Snake skin trade
March 28, 2019
Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run Yellow anaconda (snake) skins pegged to dry by indigenous people in Argentina. Tomas Waller, Author provided
Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run Yellow anaconda (snake) skins pegged to dry by indigenous people in Argentina. Tomas Waller, Author provided
A video released in Feb 2019 backs calls for current wastage to be minimised and the benefits of sustainable use of kangaroos realised. With colleagues from interstate, we are
An article in Canberra Times describes our paper in Australian Zoologist on the rise of kangaroo populations that then crash during droughts. It presents the case for sustainable population objectives
When professional control diminishes, killing of kangaroos does not stop; amateur shooting increases. Kangaroos in drought starve through over population. Regulators cannot monitor the number of kangaroos killed nor ensure high standards
2018 Public Inquiry into the Impact of Industrial Scale Agriculture on Australia’s Ecosystems and Local Communities. George Wilson was invited to appear before the Tribunal in Brisbane on 27
Graziers are erecting kangaroo-proof fences around groups of properties and lowering kangaroo numbers through various means, most of which have poor animal welfare and biodiversity outcomes. George Wilson argues
The NSW Government has protected brumbies in the Kosciusko National Park. Brumbies numbers are already too high. The proposed management dangerously reckless policy that will escalate environmental impacts, increase
Lecture at University of Canberra on improving kangaroo management Friday 11 May, 11:30am – 12:30pm 1A21 (UC Theatre, next to Mizzuna Cafe) More details and a synopsis of talk
The fifth Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit 2018 was attended by George Wilson in Melbourne on the 1-2 May. The Summit brought together 550 delegates, MPs, corporate sponsors and project de
AWS prepared papers for a workshop on 15th March 2018 convened by the Maranoa Kangaroo Harvesters and Growers Cooperative (MKHGC) at Mitchell in Qld. The Cooperative, which was established in
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