We’ve had the good fortune of sitting quietly and watching wild platypuses swimming and feeding in their native habitat in Eungella National Park, Australia. The duck-billed platypus is often...
Posts by George Sranko
Over many years of research as a biologist, one of the most fascinating topics I’ve run across is wolf communication and the science behind the haunting quality of a wolf's howl. Wolves...
What do Red Pandas Eat? Is the False Thumb Used for Feeding?
If you have the slightest interest in one of the cutest creatures on this planet, I urge you to read this article (or at least look at the pictures!). The red panda has some unique adaptations...
How Citizen Activists Can Make Shift Happen. A New Way of Mapping Policy Dynamics
Policy change typically unfolds according to two key determinants: 1. how contested ideas are framed, and, 2. the discursive competence of respective actors (see below for a brief discussion of this...
Shift Happens When People Collaborate: Great Bear Rainforest and South East Queensland Case Studies
Big shifts in environmental policy can be confirmed by the money and resources spent on instituting the policy decisions through statutes, regulations, agreements, and policy statements. Policy...
On the Path of Wisdom and Sustainability: Looking Back from the Future
Imagine if humanity chose to take a more sustainable path. How would we describe the previous decades looking back from the Year 2050? Philosophers, mystics and spiritual leaders throughout the...
