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03 Feb 10
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Platypus discovered on busy Dubbo Road
Media release: 3 February 2010 A National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff member made a startling discovery this week, finding a platypus on a busy Dubbo road Field Officer Gary Macfarlane carefully captured the platypus on Wheelers Lane, whilst out for his morning run "At first I thought it was a turtle on the footpath but as I got closer I realised that it was a small platypus It was a
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03 Feb 10
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Grazing Information Day in the Marshes
Media release: 3 February 2010 Landholders and property managers in the Macquarie Marshes area are invited to attend a free grazing information day hosted by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) at Carinda on Thursday 25 February 2010 DECCW Wetlands Conservation Officer, Tim Hosking, said the information day will cover a range of issues relevant to grazing in floodplai
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02 Feb 10
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Cultural heritage surveys for Tollingo and Woggoon Nature Reserve
Media release: 2 February 2010 The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is seeking assistance from the local Aboriginal community to conduct cultural heritage surveys at Tollingo and Woggoon Nature Reserve, located approximately 40km north east of Condobolin NPWS Lachlan Area Ranger, Silvana Keating, said members of the local Aboriginal community are encouraged to apply to participate in t
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29 Jan 10
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Hoodies best breeding season
Media release: 29 January 2010 The endangered Hooded Plover population in NSW has recorded its best ever breeding season since monitoring by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) commenced a decade ago NPWS Shorebird Recovery Coordinator, Dr Amy Harris, said today that "it's a great result." "In an average year we expect the Hooded Plovers along the NSW coastline to fledge between 1
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28 Jan 10
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White Ibis stand up and be counted on 7 February 2010
Media release: 28 January 2010 The people of NSW are being asked to help the humble White Ibis stand up and be counted on Sunday 7 February 2010 as part of a state-wide survey of this frequently misunderstood native bird The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) conducts the survey on a single summer day each year in a bid to better understand where White Ibis are breeding and travelling an
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25 Jan 10
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New Myall Lakes Guide - a must for your next visit!
Media release: 25 January 2010 Plan your visit to Myall Lakes, Booti Booti or Wallingat national parks south of Forster with the help of 'Myall Lakes - The GUIDE', a great new guidebook to help you get the most out of your visit to national parks in the Great Lakes area NPWS Great Lakes Area Manager, Stephen Smith, said that the guide book showcases the national parks in the Great Lakes area in
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25 Jan 10
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Dolphins in Cudgen Creek
Media release: 25 January 2010 The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is continuing to monitor three dolphins that have been in Cudgen Creek at Kingscliff since 16 January NPWS Tweed Area Manager, Nathan Oliver, said the dolphins - two adults and a juvenile - appear reluctant to move from an area of deep water under a bridge in Cudgen Creek "The dolphins have been assessed by experts fro
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22 Jan 10
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Continuous and ongoing fox baiting in Garigal National Park
Media release: 22 January 2010 The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will continue its fox baiting program in Garigal National Park for the next 12 months in a bid to protect native species, such as the endangered southern brown bandicoot in Sydney's north The endangered southern brown bandicoot is extremely vulnerable to predation by foxes and reducing fox numbers is the only way to en
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21 Jan 10
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Stockton Beach Campers Brave Rain
Media release: 21 January 2010 Despite the high rainfall, over 1500 people braved the conditions to camp at the popular Stockton Beach in the Worimi Conservation Lands north of Newcastle, over the Christmas and New Year period National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Hunter Coast Area Manager, Michael Murphy, said that visitors to the area seemed undeterred by the rain, with over 1500 campers
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21 Jan 10
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Hooded Plovers and Little terns tackle the odds
Media release: 21 January 2010 The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) which manages the Shorebird Recovery Program says the endangered Hooded Plover is enjoying one of its best breeding seasons for a decade along the beaches between Jervis Bay and Batemans Bay NPWS Shorebird Recovery Coordinator, Jodie Dunn, said today that so far a total of eleven Hooded Plover chicks have been fled
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