Author: Sue Arnold

BARNABY JOYCE IS NOT FIT TO BE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE Last night I watched Q & A on ABC Television.   I listened carefully to the thoughtful question asked of Joyce about cruelty in abattoirs and the need for supervision, perhaps by internal cameras. Joyce responded with his usual vitriol against those who were brave enough...

25 July 2014, 2.35pm AEST Could this be one reason why whale populations have not recovered following hunt ban? When commercial whaling was banned in 1986 it put an end to a harvest that threatened the existence of some of the most majestic animals on Earth. With several species reduced to tiny fractions of their… Author...

Tegan Hallcroft, 12, with Lorraine de Roode and their talkative cockatoo Darling. Photo Brenda Strong / The Observer Brenda Strong A PEEPING Tom gave a Tannum Sands woman a shock when he called out “hello my darling, how are you doing?” as she came out of the shower last week. Her fright turned to relief...

The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/jul/06/ukraine-combat-dolphins-russia-give-back —- It wasn’t just the miles of gorgeous coastline, the plush dacha compounds of the Soviet elite and the naval bases of the Black Sea Fleet that Russia acquired when it annexed Crimea this year; it was also Ukraine’s combat dolphins, part of a secret programme that trains sea mammals to carry...

9 July, 2014 4:28PM ACST Off the menu – NT govt social club backs down on dugong, turtle luncheon By Xavier La Canna A Northern Territory government department social club has abandoned plans to serve endangered sea turtle and dugong for NAIDOC week after protesters threatened to target the event. The Department of Corporate and...

The Pink Dolphins Of Hong Kong (Sousa Chinensis) Also called Chinese White Dolphin. Disaster Avoided Why are they called Pink Dolphins? Pollution threat Studying the Pink Dolphins Other Threats The Species Range DISASTER AVOIDED They look from a distance like belugas – totally white. They are called pink dolphins but they are not often pink;...

Government quiet on whaling ahead of Abe visit Date July 6, 2014 – 11:56AM Andrew Darby Hobart correspondent for Fairfax Media Small catch: Minke whales dead on the deck of the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru. Photo: AFP Labor says it will raise Antarctic whaling with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week, as...

REBOUNDING WHALE POPULATIONS GREAT FOR OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS Amy Kennedy/NOAA Jump for joy. Rebounding populations of humpback whales could remake marine ecosystems. Rebounding whale populations are good for ocean ecosystems Eli is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine. Email Eli By Eli Kintisch 3 July 2014 4:45 pm Comments Far from depleting the resources of ocean...

Save Ballina’s Koalas – www.friendsofthekoala.org The campaign to stop the proposed route of the Pacific Highway upgrade from devastating the nationally significant Lower Richmond River Koala population is well advanced. There being no further opportunity for public participation in the formal consultative processes, concerned community members are joining forces with Friends of the Koala Inc.,...

SeaWorld Supporter and Radio DJ Publicly Mocked a High Schooler Over the Air Posted on July 3, 2014 | Have you ever wondered what kind of person hides behind the power of radio to pick on a kid? San Diego’s KOGO 600′s Casey Bartholomew, that’s who. Bartholomew felt the need to mock a high school...