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Hamelin Station, WA's remote environmental gem
Hamelin Station
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Captured and to be released: a pregnant thorny devil. Credit:Emma Young
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Trapped, to be released: adult and juvenile pygmy spiny-tailed skinks. Credit:Emma Young
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Trapped, to be released: the "charismatic" smooth knob-tailed gecko. Credit:Emma Young
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If the sky were red instead of blue, this stromatolite landscape could be a picture of Earth billions of years ago. Credit:Emma Young
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Testing groundwater for the secret of the stromatolites. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the Station Credit:Emma Young
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Trapped, to be released: a juvenile spinifex hopping mouse. The babies are more docile, says ecologist Ben Parkhurst. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the stationCredit:Emma Young
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'Racing' sand gecko. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the station. Credit:Emma Young
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Hairy-footed dunnart, about to be released into the wild. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the stationCredit:Emma Young
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A volunteer checks for elusive skinks, who like to hide in the corners. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the stationCredit:Emma Young
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WA Museum researchers trap insects for a research project. Credit:Emma Young
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Quiet but compelling country. Credit:Emma Young
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Nest of a brown falcon. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the stationCredit:Emma Young
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Trapped skink. Credit:Emma Young
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Wildflowers on the stationCredit:Emma Young