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How to: copying your plaster cast for posterity
Have you ever wondered how to copy your plaster cast using a much stronger medium before the master cast crumbles away?Mike Williams shot the following method of exactly copying a plaster cast of a...
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Virus confirmed as cause of SA dolphin deaths
University of Adelaide veterinary pathologists have confirmed that a marine virus not previously reported in South Australia has been found in dead dolphins found washed up on the state's...
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Public called on to help with Giant Australian cuttlefish research
Giant Australian Cuttlefish. Photo by Professor Sean ConnellScientists are calling on the public to help with new research seeking greater understanding of the biology of the Giant Australian...
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University reveals secrets of 200-year-old spiders
It's an arachnophobe's nightmare: in the bowels of the University of Sydney's Macleay Museum, there are more than 1100 vials of spiders collected in the 19th and 20th centuries.In a recent free public...
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University develops DNA test on 'roo poo to ID species
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kangaroo_and_joey03.jpgUniversity of Adelaide researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective DNA test to identify kangaroo species from their droppings which...
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Yowie sighted at Bexhill in northern NSW
A Yowie has been sighted on Bangalow Road, just north of Bexhill by a Lismore resident.The witness said the creature moved across the two lanes of bitumen, raising his arm to apparently shield its eyes...
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Feline fungus joins new species list
(Left) A cat with a swollen eye due to a fungal granuloma in its eye socket.(Right) The same cat after being successfully treated.The disease has only a 15 percent survival rate.A new species of fungus...
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Climate change didn't cause extinction of megafauna in Australia
Researchers have ruled out climate change as the cause of extinction of most of Australia’s giant animals, including giant kangaroos, three metre-tall flightless birds and the Tasmanian tiger, around...
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Michael Archer's TED talk: Resurrecting the gastric brooding frog and the...
WikipediaPaleontologist and former Australian Museum Director Michael Archer is working to de-extinct the gastric brooding frog and the Thylacine (aka Tasmanian Tiger), as mentioned recently on this...
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UK survival expert Ray Mears chases devils and tigers
UK survival expert Ray Mears has turned his attention to Australia, filming two segments here on our saltwater crocodile and the iconic Tasmanian devil, the second of which will air in the coming week...
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Blue Mountains Panther Walk
Save the date!On October 5, Australian Big Cats: An Unnatural History of Panthers authors Rebecca and Mike are hosting a Blue Mountains Panther Walk during the annual Festival of Walking in the Blue...
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On the trail of the Black Panther
He’s devoted more than a decade to investigating sightings of the elusive Blue Mountains panther.Hazelbrook’s Mike Williams and partner Rebecca Lang were pleased to hear that the black cat is back in...
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New report into big cats in NSW
Here's a scoop for you all - the new report into big cats in NSW. Are they or aren't they? Well let's employ someone who knows nothing about big cats and is living in NZ to look at all the old...
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NSW big cat report says 'matter closed'
A doctor, dentist, solicitor, clergyman and Qantas pilot have all seen it, as have numerous Rural Fire Service volunteers and an officer from the Department of Agriculture. A NSW detective spoke of how...
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Yowie flick 'Throwback' gets the schlock horror pulp treatment
We love a good movie poster and this one is a pearler!A new poster has been released for the upcoming Australian horror feature "Throwback."Designed by Brazilian artist Juarez Ricci, the retro-style...
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Toyota backs biggest search yet for Tasmanian Tiger
Biggest search yet for elusive Tasmanian TigerAn international team of naturalists from the Centre for Fortean Zoology will go in search of the Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus, in one of the...
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Expedition searches for Tasmanian Tiger
It has been ‘officially extinct’ for decades, but two British scientists have set off across the world to hunt for the curious animal known as the Tasmanian tiger.The last known tiger died in captivity...
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The hunt is on for the Thylacine
The thylacine has officially been put on notice: the hunt is on.An international team of naturalists from the Centre for Fortean Zoology has arrived in Tasmania for the first in a series of...
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Meet the Cryptozoologist: Jonathan McGowan
Jonathan McGowan on the big cat trail in Dorset.How did you first get involved in researching strange and mysterious creatures?I first got interested in searching for strange creatures when I saw...
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Fresh bid for evidence of Tasmanian Tiger
There is to be another bid to search for evidence that Tasmanian tigers are alive and well.Representatives from the UK-based Centre for Fortean Zoology will join local searchers venturing into the...
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