VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 2)
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
Welcome back to our video series all about the translocation of a hive of native stingless bees. This is part 2 of a five part series (click on these links to see Part 1, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5). In this video Kieran runs through what equipment he is preparing for the rescue and
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VIDEO: Native stingless bees – Rescue and recovery (Part 1)
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
Did you know that Australia has it’s very own native bees? They are much smaller and harder to spot than the traditional honey bees that have been introduced here, nor do they deliver the sometimes nasty sting that their Europen cousins do. In fact our native bees are a critically important part of the ecological
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VIDEO: Why not try growing finger limes – a native citrus
Thursday, 10 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
Did you know that Australia has its very own species of native citrus? In fact there are a total of six different Aussie citrus species but the most well known is without a doubt the finger lime. The Australian finger lime (Citrus australasica) is becoming an increasingly popular and sought after ingredient in the culinary world
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VIDEO: An endangered oasis – Swamp Tea-tree forest of South-east Qld
Friday, 04 November 2016
by Natura Pacific
The Swamp Tea-tree (Melaleuca irbyana) Forest of South East Queensland has been listed under federal legislation as being ‘Critically Endangered’ as a result of this community having been extensively cleared from its natural range. Find out more information about this listing here. Join Mark as he visits one of the remaining remnants of this unique
VIDEO: Our beautiful water birds – take a closer look
Friday, 28 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
The Gold Coast is blessed with a huge network of of waterways and lake systems of both fresh and salt water, and even better, many are teeming with wildlife. In this video Rochelle shares an up close and personal glimpse of a few of our native water birds that are living in the freshwater lake
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biodiversity, black swan, catchments, don't feed the birds, freshwater lake, gold coast, healthy wildlife, native birds, waterways
VIDEO: Go green and save with homemade wet wipes
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
There are so many clever ways you can go green and can save a few dollars around the home while making better choices for the health of your family and the environment. In this video Kieran shows you how to quickly and simply make your very own wet wipes. For more ideas on go green life
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biodegradable wipes, budget, cheap and healthy, go green, homemade, life hacks, Natura pacific, save money, wet wipes
VIDEO: Native beauty for your garden – GroNATIVE
Friday, 21 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
The native beauty that Australia’s own plant life can offer often doesn’t receive the accolades it deserves! This is particularly the case when we look at what so many of us choose to plant in our gardens – because if we choose natives, we are are choosing to protect our precious biodiversity too! But very
VIDEO: Koala habitat surveys – A close encounter
Thursday, 20 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
Our Natura Consulting field team spend a lot of time doing work focused on locating and monitoring koala habitat, so it is a memorable day when they get to encounter a koala using the habitat they are so familiar with. One of our consultants, Mick recently had this pleasure and was keen to share the
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field survey, filed work, habitat assessment, Koala, koala conservation, koala habitat, koala monitoring, Logan Shire, natura, natura consulting
VIDEO: Natura Pacific helping to inspire innovation and build partnerships
Friday, 14 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
Natura Pacific are proud to be partnering with Griffith University in a project rich in innovation which will see technology playing a role to support improving the biodiversity of south east Queensland. This project received a valuable contribution of funding through the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Knowledge Transfer Partnerships program. This video, produced by the Queensland
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VIDEO: Soothing children’s behaviour with the wonders of nature
Thursday, 06 October 2016
by Natura Pacific
Our natural world is filled with so many wonders! But did you ever stop to think about how much of an impact being out in nature can have on how we feel or how it may influence a child’s behaviour? Children can be so very sensitive to all that is going on around them, and
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