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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.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

📢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 🧪

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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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Frontiers | Understanding the Response of Ecosystems to Increasing Human Pressures and Climate Change – Management Options The human footprint on the world's oceans has grown significantly in recent years, exerting immense pressure on marine ecosystems and leading to a decline in...

Our Editorial concludes a Research Topic with 26 insightful articles on how #ecosystems respond to human pressures & #ClimateChange: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Explore the full collection: www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

#MarineScience #Conservation #Biodiversity #MarineEcology
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@jodiebradby.bsky.social beautiful day on the sunny coast today!

PhD write up is a busy time! Good luck with it

Morning all. Nice sunrise at Peregian Beach

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NSW councils call for cat curfews to protect native wildlife Local Government NSW president Phyllis Miller says making owners lock their cats in at night should be a "no-brainer" decision, but animal welfare organisations disagree.

Keeping cats contained is safer for them and safer for the environment. This is a massive issue in Australia 🧪 The #biodiversity crisis is existential for humanity.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

'Total failure': 2025 sees more koala habitat approved for destruction than ever before Despite the koala's status as an endangered species, 2025 has been the worst year on record for federal approval of the destruction of koala habitat.

The Albanese government has approved the destruction of 4,000 hectares of koala habitat in 2025, making it the worst year on record

a further 2.3 million hectares of koala habitat have been cleared without approval 🧪 #biodiversity

www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Bushwalking at Springbrook. Queensland. Waterfalls, Gondwana rainforest, crystal skies, pademelons. Amazing #biodiversity. Awful place. Don’t go there, you’d hate it

State forestry corporation accused of failing to protect endangered glider Conservationists call for an end to native forest logging in NSW after the state’s forestry corporation is accused of logging breaches in Tallaganda State Forest.

Good on the NSW EPA! “The alleged offences include failing to properly search for and identify glider den trees before logging, failing to replace hollow-bearing … trees that were damaged or felled, and damaging the habitat of a threatened species.”
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PhD opportunity available at @westsyduhie.bsky.social with the brillant Dr Laura Williams - hyperspectral data and process-based modelling of tree diversity 🌳🌲 please share with your networks tinyurl.com/ms6mjz8y

I’ll be chatting with @dontattempt.bsky.social this evening (~7:45) about that award-winningly underrated beastie, the Rakali. The animal, the name, the legend! Let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to include…

Morning at the Brisbane botanical gardens

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🧪looks really interesting. @callanalexander.bsky.social is doing some cool work

Plan to extend Queensland coalmine would bulldoze ‘critical’ koala habitat Glencore says it is working with state and federal governments to minimise the impact of flora and fauna in the 680ha area west of Mackay

A bit here, a lot there…more and more habitat destroyed for fossil fuels we don’t want or need. “Land clearing is one of the key threats facing the #koala”

Protect #biodiversity! 🧪

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Nice study site!

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I’m more worried he’s checking out a snake in the front yard!