20 Mar 2015Birds under threat in our South WestThe southwest region of Western Australia is a world biodiversity hotspot. This means it is an area of significant biodiversity considered to be under threat from human activity. To illustrate this point, consider that there are over 350 species of bird native to the South West. Of these, 14 are endemic. All these species have been affected in some way by European colonisation.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
5 Mar 2015On Now: Do you have the Fastest Arm in the West?Come to the Perth Cultural Centre between 10:30am and 4:30pm any day until this Saturday to test your bowling prowess – are you as good as you think you are? Fastest Arm in the West Image copyright K.Veness, WA Museum Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
24 Feb 2015Kimberley Marine Life – The Woodside Collection ProjectOver the past six years, scientists and researchers from the Western Australian Museum and partner agencies have been studying the marine life of the Kimberley region, in an initiative known as the Woodside Collection Project. The main goal of this project was to learn more about the biogeographic distribution of marine life throughout this expansive region. Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
6 Feb 2015West Coast Marine Molluscs Western Australia (WA) has a unique and diverse marine fauna. You may have noticed, walking along our beaches, a wide variety of seashells. Who do these shells belong to? And how do they survive? Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
15 Jan 2015About the Whip SpiderIn 2013, the Western Australian Museum released a recording of a whip spider (below) collected in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The footage shows the arachnid motioning slowly with its thin whip-like legs, which might remind you of a flag signaller going through a semaphore routine or a (very slow) whip cracker.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
15 Dec 2014What does Christmas mean to you? Christmas dog Image copyright WA Museum Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
9 Dec 2014Moving the old to prepare for the New – Museum! History of the mammal collection The Mammal Gallery has been an icon of the Western Australian Museum – Perth for many years. Anyone who has visited the Museum, no matter how long ago, remembers the amazing bulk of ‘Big Bill’ the Bison, and many other examples of skilful taxidermy. We are currently performing conservation and treatment works on this exhibition ready for the New Museum, which opens in 2020. Some early specimen conservation works have already commenced.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
28 Nov 2014The Last Gentlemen of War - about the exhibition Last Gentlemen of War banner Image copyright WA Museum Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
21 Nov 2014Sampling along the coastal PilbaraEmployees of the Western Australian Museum are currently carrying out a five year project, using molecular tools to investigate biodiversity in the Pilbara region. The Conservation Systematics of the Western Pilbara is funded through the Net Conservation Benefits Fund, administered through the Department of Parks and Wildlife.Read more Blog entry Genetic Resources
18 Nov 2014Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures - extended to 18 January 2015The Western Australian Museum is excited to announce that Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures has been extended until the 18 January 2015.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum