Australian Mammal Society

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Births mark conservation success for rare Queensland wombat Three wild-born northern hairy-nosed wombats born in Powrunna State Forest mark a new chapter in the species' recovery from near extinction.

From only 35 wild individuals in the 1980's, there are now more than 400 #northernhairynosedwombats - and now three wild-born bubs! #conservationsuccess #australianmammals #wildoz

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Cute tiny mammals meets improv comedy this weekend in Carlton - with our El Presidente - @euanritchie.bsky.social - use code REVIEWER2 for 50% off your ticket price!
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And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct.
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Great stuff re #wildlife & #drones
@ausmammals.bsky.social @gliderhabitat.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social @theconversation.com

Drones with thermal cameras are revealing the secrets of elusive Australian forest wildlife The new technology will help scientists monitor and protect some of Australia’s most iconic and threatened forest species.

Happy to be able to share that our work investigating the efficacy of thermal #drones for nocturnal #wildlife surveys is finally published in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological applications: doi.org/10.1002/eap..... Find a summary in @theconversation.com here: theconversation.com/drones-with-...

The Society strongly opposes plans to consider the importation of #Bengalcats into Australia as pets. The risks posed to #nativewildlife are too high.

Australia’s #biosecurity and #conservation frameworks must be robust and precautionary #ProtectAussieWildlife
📷Wesam Saka, WikiCommons, CCA 4.0.

Our pre-print on EcoEvoRxiv 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

"Dingo abundance and density was estimated as 77 (64–94) individuals and 0.014 (0.012–0.017) dingoes/km²—lower than previously reported estimates—and varied significantly in response to aspects of the fire regime and distance from roads."

Victorian Country Hour - ABC listen North-west Victorian livestock producer ridicules the state's ag department for refusing to release dingo predation figures

A chat about our work estimating the population size of Wilkerr (dingoes) in Big Desert-Wyperfeld.

Starts 1:25 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr....

🌿 Big win for koalas! A heartfelt thank you to Penny Sharpe on the announcement of the Great Koala National Park—a landmark move for native wildlife, climate, and communities.

We thank the many people who've worked tirelessly to make the #GKNP a reality. 🐨🌳

This #nationalthreatenedspecies day, please enjoy some fabulous #australianmammal images submitted by our talented and dedicated Committee..
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps

#BogongMoths are a crucial spring food source for #MountainPygmypossums - declines in Moth numbers are an urgent threat to the possums’ survival.

Help scientists track the Bogong Moths via #ZoosVictoria Moth Tracker: www.zoo.org.au/moth-tracker/
Image - Zoos Victoria. #citizenscience #wildoz

A round wombat standing head-on on a large tussock of button-grass.

Every part of a #wombat is round.

#WombatWednesday #fieldwork #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombats

I love the well rounded amongst us

True, very true.

Australian Mammalogy: the journal of the Australian Mammal Society; https://www.publish.csiro.au/am

Read the latest #EditorChoice paper in #AusMammalogy:

'Investigation of free-living highland wild dogs near Grasberg Gold Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia' by James K. McIntyre, et al.

Published #OpenAccess: www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM23047

Australian Mammalogy: the journal of the Australian Mammal Society; https://www.publish.csiro.au/am

Australian Mammalogy is the journal of the @ausmammals.bsky.social and is an important source of information on all aspects of the biology of Australasian mammals – both native and introduced.

Browse more journal content: www.publish.csiro.au/am

#AusMammalogy

A hairy slice of Mylodon hide.

A table displaying Mylodon skin, mandible, and dung.

Yesterday I co-presented a Meet the Scientist at the @nhm-london.bsky.social: we talked about the giant ground sloth Mylodon (or Neomylodon) skin the museum received from F. P. Moreno in 1899. Thanks to @neilfadams.bsky.social, we had the actual specimen. Turns out it's real big!

Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path New research suggests dingoes are distinct enough to have their own scientific name. If this is accepted, it will have far-reaching consequences

Dingoes are NOT domestic dogs, and we show why in theconversation.com/dingoes-are-... @aunz.theconversation.com.

Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and led by @drcairns.bsky.social.

Dingoes are on their own evolutionary path, and are not domestic dogs - 🐾🐾
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Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in our journal #australianmammalogy led by
@drcairns.bsky.social

A screeenshot of a Microsoft Teams message that reads: "hey. Do we have any dolphin brains?"

Every now and then you catch yourself realising that #MuseumLife is not normal life.

Eyes on Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and @aunz.theconversation.com tomorrow... #dingoes

Did the thylacine violate the costs of carnivory? Body mass and sexual dimorphism of an iconic Australian marsupial | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences The relative body masses of predators and their prey strongly affect the predators' ecology. An accurate estimate of the mass of an extinct predator is therefore key to revealing its biology and the s...

Five years ago, my second PhD paper came out: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought.

Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today.

🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals

Want to see Australia’s rare and remarkable species for yourself? Here are 10 standout spots It’s entirely possible to see shy mountain pygmy-possums, alpine dingoes or furry cuscus with your own eyes – if you know where to go and how to look.

Ulysses butterflies, Australia’s largest snake, rare waterfall frogs, Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos, green ringtail possums, musky rat-kangaroos... The Wet Tropics region's biodiversity is off tap! There are nine other great places in this story too.

#biodiversity #wettropics

Decoding Dingoes: Understanding one of Australia's most feared predators - ABC listen Dingoes are native to Australia, but in many parts of the country, they’re still being hunted. A new book urges action to halt their decline.

A wonderful listen. Thank you, Roland Breckwoldt.
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Want to see Australia’s rare and remarkable species for yourself? Here are 10 standout spots It’s entirely possible to see shy mountain pygmy-possums, alpine dingoes or furry cuscus with your own eyes – if you know where to go and how to look.

An amazing guide to see some of Australia's best #mammals! #wildoz

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If you are on Insta, check out this great video from Traditional Owner Kai Lane about the #dingo 🐾🐾