Western Australia by nature

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• LANDSCOPE So many turtles, so little time

  July 29, 2025 · 23 min

  Western Australia is home to six out of the seven species of marine turtles in the world. Our shores become safe havens for them to nest and lay their eggs, including along the stunning Kimberley Coast and Ningaloo Reef.   Turtle…

• LANDSCOPE Beyond bee hotels

  April 9, 2025 · 35 min

  The ‘save the bees’ movement has gained remarkable traction lately, encouraging people to think beyond the European honey bee. We talk with Dr Kit Prendergast about Australia’s 1700 species of native bees and how we can help expand…

• LANDSCOPE Battling feral cats

  October 10, 2024 · 17 min

  Feral cats top the list of the most destructive species in Australia, costing the economy a huge $18.5 billion over the last 60 years in damage and population control measures. Today we speak with the Program Leader for Western Australia’s…

• LANDSCOPE Forest orchestras

  June 13, 2024 · 38 min

  Innovative scientists are recording sounds of Western Australia’s forests in the south-west to uncover clues about what types of species occur there and how the environment changes throughout the day. Guest host Alan Gill chats with…

• LANDSCOPE Breeding for release

  March 20, 2024 · 19 min

  Dibblers are energetic bundles of grey fur that have been a favourite of Perth Zoo staff in the science team involved in breeding the small marsupials for release to the wild. The breed-for-release program has been such a success it has…

• LANDSCOPE Tackling toads

  December 14, 2023 · 20 min

  Cane toads crossed the border into Western Australia in 2009. They  are toxic at every stage of their life - from eggs to tadpoles to toads - and they have been linked to the decline of several native predator species. We speak with Clare…

• LANDSCOPE 25 years of Mondays

  August 29, 2023 · 21 min

  Andrew Paul’s passionate and excitement to explore, share and protect the beauty of Western Australia with the Mount Lawley Senior High School’s Bush Rangers cadet unit has not waned in 25 years.

• LANDSCOPE The magic of Matuwa

  June 27, 2023 · 22 min

  Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara is gorgeous country, and quintessentially central Australian with its red dirt, hummock grasslands and array of desert animals. Our guest  is Simon Cherriman, famed ornithologist and regular visitor to Matuwa. He has…