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What a gift! We get plenty of negative feedback as educators. This is a wonderful comment. You must be great at your job! 😊

Biodiversity offsets failed to protect habitat in NSW. Now federal Labor is about to make the same mistakes, critics warn Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default

Offsets are such a bloody stupid idea. The idea of equivalence is false. Pretending to conserve species and habitat while simply carrying out business as usual. Anyone who works in the conservation space knows this 🧪

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Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules

Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis?
No. They’ll make it worse. The biodiversity crisis is existential for humanity. We can’t afford this 💩

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🧪🇦🇺 #ozwildlife

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The froggies are spawning and looking for lurve! Two in this little pond. You can hear the quiet popping of a call in the background

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A pallas’s cat standing in the snow, crouched in a curious stance as if it's ready to pounce.

Colour camera trap image of a red fox standing in a snowy mountainous landscape. The sun is shining bright; it stands with its eyes closed.

Colour camera trap image of a snow leopard walking to the right of the frame in a snowy and rocky landscape. The light is dull and the snow leopard blends well to its rocky surroundings.

Black and white camera trap image of a Himalayan wood owl mid-flight. Its wings spread up tall.

Camera traps at new heights. 📸

In Arunachal Pradesh, at 4,200m above sea level, WWF India have documented some incredible species living at this altitude, including 6 wild cat species!

Part of our ongoing work to support snow leopards and their prey, with thanks to #DarwinInitiative.

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TWO PhD positions at Uni Western Australia with Caitlin Moore studying #agrivoltaics & #microclimate. Funding available for int'l & domestic students. Closing soon–apply by Fri 31 Oct (Aus time).
#PlantScience

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It’s a tragedy and it’s not just about koalas. The actions of the major political parties are performative about #biodiversity action, even when they can be bothered trying

Africa’s marine protected areas host numerous invasive species, and tapping into global databases and citizen science tools like iNaturalist offers a powerful, low-cost way to track and manage these underwater invasions for the first time.

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NSW government rejected expert advice before failed koala reintroduction that left more than half dead Exclusive: Documents reveal state environment department had ‘reckless indifference’ to fate of individual koalas, Greens spokesperson Sue Higginson says

Eight of the 13 koalas moved in March died – one more than the government originally claimed
Some were left in the forest for six weeks after the first deaths. 🧪

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Much appreciated Dave, for the support and the kind words

Sign the Petition Stop Forced Redundancies at QUT's Faculty of Science

My job, and the jobs of 20 of my Faculty of Science colleagues at Queensland University of Technology, are under threat with a proposal to slash staff. Our work to protect #biodiversity is at stake. In Australia and beyond, please sign this petition to support us 🧪

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Rescued koala hailed as conservation success story killed by car Koala deaths on Appin Road are not unusual this time of year, but the fatality of rescued koala Gage is cause for more than the usual frustration and despair.

Another individual tragedy. #Koalas are a high profile species but it’s reflective of what little regard we have for our biodiversity in general 🧪

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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.

The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪

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My friend Todd’s paper on cassowary casques was published in @amornith.bsky.social’s journal Ornithology, “Species-specific casque shapes in the genus Casuarius and implications for visual display.” He had me do the scientific illustrations for the paper 😊

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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

I’ve been deeply saddened by her passing and spent a little time trying to understand why. In a world that is often so transactional and superficial, she was just so…good. Someone we could aspire to be. Who made the world better. Vale.

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📢JOB alert📢
Application for the camp manager position at the @taichimpproject.bsky.social is open now. We seek a new camp manager starting on January 1, 2026, for 2+1 years (3rd year optional) working with and for wild chimpanzees in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.👇

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We had huge problems with algal blooms in Moreton bay 2000’s. Warming absolutely important, and nutrient load from rivers and creeks also a major contributor

Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments

The Wilderness Society has been successful in federal court proceedings it launched in March that sought to compel the minister to make recovery plans for species including the greater glider and the ghost bat #biodiversity 🧪

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Great initiative! Note that these appear to be mostly US positions but there are some international jobs in there as well 🧪

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