Threats to ground-nesting birds: Focus on plovers
A family of birds whose nests are particularly vulnerable are the plovers and lapwings, who simply scrape a shallow depression in the sand in which to lay their eggs.
Snake catcher in training
On Monday, Mr Darch released the snake back into the wild with the help of his snake catching protégé, Rosie Leaney.
Invasive bird’s nest found in vacant house
Starlings are aggressive birds and can form very large flocks that move, feed and roost together.
Seabirds in distress
It is important for the members of the public to report any seabirds observed on land, which do not fly away immediately when approached.
Focus on floating whale carcasses
After local fisherman David Gray towed a whale carcass out to sea last month, there has been renewed call to intercept floating whale carcasses and dispose of them at sea, rather than on land.
Focus on shot hole borers
Travellers to Perth are reminded to take care not to spread the exotic shot hole borer beetle which Weekender has mentioned several times this year.