Despite rainfall during the summer the autumn has been very dry, river flows are still very low in some parts of the country, particularly in catchments where groundwater supports river flows. We are starting to see some rivers nearing their...
A U.S. study suggests the common insecticide malathion can decimate tadpole populations, killing them indirectly at doses too small to kill them directly. University of Pittsburgh researchers wanted to determine the environmental impact of the use of malathion --...
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist 24 June 2011 Two dolphins that would be more at home frolicking in the warm bays of southern California or Mexico are cruising the chilly waters of Puget Sound and biologists are baffled by an...