Holly Kirk

Also - I accidentally dropped a Star Trek reference - did you hear it!?

So once a Trekkie always a Trekkie too I guess 😆🤷‍♀️

127 Pelagics | Weekend Birder Pelagic trips take you far offshore to the seabirds most of us never get to see. Dr Holly Kirk shares what turns up at the continental shelf, how to spot albatrosses and petrels, and how to prepare so...

Once a seabirder always a seabirder 😊

It was such a pleasure (and a privilege) to contribute to this episode on pelagic #seabird trips.

I think lots of beginner birders are pelagic-curious so hopefully this encourages some folks give it a go!
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www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/127-...

Cartoon of stylised drawings of a pig seen head on (labelled Pig) and a hedge (labelled hege) seen in section. The area where they overlap forms the shape of a hedgehog. Caption: VENN DIAGRAM

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Women are often disproportionately impacted by biodiversity loss, but simultaneously sidelined when it comes to decision-making at various levels. 🌱

In episode 3 of the IPBES podcast, Brit Garner discusses this in more depth with Nadia Sitas and Nita Shashidharan.

🎧 natureinsight.podbean.com

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I think it's more a forgetting what I'm doing and getting distracted kind of thing

It's been one of those "eat my breakfast at 12pm, eat my lunch at 4pm" kind of days...

Palestinians are highly educated and academic, despite 80+ years of brutal occupation, aparthied and genocide.
As an Indigenous person I respect this so much. It's a beautiful way to resist and persist.

“First, reduce “statistical machismo”, or the tendency to adopt and advocate for more complex approaches for their own sake rather than because they are the best tool for the job”… I mean…

I am glad to see this piece out in Frontiers. Ecologists must consider why we do what we do in the 1st place!

Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature? After years of failed attempts, Australia’s environmental laws are finally getting an overhaul. But will they stop the damage done to nature?

Our rapid assessment of the #EPBC Act reform package that's set to pass the senate theconversation.com/long-sought-... - Led by Justine Bell-James, with @drphilmccormack.bsky.social @yungenchee.bsky.social and me. #ESA2025 @aunz.theconversation.com @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Judy has matched her dress colour to the mustard yellow cane toad on her title slide

A once in a lifetime chance to stop the toad invasion. 'Working with Country to save Country' - Martin Bin Rashid, Karajarri

Cane toads are advancing on WA's unique Pilbara region. @judydunlop.bsky.social and her team have a plan to stop them!

@ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏 we're hearing about the Toad Containment Zone - creating a waterless barrier across the Pilbara to stop the invasion.
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Fungi, algae and flowers might be different kingdoms but Phillipa doesn’t want to hear it!! #ESA2025

What does the climate risk assessment mean for environmental law?

Some novel legal ideas in the new SA Biodiversity Act

@drphilmccormack.bsky.social unpacks environmental legal instruments, recent law reforms & highlights opportunities.

We need to be ambitious, especially in the face of climate change.

She describes the process of creating the new SA Biodiversity Act, including new key terms and definitions!
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Phil on stage in front of her title slide 'Laws that take us somewhere... good?'

Good law is at least little subjective

"Ferocious love" of the places & things we care about

@drphilmccormack.bsky.social frames her work in environmental law and climate justice through her love of nature, which we share @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏

I'm off to seek a career in show business this afternoon!

James on stage in front of his title slide, which reads 'Mobilising private land conservation to secure Australia's ecological future

James speaks to slides which suggest a paradigm shift from protect jewels to protect + restore + manage

This morning @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 James Brazill-Boast shares the impact that private land conservation can have.
60% of Australia = privately owned!
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He highlights we need to move away from the idea that conservation only protects 'jewels', to one where we also restore the shabby bits.

New favourite part of the conference alert 🎡😂 @hollykirk.bsky.social for the next Wheel of Fortune host, anyone? #ESA2025

Title slide with text: A guide to writing good code for the busy scientist Black text over stripey pale brown-green background

If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here:

daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w...

All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏

#ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub

The motto of #ESA2025 this year is "Biodiversity on the brink – BOLD ACTIONS for a resilient future"

On Thu I'm presenting on a super bold, landscape-scale biodiversity project that will keep 10-25 species from being added to Threatened species list.

Thu 1030!
Big room!
Comfy chairs!
Great photos!

Stop the press, @judydunlop.bsky.social will be speaking on the Toad Containment Zone tomorrow morning! @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏

As SAPOL disperse protestors at the energy and mining conference underway at Adelaide Convention Centre - Ecologists in the conference room next-door issue urgent national call: ‘Australia must act now to protect nature’⁠
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#ESA2025 conference statement.
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#ecology #climatechange #biodiversity

Assoc Prof Holly Kirk presenting at the Ecological Society of Australia 2025 Conference, Tarndanja (Adelaide)

@hollykirk.bsky.social being typically awesome, talking responses of fairy wrens to urban revegetation in Naarm (Melbourne). Very pleased Hol made the wise choice to talk birds at #ESA2025.
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social

I promise I will follow up with you as soon as possible next week when I am home from ESA.

Thank you!! This is very interesting - I'm pretty sure this is the same individual that was spotted in the Elton Wetlands a year or so ago!
Will need to double check but very much appreciate you sharing this 🙏

Independent statement of the Go8's EPBC Act stance | Justine Bell-James This week is critical, make-or-break for environmental law reform. As 90 of Australia's leading biodiversity and climate researchers at Group of Eight (Go8) institutions, we publicly disagree with Go8...

Leading conservation, environmental, policy, economic, and legal experts speak up and out about the Group of Eight's position on #EPBC Act reforms.

Thank you to all involved!

Full statement www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#ESA2025

The person reading your code is most likely to be future-you, so if you think about it, learning good coding practices is self care
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Aaaah this is so good to know thank you for sharing!! 🤩

What date and time did you see this?

AI generated image of a parrot, cat, rooster, and rats plus a few headless AI animals (circled in red)

#AIslop being presented in an #ecology conference about #conservation
Come on people, there's plenty of talented photographers you can showcase (& credit) in your slides instead of wasting water and CO2 making this crap, practice what you preach #esa2025

Great work Russell, aka @urbanfrogger.bsky.social let's build clean urban ponds in cities for frogs and other critters #esa2025

Eamonn on stage, giving his talk, with an dingo plus prey on the slide behind him

Congrats to @predator-smarts.bsky.social on winning the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Next Gen award!
#ESA2025 🌏

Exploring landscape of fear, Eamonn looked at fox, dingo & human interaction.

Humans + dingos = terrified foxes

Levels of human disturbance change predator-prey interactions & animal traits!

- you will need to engage beyond just providing knowledge

YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT TO BE A BIG NAME, OR BE A SHOUTY PERSON TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE!!

Get out there early career ecologists!

Thanks @megcevans.bsky.social @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social for this great session

🌏 #ESA2025