Margaret Thorsborne
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Margaret Grace Thorsborne was an Australian naturalist, conservationist and environmental activist. She was notable for her efforts, with her husband Arthur Thorsborne, in initiating the long-term mon
Torresian imperial-pigeon (Ducula spilorrhoa)
Brook Islands National Park
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The Brook Islands National Park is a national park in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, 1246 km northwest of Brisbane, with an area of 0.9 km2. It was established in 1994 and comprises th
Margaret Thorsborne
…for her efforts, with her husband Arthur Thorsborne, in initiating the long-term monitoring and protection of the Torresian imperial-pigeon on the Brook Islands, north east of Hinchinbrook Island, Far North Queensland. Toward the end of her life, she was involved in the struggle to protect Queensland's Wet…
Torresian imperial pigeon
Aerial view of North Brook Island with smoke rising from a bomb test
Australian Army staff bringing goats onto the island for mustard gas chemical weapon testing
Australian Army staff preparing mustard gas with goat waiting in Japanese-style dugout