We had some really great threads last year, with the following four nominated for the Thread of the Year award in this January's Environment Site Awards ceremony.
Wildlife and Biodiversity ForumIn the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.
- John Sawhill, The Nature Conservancy
The Armoured Mist Frog (Litoria lorica), a species not seen anywhere for 17 years has been rediscovered in a remote location in the far north of Australia. James Cook University's Professor Ross Alford said it was feared that the Armoured Mist Frog had been lost in the devastating outbreaks of amphibian chytrid fungus that started in the Wet Tropics 20 years ago...
Good news. This must happen far more often than we think. I mean it must be really hard to keep track of all these creatures 24/7. How can we say with any real accuracy if they're extinct or not?