New pages on the Library Subject Guide and other Library news...
by Jeremy M on 2022-06-27T16:19:00+10:00 in Animal Studies | 0 Comments
Hello and welcome to my first Animal Studies Blog post! I guess I should start with a brief introduction. My name is Jeremy and I am one of the Library staff based at the Alanvale Campus Library. I've been with the TAFE for just over a year now and I'm currently the Subject Specialist for Animal Studies, Agriculture and Horticulture. Years and years ago I was involved in wildlife surveys in the northern NSW and southern Queensland regions following my environmental science studies. Some of the highlights were walking up creeks and rivers in the middle of the night with a motorcycle battery in a backpack jury-rigged to a hand-held spotlight in the Border Ranges rainforest searching for threatened Barred River (Mixophyes sp.) frogs and radio tracking Koalas on the Tweed Coast on the back of a quad bike. So being involved with the Animal Studies subject guides has been a welcomed return to this area for me after so many years and I look forward to bringing you relevant and useful resources to assist your studies.
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With the onset of the cooler Winter months I'm increasingly fighting the urge to hibernate as the colder mornings start to bite. Regardless, I've dragged myself out of my den and I'm here to provide you with some news and information about the resources available to you in the Library, starting with:
New Subject Guides:
It's been a long time coming but the Animal Studies Library subject guide has now had a complete overhaul! I've been busy beavering away at the page over the last few months, adding content and scouring the web for the most useful resources. There are brand new pages on a range of different subject areas including Animal Care, Diseases/Parasites, Nutrition, Grooming and more. Hopefully these will be useful for your studies and teaching but of course if there is any content missing, or that you would like to see included on the subject guides, feel free to get in touch here. This is an ongoing project so you may notice further changes to the website over the coming months. You can access the new guides from the Library Homepage (under the Subject Guides drop down menu) or by clicking the direct link here: Animal Studies.
New Library Resources:
Several new resources have been added to the Library collection and are available to be borrowed now including:
Garden birds of Australia by
Feed your best friend better : easy, nutritious meals and treats for dogs by
The perfect aquarium : the complete guide to setting up and maintaining an aquarium by
You can keep up to date with all the new resources at the Library by checking out the Featured New Books page here: Featured New Books
Animal News:
Tasmanian devil joeys mark success for breeding program on mainland Australia - ABC News
The birth of nine new Tasmanian devil joeys in regional New South Wales has spread excitement among conservation groups, who have been working hard to build the endangered species population on mainland Australia. Conservation groups Australia-wide are attempting to build populations of the Devil on the mainland to help conserve the species which is at risk of extinction from the Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD). It is thought that less than 25,000 Tasmanian Devils remain in the wild. You can read more on this story on the ABC News website here: ABC News
Winter warning – don’t leave your pet out in the cold - RSPCA Vic
A timely reminder to pet owners from the RSPCA Victoria to ensure pets and other companion animals are protected during these cold Winter months. The article includes information on what to provide pets and other animals during this time as well as some hints for care. You can read more on the RSPCA website here: RSPCA Victoria
Dead puffer fish can kill and poison dogs, but pet owners are often unaware of the risk - ABC News
Every year dogs around Australia are poisoned and killed by dead puffer fish washed up along the coast, with many pet owners unaware of how quickly a pleasant beach walk can turn deadly. Puffer fish, also known as toadfish and blowfish, along with their longer-spined relatives the porcupine fish, are found all the way around Australia's coastline. The potentially lethal toxin they contain — tetrodotoxin — is found on their skin and internal organs. Tetrodotoxin is approximately 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide and a lethal dose of it is smaller than the head of a pin. You can read more about this issue on the ABC News website here: ABC News
All hail the hen! Chickens were revered for centuries before they were food - Live Science
Chickens' first relationship with humans may not have been as a platter of wings or a pair of tasty drumsticks. Researchers have found that people initially saw these now-ubiquitous birds as exotic, and they venerated and even worshipped them. Modern chickens evolved from the Red Jungle Fowl which lived in the jungles of South East Asia thousands of years ago. Through a process of domestication they have developed into the animals we know to this day. Further information is available from the Live Science website here: Live Science
Why scientists are also watching animal YouTube videos - BBC News
What do Asian elephants, peacock spiders and a cockatoo named Snowball have in common? All are stars of online videos, collectively amassing tens of millions of views. And the behaviour captured in some of these videos has been deemed scientifically significant. You certainly do not have to be an animal researcher to disappear down a rabbit hole of online animal videos. But scientists are increasingly mining this openly available source of video data. Scientific insights are being drawn from some unlikely - and comically entertaining - online footage. You can read more on the BBC News website here: BBC News
Need Help? The Library is here for you:
Don't forget you can obtain assistance from the Library in a number of ways including by using our online chat feature on the Library webpage. This is useful for those working or studying remotely. Just click on the orange Ask Us icon on the bottom right of the Library homepage.
Chat is available:
Monday - Thursday 9am – 4pm
Friday 9am – 3:30pm
If we aren't here to chat, you can always ‘Ask the Library’ and we will email you the answers.
RSPCA Tas Quizmas in July Fundraiser Returns!
RSPCA Tasmania is once again running its annual Quizmas in July Fundraiser after a break during COVID. For details of the events to be held at Devonport, Hobart and Launceston, or to book, check out the RSPCA website here: RSPCA Tas
That's about it for this update. Wishing you all the very best with your continued studies and teaching. As always, if you need any help, require resources or have any suggestions for the page, get in touch with your nearest TasTAFE Library (Library Locations) and we will be more than happy to help you out. You can email me directly as well at the link here: email
Till next time,
Jeremy
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