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The West Australian: Cane toads step up spread

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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/17114290/cane-toads-long-march-in-wa/
Fears about industrialising WA's pristine Kimberley are held by many, but an even greater environmental threat to the region could be the toxic cane toad. The dreaded amphibians are marching south towards Broome, and the Kimberley Toad Busters (KTB) group say they are invading bilby habitat systems for the first time. (Sunday, 12/05/2013)

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Kimberley Land Council

Organisation: 
Kimberley Land Council
City: 
Broome, Kununurra and Derby
State: 
Western Australia

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ABC Rural News: A-maze-ing cane toads

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201305/s3753404.htm
A group of scientists in the north of Western Australia claim cane toads are able to be taught behaviour. The four-year experiment at the El Questro Station in the Kimberley has found 85 per cent of tested toads can remember how to get through a maze to find safety. (Tuesday, 07/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: WA pastoralists forsee a tough year ahead

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2013/s3750199.htm
In the North of Western Australia, a poor wet season, lower cattle prices and a reduction in the demand for cattle from Indonesia has many pastoralists worried about making ends meet this year. (Thursday, 02/05/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Job losses as Argyle goes underground

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201305/s3749133.htm
Australia's largest diamond mine has confirmed the move from an open pit to an underground mine in WA's Kimberley will result in 300 job losses. (Wednesday, 01/05/2013)

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Jobs go as Kimberley gold mine stops production

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201304/s3744448.htm
More than 100 fly-in, fly-out workers have lost their jobs after a remote Western Australian gold mine was placed in care and maintenance. Tanami Gold says the falling price of gold has forced it to stop production at the Coyote mine, 250 kilometres south-east of Halls Creek. (Wednesday, 24/04/2013)

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ABC News: Kimberley pastoralist wants action on disease

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-16/kimberley-pastoralist-wants-action-on-disease/4633286
A Kimberley pastoralist is planning legal action against the Department of Agriculture and Food, saying it is treating a contagious cattle disease with a lack of urgency. (Wednesday, 17/04/2013)

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North-western Australia as a hotspot for endangered Elasmobranchs with particular reference to sawfishes and the Northern river Shark

Author: 
Morgan DL, Whitty JM, Phillips NM, Thorburn DC, and Chaplin JA
Journal: 
Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
Url: 
http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/7708/

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Endangered sawfishes and river sharks in Western Australia

Author: 
Morgan DL, Whitty JM, and Phillips N
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http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/6092/

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ECOS article: Mapping the living story of an ancient land

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http://www.ecosmagazine.com/paper/EC13044.htm
In this article, Kim Mahood discusses her experiences while gathering material for the recently published book Desert Lake. The book uses science, art and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of Paruku (Lake Gregory) in the southeast Kimberley.

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