A plea to preserve Australia’s native animals. Describes the native fauna and how white settlement, expansion, and clearing land has effected them. Shows how animals such as the red kangaroo, possums, lizards, and ablbatross are caught and banded to enable scientists to study closely their living habits. Professor A.J. marshall questions random methods of pest killing.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321801
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pest control
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tree felling
Animals & Wildlife → Albatrosses
Animals & Wildlife → Animal ecology
Animals & Wildlife → Animal populations
Animals & Wildlife → Animals - Habitations
Animals & Wildlife → Phalangeridae
Animals & Wildlife → Red kangaroo
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife conservation - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land degradation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pest control
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pesticides - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree felling
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wildlife conservation - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)