Kylie, a researcher from the University of New South Wales, specialises in wildlife genetics and conservation biology. Cutting-edge genetics has altered our understanding of the dingo and its origins and is leading to policy changes about dingo management. Our knowledge of the ancestry of dingoes and wild dogs across Australia has changed dramatically in the […]

The Friends of the ANBG's Botanic Art Group will hold its 18th annual exhibition and sale at the Visitor Centre Gallery, with the theme 'Rainforest'. The exhibition will feature Australian native plants that grow in rainforest zones from tropical, subtropical, coastal, dry or temperate. Our rainforests extend from the far north to Tasmania.  Most of […]

We are looking forward to our next work party, inside ANBG close to the border between ANBG and Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Meet at the electricity sub-station, Frith Road, Acton. Bring water, and wear a hat, sunscreen, long-sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, and stout shoes. We shall break for delicious morning tea at about 10:00am. […]

David, from the Fenner School of Environment and Society, will highlight the effects and challenges of plantations on forest biodiversity. Biography David is a world-leading expert in forest and woodland ecology, resource management, conservation science, and biodiversity conservation. He has maintained some of the largest, long-term research programs in Australia, with some exceeding 42 years […]