A Lode of Growed Toad
The cane toad, Bufo marinus, is a very successful species which has invaded the Australian environment since its deliberate introduction in 1935. The cane toad...
Category: Animal
Mugs and Thugs Shrug and Plug Bugs
Rabbits European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were introduced to Australia in the 18th century with the First Fleet and eventually became widespread. In mid 1860s there was...
The Gist of a Tryst with a Cyst
HYDATIDS When I first came to live in the Derwent Valley in Tasmania in the mid 1970s, and as a dog owner, I was surprised...
The Blossoming of Possuming
Warning: This article contains much mid 19th century Australian racism and prejudice. BLACKFELLOWS OPOSSUM HUNTING Opussum hunting is one of the most popular of our...
Judd scud rocks fox stocks
CHELTENHAM Market Gardeners and orchardists in the Moorabbin district are complaining bitterly of the depredations caused by the foxes rapidly multiplying in the shire, owing...