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W. H. Butler
William Henry "Harry" Butler (25 March 1930 – 11 December 2015) was an Australian naturalist and environmental consultant, best known as the presenter of the popular ABC television series '' In the Wild'' from 1976 to 1981. He was a household name as he took viewers to remote parts of Australia observing and admiring the natural environment. Harry was a warrior for the environment and biodiversity. He spoke highly of how Indigenous people cared for the land, through his extensive experience growing up with various aboriginal groups. His advocacy led to the establishment of offshore islands as reserves for plants and animals, protected from invasive species. Now his legacy is being remembered with Murdoch University’s Harry Butler Institute. The new research and education facility brings science, business and the community together to address environmental problems. Biography Butler was born on 25 March 1930 in Perth, Western Australia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Government. Before the establishment of the order, Australian citizens received British honours. The Monarch of Australia is sovereign head of the order, while the Governor-General of Australia is the principal companion/dame/knight (as relevant at the time) and chancellor of the order. The governor-general's official secretary, Paul Singer (appointed August 2018), is secretary of the order. Appointments are made by the governor-general on behalf of the Monarch of Australia, based on recommendations made by the Council of the Order of Australia. Recent knighthoods and damehoods were recommended to the governor-general by the Prime Minister of Australia. Levels of membership The order is divided into a general and a military division. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Dam Controversy
The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was a proposed dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia, that was never constructed. The movement that eventually led to the project's cancellation became one of the most significant environmental campaigns in Australian history. The dam was proposed for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity. The resulting new electricity generation capacity would have been . The proposed construction would have subsequently impacted upon the environmentally sensitive Franklin River, which joins with the Gordon river nearby. During the campaign against the dam, both areas were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Area register. The campaign that followed led to the consolidation of the small green movement that had been born out of a campaign against the building of three dams on Lake Pedder in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Over the five years between the announcement of the dam proposal in 1978 and the axing of the plans in 1983 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eremiascincus Butlerorum
''Eremiascincus butlerorum'' is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Sumba in Indonesia. Etymology The specific name, ''butlerorum'' (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler. Beolens, Bo, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Glaphyromorphus butlerorum'', p. 44). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''E. butlerorum'' is forest, but the species has also been found in gardens. Reroduction ''E. butlerorum'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Aplin KP, How RA, Boeadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenophorus Butlerorum
''Ctenophorus butlerorum'', also known commonly as Butler's dragon, the Shark Bay heath dragon Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. and the Edel heath dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''butlerorum'' (Latin, genitive plural), is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler and his wife Margaret Butler. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Tympanocryptis butleri'', p. 44). Habitat and geographic range ''C. butlerorum'' is found in dunes and sandplains of the mid-west coast of Western Australia between Shark Bay Shark Bay (Malgana: ''Gathaagudu'', "two waters") is a World Heritage Site in the Gascoyne region of Western Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notoscincus Butleri
''Notoscincus butleri'', also known Common name, commonly as Butler's snake-eyed skink, the lined soil-crevice skink, and the lined soil-crevis skink, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''butleri'', is in honor of Australian naturalist Harry Butler, William Henry "Harry" Butler.species:Bo Beolens, Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Notoscincus butleri'', p. 44). Geographic range ''N. butleri'' is found in the Pilbara region in the Australian state of Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''N. butleri'' is stony grassland. Reproduction ''N. butleri'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References Further reading *Harold Cogger, Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morethia Butleri
''Morethia butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's Morethia and the woodland Morethia skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''butleri'' is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Morethia butleri'', p. 44). Geographic range ''M. butleri'' is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''M. butleri'' is shrubland. Reproduction ''M. butleri'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Further reading * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delma Butleri
''Delma butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, the spinifex snake-lizard, and the unbanded delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''butleri'', is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''D. butleri'' is grassland. Description Limbless and small for its genus, ''D. butleri'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail length of three times SVL. Storr GM (1987). Reproduction ''D. butleri'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * Storr GM (1987). "Three new legless lizards (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia". ''Records of the Western Australian Museum'' 13 (4): 345–355. (''Delma butleri'', new species, pp. 346–349, Figures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synothele
''Synothele'' is a genus of Australian brushed trapdoor spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1908. The number of species in the genera was greatly expanded by Robert Raven in 1994. Species it contains twenty-four species: *''Synothele arrakis'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele boongaree'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele butleri'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele durokoppin'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele goongarrie'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele harveyi'' Churchill & Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele houstoni'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele howi'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele karara'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Synothele koonalda'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (South Australia) *''Synothele longbottomi'' Raven, 1994 – Australia (We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudechis Butleri
The spotted mulga snake (''Pseudechis butleri''), also known commonly as Butler's black snake and Butler's snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia. It is a member of the genus ''Pseudechis'', dangerously venomous snakes that can intimidate an opponent by raising the head and presenting a hood. This cobra-like threat display is supported by the ability to produce a very large amount of venom. Taxonomy The first description of the species ''P. butleri'' emerged in a study of morphological variation of the widespread species '' P. australis'', known commonly as the king brown or mulga snake. The author, Laurie Smith, examined a large series of specimens, allocating 213 to ''P. australis'' and 21 to the new species. The holotype of ''P. butleri'' is a female specimen, carrying eggs, collected at the Yalgoo region in 1963 by I. C. Carnaby. The suggestion of a cryptic ''Pseudechis'' species in the midwest was noticed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Living Treasures
National Living Treasure is a status created and occasionally updated by the National Trust of Australia's New South Wales branch, awarded to up to 100 living people. Recipients were selected by popular vote for having made outstanding contributions to Australian society in any field of human endeavour. History In 1997, the National Trust of Australia ( NSW) called for nominations from the public for 100 Australian Living Treasures, and each nomination was counted as one vote. The nominees had to be living and had to have made a substantial and enduring contribution. The choice of those who were named as National Living Treasures was made by more than 10,000 Australians voting. Their votes determined who was chosen. The first list of 100 Living Treasures was published in 1997. Phillip Adams, himself named as a National Treasure, gave his own opinion in an article on ANZAC Day in 2015 that when the list was first published in 1997, most were amused to find they were nominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trust Of Australia
The National Trust of Australia, officially the Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), is the Australian national peak body for community-based, non-government non-profit organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's Indigenous, natural and historic heritage. The umbrella body was incorporated in 1965, with member organisations in every state and territory of Australia. History Modelled on the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and inspired by local campaigns to conserve native bushland and preserve old buildings, the first Australian National Trusts were formed in New South Wales in 1945, South Australia in 1955 and Victoria in 1956; followed later in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. The two Territory Trusts were the last to be founded, in 1976 (see below). The driving force behind the establishment of the National Trust in Australia was Annie Forsyth Wyatt (1885–1961). She lived for much of her life in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
