Missing plant species identified from social media posts
Everyday Aussies posted their pics on social media only for scientists to discover the missing plants they have been searching for Scientists have identified six new or rediscovered Western Australian plant species from photos taken and uploaded to the internet by members of the public, including a nature photographer from Jurien Bay WA, a pair […]
Curtin University expert asks if enough is being done to avert the Foot-and-mouth threat to our meat and milk supply
Despite reassurances from the State Government, concern is growing around the potential impact of foot-and-mouth disease on farmers and the supply of meat and dairy after an outbreak of the disease in Indonesia and the detection of fragments of the virus in Australia. In light of this, Curtin University supply chain expert Dr Elizabeth Jackson […]