Until recently, there were only two recognised subspecies of brushtail possums in Western Australia. Recent scientific research into genetic relationships between brushtail possum populations throughout Australia concluded there is indeed a third subspecies that calls WA home. 

The heritage-listed Ningaloo Coast stretches more than 300 kilometres along Western Australia’s remote western shoreline and is a critical nesting ground for the endangered loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). Among many natural predators of the species is the golden ghost crab (Ocypode convexa), which is having a staggering impact on turtle nests and hatchlings. 

Maritime law defines flotsam and jetsam as debris in the water, either unintentionally as the result of an accident (flotsam), or deliberately thrown overboard from a vessel in distress to lighten the load (jetsam). A lifelong love of the Houtman Abrolhos islands and marine areas near Geraldton led Pia Boschetti, who as a child was fascinated by the ‘treasures’ that washed up on the shore, to spearhead a movement that turns this marine debris into art.