My Country poem by Dorothea Mackellar: The places in Australia that fit the famous lines
While waiting for domestic travel to resume across our wide brown land, Brian Johnston looks to Dorothea Mackellar's "My Country" for inspiration.
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Vernal Pools Are the Place to Be for Woodland Critters—as Long as They Last
Researchers and community scientists have teamed up to map and protect these ephemeral wetlands that serve as hidden ...
Six months after Helene, recovery efforts for endangered woodpeckers remain a priority
Red-cockaded woodpeckers have been the focus of conservation efforts, including habitat restoration, artificial nest box placement and prescribed burning.
Asotin and 4-O wildlife areas in southeast Washington to get upgrades
The answer to the old rhetorical questions is “yes, bears do indeed ‘poop’ in the woods,” but if not given an alternative, ...
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Jadav Payeng: The man who planted an entire forest by himself
Jadav Payeng is better known as the Forest Man of India. He earned this name by spending 30 years of his life planting trees, creating a real man-made forest of 550 hectares. Thanks to this ...
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‘I was sat behind Enzo Maresca in the Chelsea dugout and was stunned by what he did’
Chelsea pushed back into the top four in the Premier League this past weekend, but Enzo Maresca’s tactics are starting to grate on the supporters. The Blues narrowly scraped past Leicester City ...
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Hundreds of Civilians Take Shelter at Russian Air Base in Syria
Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the country’s coastal region. By Euan Ward Malachy Browne and Sanjana ...
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'Not animals': migrants shun shelters on way home to South America
Luis Montilla chose sleeping on a beach in Panama instead of being confined to a migrant shelter on his way home to Venezuela after failing to enter the United States. "We're not animals," the 28-year ...
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New Forest District Council completes upgrades to eight beachfront shelters including Milford, Hordle and Barton
RENOVATION works to beachfront shelters on the New Forest coast have been officially completed. New Forest District Council carried out improvements to eight of its structures , including at Barton, ...
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Residents evacuate to shelters amid forest fire in Japan’s Iwate
OFUNATO – Firefighting efforts continued Thursday, a day after a forest fire broke out in Ofunato ... she jumped in a car and arrived at a community center used as a shelter at about 5 p.m. The Ryori ...
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In Australia’s little-known rainforests, tradition and science collaborate for good
It is dark and there is thick forest and lots of vines ... such as cattle, which seek shelter in the cooler areas of the monsoon rainforest patches,” Vigilante told Mongabay.
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Residents Evacuate to Shelters Amid Ofunato Forest Fire; Fishing District Devastated by Tsunami in 2011
OFUNATO, Iwate — Firefighting efforts continued Thursday, a day after a forest fire broke out in Ofunato ... she jumped in a car and arrived at a community center used as a shelter at about 5 p.m. The ...