Environment & Conservation A NEW method for estimating the time-
since-fire in infrequently burnt woodlands in the Goldfields has
been developed by scientists at the Department of Environment
and Conservation (DEC) and CSIRO. AN article by Western
Australian and American environmental scientists is putting
forward a new way of looking at the native versus non-native
species debate and proposes species origin is no longer the best
judgement tool in the ever-changing environment. THE declared
rare flora poison pea (Gastrolobium graniticum) does not need
fire to propagate as previously believed. THE highly successful
Bromilow Soft Trap, used to catch wallabies in conservation
efforts, has been upgraded by its inventors who created the trap
more than 30 years ago. THE United Nations has set a target to
restore 150 million hectares of degraded land globally by 2020,
but a UWA study has cautioned there are significant challenges
facing global landscape-scale restoration efforts. THE first
detailed analysis of a WA n