 Gill, M.E. and Golding, D.W. 2001. Career choices by biologists: a case study of destinations of graduates in marine biology and zoology, 1986-1998...

..., Cambridge. Herzon, I. and Mikk, M. 2007. Farmers perceptions of biodiversity and their willingness to enhance it through agri- environment schemes: a comparative study from Estonia and Finland. Journal for Nature Conservation 15: 10-25. Hill, N., Carbery, K. and Deane, E. 2007. Human possum conflict...

... doctorates in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia: A comparative analysis. Studies in Higher Education 37: 345-364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2010.516356 Costley, C. and Lester, S. 2012. Work-based doctorates: Professional extension at the highest levels. Studies in Higher...

... than essential management practices, so that its natural attributes are preserved. Lunney and Recher then proposed a more comprehensive definition: A national park is a sufficiently large area set aside for the conservation of flora and fauna, dedicated for public enjoyment, education and scientific...

... and wildfire were also identified as key threats. Accordingly, reducing the clearing of native vegetation was considered the most effective threat mitigation action, while creating of wildlife corridors, planting of more food trees, and educating communities living in koala occupied areas were also considered...

..., and the Wildlife Information, Frog and Tadpole Study Group s Frog Rescue program. Rescue and Education Service (WIRES), a major wildlife rehabilitation organisation with the broadest geographical Issues raised and review outcomes coverage in NSW (Table 7). Animal display establishments were represented...

... ago (Johnson 2006). Dingoes are lethally controlled across much of their range to mitigate their impacts on livestock (Fleming et al. 2012; Allen and West 2013). But on National Park estate in Queensland and most other states, dingoes are protected and considered to be an important part of the natural...

... to be dangerous in a world locked more into economic growth than an appreciation of our natural heritage and how to conserve it. © 2017 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2017 extinction science education heresy evolution ecological theory vegetarian 2017 261 Australian Zoologist volume...

... of the landscape. For me, fires are grand natural experiments allowing me to study the effects of fire on wildlife and help uncover the relationships between climate, weather, and the abundances of animals (Recher et al. 1975, 2009; Recher and Christensen 1981; Christensen et al. 1981; Recher and Davis 2013...