Bruce Webber

I'm looking forward to reading this one, just out in @newphyt.bsky.social 👀 👇

Lions making fewer zebra kills due to ‘chain reaction’ involving invasive ants Hunting by Kenyan lions impeded in ‘ecological chain reaction’ as big-headed ants fail to stop elephants stripping acacia trees – the cats’ ambush cover

Invasive species can radically alter community dynamics: In Kenya, an invasive ant replaced native ants that keep elephants from destroying acacia trees, whose cover allows lions to ambush zebra. Lions shifted their hunting strategy to stalk buffalo. #bioinvasions www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

Tiahni Adamson, a wildlife conservation biologist and proud descendant of the Kaurareg Nations, next to a large trunk of a Nothofagus tree in lutruwita/Tasmania's Liffey Valley. In Episode 1 of Big Sky Country Season 3, Tiahni sits down with the legendary Dr Bob Brown in lutruwita/Tasmania’s Liffey Valley.

In Episode 1 of Big Sky Country Season 3, Tiahni sits down with the legendary Dr Bob Brown in lutruwita/Tasmania’s Liffey Valley.

Here's a #podcast to bring nature to your ears and hope to your hearts. Bush Heritage Australia's latest season of Big Sky Country has dropped! Hope-filled stories from the frontlines of the #climate and #biodiversity crisis are here to share:

🎧: www.bushheritage.org.au/news/podcasts

🌏 🌐 #SciComm

We're hiring a Reserve Manager to join our team at our beautiful Southwest Reserves in WA. As Reserve Manager, you’ll oversee the day-to-day management of the Reserves in this area, represent Bush Heritage in the region, and provide valuable input to our planning and operations programs. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a very real contribution to the protection of Australia’s unique wildlife and their habitat. If you’re passionate about conserving Australia's unique landscapes, we'd love to hear from you!

Come and work with us at Bush Heritage Australia, delivering conservation impact in some of Western Australia's most spectacular regions. If you’re passionate about conserving Australia's unique landscapes, we'd love to hear from you!
Learn more and apply today 👉 bit.ly/4lwLVI7
#ConservationJobs

27-year study of outback reserve offers glimpse into pre-colonial times Conservationists have offered surprising insights into what small mammal colonies may have looked like before Europeans arrived in Australia.

Species succession over nearly 3 decades on either side of a predator exclusion fence. A great example from the #AridRecovery team of the insight that long-term studies provide!
🌐 #bioinvasions

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

WA councils want to outlaw roaming cats. Here’s what’s stopping them Perth’s Cat Haven could halve its annual intake if councils made cat containment laws, it says – and many councils are trying.

“It is time for Western Australia to enable and encourage local cat laws that enable permanent containment for pet cats”

The broader implications of our survey of local governments across WA regarding responsible pet cat ownership.

www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...

An indoor cat is lying down and looking at the camera. An overlaid quote on pet cat containment states "The community is demanding this, they've been demanding it for a decade or more now, and they're getting pretty frustrated."

I enjoyed talking with Oliver Peterson on 6PR Perth about the urgent need for solutions so that local governments can introduce laws that prevent pet cats from roaming.

Listen to the interview here: nine.social/Zro

Report cover showing a resting pet cat looking at the camera, with the report title: Responsible cat ownership in Western Australia: past attempts, current efforts and future aspirations.

Download the full @wafcwg.bsky.social report and media release here:

wafcwg.org.au/media_post/t...

Please share this report with your local government today and ask them what they are going to do NOW about solutions for this important issue. (5/5)

It is clearly time for Western Australians to rethink what it means to be a responsible pet cat owner. Change is well overdue for Western Australia to enable and encourage local cat laws that enable permanent containment for pet cats. (4/5)

The findings further strengthen the 2019 mandate for permanent cat containment in WA, where 73% of respondents to the government’s own survey (as part of the 2019 Cat Act review) stated that they supported permanent containment for pet cats. (3/5)

Key @wafcwg.bsky.social findings:

1) v high 74% survey response rate (90% of metro LGAs);
2) 26 LGAs have tried to prevent pet cat roaming via local laws, 7 have tried twice & only 3 were successful;
3) 78% of LGAs would do permanent containment if there was a clear pathway to implementation. (2/5)

A black and white cat looking up inquisitively at the camera over a bright yellow background.

We've taken the pulse on on responsible cat ownership across Western Australia. The @wafcwg.bsky.social undertook a survey of all 139 local governments on past attempts, current efforts, and future aspirations by local governments for managing pet cats. A🧵(1/5)

Australia gives up on eradicating devastating wood-boring beetle - Australian Geographic Authorities have ceased trying to eradicate the invasive pest that has destroyed 4500 trees in the one city where it has been detected.

The most concerning part of a 'transition to management' for PSHB is that the full extent of national impacts are not clear for stakeholders, nor is what happens when the transition finishes in 18 months. Eradication is challenging but not impossible.

www.australiangeographic.com.au/science-envi...

reminder: climate fatalism becomes starkly absurd when you put it in literal, immediate and physical terms.

Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.

predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...

Post Doctoral Research Associate in statistical ecology Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK The Population Biology and genomics Group is seeking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Associate.

We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...

A powerful, persuasive, emotional & evidence-based rebuttal to Wallach & Lundgren’s claims, from Professor John Woinarski.

My own view, it’s essential for science to challenge dogma, but if this is not done in a robust way, using weight of evidence, it is reckless & potentially harmful. #ICCB2025

Climate stripes temperature change figure for Australia since 1876.

Climate stripes temperature change figure for the world showing past change and future possible trajectories.

It's #ShowYourStripes day today. These iconic #DataViz examples boldly reveal our #ClimateCrisis. We have to live with what has happened in the past but we can change our future trajectory. How will you be part of that change?
@edhawkins.org via www.ShowYourStripes.info
#SciComm

The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

"...we must not fall into the trap of mistaking the outputs of writing (which are increasingly substitutable through technology) from the value of the cognitive process of writing..."

www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-death-...
#SciComm

Calling all Australians to help protect our precious ecosystems Bush Heritage Australia is urging Australians to help raise $3.5 million to support their critical conservation efforts.

The ambitious goal to protect and conserve 30% of our planet by 2030 is barely five years away. Here’s to rolling up the sleeves and getting the boots dirty on a new path. I’m looking forward to this challenge! Read more about our near-term goals here: www.bushheritage.org.au/news/help-pr...
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First light shines through jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) and marri (Corymbia calophylla) on Noongar boodja, Avon Valley National Park, Western Australia.

I could not be more excited to begin working with Bush Heritage Australia today. We live in an era where the future of our natural world has never been so threatened. Yet as David Attenborough cautioned, “We know what we need to do. What happens next is up to us.” (1/2)

Birds of the World - AviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds is Now Available AviList, a unified global checklist of birds, that provides the most current and authoritative taxonomy of birds around the world was released today by experts in taxonomy, nomenclature, and bioinform...

A monumental taxonomy unification effort has just been published - thanks to all those who've collaborated for years to make this happen!
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/avi...

Last light on Bunuba country, Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges, Kimberley region, Western Australia.

Friday was my last day at CSIRO. It's been a blast chasing that challenge of how to do biodiversity conservation more effectively in an era of rapid global environmental change. Thank you to all who have been part of this work and the impact it has delivered. I'm looking forward to what lies ahead!

A preprint of our paper on #CausalInference in #Ecology - Best practices for moving from correlation to causation in ecological research - led by Hannah Correia is now up as a preprint ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... 🧪🌍

This came from a GREAT workshop last year, and gives a solid framework and howto

Looking west down Mini palms gorge at Purnululu National Park, on the traditional lands of the Djaru and Gija Aboriginal people.

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, ask yourself, what would Sir David do? "It's surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth." - #DavidAttenborough

Rethink Roaming - RSPCA Victoria When your cat roams, they take more risks than you think. See the risks in your area and learn how to keep your cat safe.

There are many dangers your cat may face when roaming. With 2 in 3 cat owners having lost a cat to a roaming related accident, many people are already making the choice to keep their cats contained. Congratulations RSPCA Victoria, what a great initiative! 👏
Find out more: www.rethinkroaming.com.au

Fact Check: Woodside’s North West Shelf extension isn’t needed to firm the Australian grid It does what it says on the tin.

In which I point out that our Prime Minister might just be stretching the truth a tad when he says that Woodside's North West Shelf extension is needed to firm the Western Australian grid.

Did he tell you about how he grew up in social housing?

When I get angry I write to The Age. My letter in today’s (30/5/2025) edition.
The private profit and tax generated by the expansion of NW shelf gas project will be swamped by the future costs. Our children will see it happen.

I have no doubt. The InnovateIOT team we collaborate with on this are very open to custom setups.