Environmental Futures Centre Media Coverage is a listing of all interviews, stories and quotes by members of the Environmental Futures Centre featured in the media. This list highlights the expertise of our members in a range of environmental sciences.
November 2011
- 25/11/11: ABC 612 Brisbane and ABC Gold and Tweed Coasts mention urban ecologists predict the population of Australian brush turkeys may boom in the current weeks and include comments from Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment).
- 23/11/11: Canberra Times (p17) reports that every year on Tasmania’s roads, about 4000 Tasmanian devils are killed. Professor Hamish McCallum (School of Environment) is interviewed. (p5) Article also quotes Professor McCallum who says Tasmanian devils roadkill will "increase tenfold" if mining roads are built in the Tarkine wilderness region.
- 23/11/11: Australasian Science online story says the decision to abandon a trial to cull diseased Tasmanian devils has been endorsed mathematically, quoting Professor Hamish McCallum.
- 21/11/11: Geelong Independent (p11) and online run an article on the People in Parks symposium which highlighted concerns over adventure races and included quotes from Associate Professor Catherine Pickering (Environmental Futures Centre).
- 16/11/11: Radio National, Canberra interviews Associate Professor Catherine Pickering (Environmental Futures Centre) who says national parks are facing increased 'wear and tear' due to adventure sports.
- 14/11/11: ABC Tropical North and online runs an article on delegates from the US and Australia meeting to discuss concerns over 'adventure racing' impacts in national parks, and quotes Associate Professor Catherine Pickering (Environmental Futures Centre). Says the most damage occurs in ferny forests and boggy areas.
- 09/11/11: Channel 9 Gold Coast and NBN Gold Coast run a story on Dreamworld ensuring its koalas are not too stressed by being cuddled and mentions a Griffith study.
- 02/11/11: Southern Star (p13) article says Griffith and Dreamworld are a step closer to improving the breeding success of koalas in captivity.
October 2011
- 31/10/11: Brisbane Courier Mail online, Gold Coast Bulletin online, Gold Coast Bulletin (p11), Daily Telegraph online, Sunday Territorian (p9) and 4BC Radio run stories on a koala study by Griffith’s Environmental Futures Centre.
- 10/10/11: Campus Daily Australia online runs an article on how, according to Professor Hamish McCallum (Environmental Futures Centre), selective culling of infected Tasmanian Devils won’t stop the spread of the disease.
- 06/10/11: BBC News online, Hobart Mercury (p9) and Launceston Examiner (p16) To assess the impact of the Tasmanian devil cull, Australian researchers including Professor Hamish McCallum (School of Environment) created a computer model in which they simulated the effects of the cull.
September 2011
- 29/09/11: ABC Sunshine and Cooloola Coast interviews Professor Clyde Wild (School of Environment) who has been researching the environment around the Gold Coast relating to the nature conservation plan and the acquisition of properties.
- 28/09/11: Science Network WA online and Bumma Bippera Media (Cairns) features story about Aboriginal Genome Mapping Research. Mentions Griffith University. Radio Interview with David Lambert (School of Environment).
- 26/09/11: Yahoo! News Australia, ABC Online and GWN7 TV Perth runs a story quoting Professor David Lambert (School of Environment) about an Aboriginal DNA study proving man’s migration out of Africa into Asia more than 70,000 years ago.
- 26/09/11: The Northern Rivers Echo (online) and The Northern Star (online) run articles about increasing bush turkey numbers in suburbia. Associate Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment) is quoted in article.
- 23/09/11:Coffs Coast Advocate (p5) runs an article about increasing number of bush turkeys in suburbia and quotes Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment). Jones also quoted in The Courier Mail about a magpie attack victim who may lose his eye.
- 19/09/11: Daily Telegraph (p4 and online) and 4BC feature a story about aggressive magpies and their talons, and quote Associate Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment).
- 19/09/11: The Courier-Mail (73) mentions Griffith scientists working on Tasmanian Devil conservation being in the Eureka finals.
- 14/09/11: North West News (p20) Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment) is interviewed about attacking magpies.
ABC Riverland SA and 6PR Perth Mentions a paper by Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment) that vitamin deficiencies could come from humans feeding birds.
ABC 666 Canberra interviews Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment) on feeding birds. - 09/09/11: The Courier-Mail (p9 and online), Australian (p3), ABC Gold and Tweed Coast, ABC 666 Canberra (and online), ABC 891 Adelaide, ABC 702 Sydney, 2UE Sydney, 4BC Brisbane, 2SM Sydney, 4CA AM, ABC 702 Sydney, ABC Coffs Harbour interview Associate Professor Darryl Jones, (School of Environment) about magpie swooping or feeding wild birds.
- 09/09/11: Professor Hamish McCallum (School of Environment) and his involvement with the Tasmanian devil Conservation Program which won a Eureka Award featured in the Hobart Mercury (p34), ABC 612 Brisbane (and online), Campus Daily (online), and Australian LifeScientist (online).
- 07/09/11: Hobart Mercury (p3) and Launceston Advocate (p7) run an article on the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Program that won an Eureka Award, and mention Professor Hamish McCallum (Environmental Futures Centre) is involved.
- 07/09/11: Northside Chronicle (p7) runs an article which quotes Associate Professor Darryl Jones (Environmental Futures Centre) about magpies getting aggressive.
- 07/09/11: 3AW Melbourne talks with Professor Darryl Jones (Environmental Futures Centre) about feeding wild birds.
- 06/09/11: ABC Gold and Tweed Coasts, ABC North QLD, Townsville, and 3AW Melbourne interview Associate Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment) on the issue of whether you should feed native birds.
- 05/09/11: Daily News (p21) article on the Tyalgum Festival mentions an informative stroll around Tyalgum village with Dr Jean-Marc Hero (School of Environment).
- 02/09/11: Maroochydore Journal (p10), Caloundra Journal (p5) and Noosa Journal (p11) quote Dr Darryl Jones (Environment) about tips to stave off magpie attacks.
- 01/09/11: The Australian online runs an appointment piece on Professor Nigel Stork (School of Environment).
August 2011
- 31/08/11: Redcliffe & Bayside Herald (p14) quotes Associate Professor Darryl Jones (School of Environment) discusses swooping magpies.
- 29/08/11: Courier-Mail (p77) runs an article on Professor Darryl Jones (Environmental Futures Centre) doing research on the apparent build-up of numbers at rainbow lorikeet roosting sites in Brisbane.
- 25/08/11: Daily Examiner (p4) runs an article in which PHD student Billie Roberts has accused the O’Farrell Government and Clarence MP Steve Cansdell of ignoring their responsibility to the electorate over the Maclean High School flying fox dispersal approval.
- 23/08/11: Caboolture Shire Herald (p12) runs an article on magpie season with comments from Griffith’s Darryl Jones.
- 22/08/11: Courier Mail, (p24 and online) runs an article with Associate Professor Darryl Jones (Environmental Futures Centre) saying part of the reason for the burgeoning urban warfare is because many creatures had bred up after two good seasons.
- 22/08/11: Courier Mail (p25) article quotes Associate Professor Darryl Jones saying bats respond to weather and man-made changes.