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Harry 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] |
Western State Colorado University
Western Colorado University (Western) is a public university in Gunnison, Colorado. It enrolls approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 400 graduate students, with 25 percent coming from out of state. Western offers more than 100 undergraduate areas of study and seven graduate programs, five of which are available as accelerated degree programs. Since 2013, Western's student headcount has grown by 17.4%, the highest percentage increase in full-time enrollment in Colorado outside of the University of Colorado System. History Western was established in 1901 and opened for classes in 1911 as the Colorado State Normal School, the first college on the Western Slope. This initial focus as a preparatory college for teachers resulted in a commitment to teacher preparation programs that continues to this day. In 1923 the college's name was changed to Western State College of Colorado in recognition of its expanding programs in the liberal arts at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The ... [...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 divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Screen Online
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day. The NFSA collection first started as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (within the then National Library of Australia, Commonwealth National Library) in 1935, becoming an independent cultural organisation in 1984. On 3 October, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the NFSA's headquarters in Canberra. History of the organisation The work of the Archive can be officially dated to the establishment of the National Historical Film and Speak ... [...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 notice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
