PAWS stands for 'Parks & Wildlife Supporters' and is the free quarterly newsletter of the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife.
Read PAWS to discover which of Australia's amazing national parks the Foundation is contributing to, and what projects the Foundation is funding to help save threatened species from extinction.
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Summer 2012: Connectivity Throughout the LandscapeCreating national parks and protected areas is only the first line of defence in conservation. The Foundation is supporting projects across the country to help improve connectivity between habitats to ensure their long term health and viability. Improving connectivity is crucial to ensuring that reserves don't just become islands of conservation in a sea of development. Find out more inside your Summer PAWS Newsletter. |
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Spring 2012: Conserving Threatened SpeciesAustralia has an incredible and shameful record for species extinction. The Foundation is funding a number of projects across Australia to help save iconic threatened Australian species like the Koala, and Australia's most endangered reptile, the Western Swamp Tortoise. Find out more inside this issue of PAWS - and play your part in helping to save your threatened species. |
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Winter 2012: Conservation and YouThis issue of PAWS is about how you can be involved in conservation. From joining a local environmental repair group, to making a donation to your Foundation, to getting your work team involved in Corporate Volunteering days to weed and plant trees, to making your backyard safe and friendly for native animals - the ways that you personally can help make our environment a better place are endless. |
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Summer 2011: Parks for PeopleEducation, recreation and reserch projects in parks help visitors get the best out of Australia's amazing national parks and ensure the protection of its unique native species. Read about Foundation projects in parks that make parks even better for you to enjoy! |
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Spring 2011: Giving Hope to Your Threatened SpeciesConserving threatened species in Australia is about conserving biodiversity - life on earth. In this issue of PAWS find out about the on-ground projects currently taking place to save some of Australia's most iconic threatened species. |
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Winter 2011: Protecting Australia's Unique GiftsThe Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife understands the importance of our national reserve system. We believe that adding land to the publically managed and perpetually protected reserve system is the best chance we have of conserving biodiversity in Australia. Find out how the Foundation adds land to your National Parks. |
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Summer 2010: Australian Marine & Coastal EnvironmentsAustralia’s marine and coastal environments are beautiful spaces. They offer so many delights – bush and beach walks, swimming in crystal clear waters, animal watching and much, much more. This issue of PAWS highlights some programs our supporters fund all around Australia to ensure that marine & coastal national parks are around in tip top shape for generations to come. |
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Spring 2010: Australia's Threatened SpeciesThe Foundation supports the creation of wildlife corridors to make connections between our parks and reserves. For those of our species under pressure, survival depends on recovery actions by scientists and land managers, even in our own backyards. Captive breeding programs provide insurance populations while we try to understand the reasons for their decline in the wild before they can be reintroduced. This issue of PAWS shows some programs our supporters fund to give a hopeful future to our threatened species. |
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Winter 2010: Protecting Australia's HeritageWinter PAWS looks at our heritage, where we came from and our place in the order of nature. A message of hope for World Environment Day establishes the need for trees and some of our grant programs that are helping private landholders reestablish native vegetation on their conservation properties and encouraging volunteers to regenerate bush in our parks. |
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Summer 2009: From the AshesThe reliance of our native plants and animals to differentfire regimes can be complex. This issue of PAWSinvestigates some of these unique relationships and howour scientists are working to ensure the protection ofAustralia’s natural heritage.It is clear that fires are a natural part of Australia’senvironment but as our climate changes so too does theintensity and force of our fires. The way we manage themand the preparation we must undertake are critical if weare to survive their fury. |
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Spring 2009: Threatened SpeciesNational Threatened Species Day on 7 Septemberencourages the conservation of Australia’s unique plantsand animals. On this day in 1936 Benjamin, the lastknown Tasmanian Tiger, died in captivity at Hobart Zoo,a poignant reminder that we need to lend a helping handto our wildlife. In this edition of PAWS we look at how Foundationsupporters are helping some of our many plants andanimals to survive, including some of our most threatenedspecies. |
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Winter 2009: Aboriginal Cultural HeritageThere is more to discover in your park than meets the eye. Rock engravings or hand stencils are traces of an ancient, mystical culture, the oldest culture on Earth. A river gorge is the track of the Rainbow Serpent that shaped the Earth during the Dreaming, and that little bird on the track has seen the creation of the sun and the sea millennia of years ago. Discover some of these ancient legends and the magic of the oldest continuous culture on Earth in this issue of PAWS, the newsletter for Parks And Wildlife Supporters. See your Australia with different eyes. |
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Summer 2008: Our Rivers, Australia's LifebloodThis PAWS issue showcases the immeasurablevalue our supporters contribute to the health ofour waterways, especially our rivers.Follow the life-giving wonder of our rivers - fromthe snow falling in the Alps, to the creeks drainingthe mountain slopes, the mighty streamscarving rocky gorges and steep valleys to thepicturesque estuaries where the river meets thesea. |
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Winter 2008: Wetlands, our priceless ecosystemsThis PAWS issue focuses on the wonder ful var iety thatcan be found in this country. We encourage youto visit a wet land in your local area and considerwhat you can do to help preserve and enjoy it,and the animals that depend upon it, for years tocome.Ongoing research of our wet lands is vital tounderstand their delicate balance and how wecan protect them. |
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Summer 2007: Climate ChangeClimate Change poses the greatest threat to Australia’s animals, plants and their habitats. In looking after our native species and our parks we have to work on solutions that will allow Australia’s unique biodiversity to adapt and survive. This issue of PAWS looks at the brave new world of carbon reductions, offset options, energy savings and tree planting. |
