Rob Harcourt

Kate Sprogis, Emma Carroll and Rob Harcourt presenting at UWA Albany campus

Southern right whale off Western Australia

🐳 Collecting small skin samples from southern right whales to examine questions on genetics, diet, sex and age. With @robharcourt.bsky.social and @emma-carroll.bsky.social. 🔗 tohoravoyages.ac.nz/welcome-to-m... 🇦🇺 #southernrightwhale

Giving a talk on Mirnong Southern Right #Whales @UWA Albany with @robharcourt.bsky.social and Kate Sprogis

www.tohoravoyages.ac.nz

Dr Leena Riekkola - @finntasticleena.bsky.social on X: "New paper alert!🚨 Satellite tracking reveals southern right whales🐳feed in key high seas area, outside of existing protections. https://t.co/OGuywyNjUA Funders: @AucklandUni @royalsocietynz LiveOcean @docgovtnz @AntarcticaSouth @iwc_int SORP @Macquarie_Uni RaeFamilyFoundation https://t.co/7naA6zyKj0" / X New paper alert!🚨 Satellite tracking reveals southern right whales🐳feed in key high seas area, outside of existing protections. https://t.co/OGuywyNjUA Funders: @AucklandUni @royalsocietynz LiveOcean @docgovtnz @AntarcticaSouth @iwc_int SORP @Macquarie_Uni RaeFamilyFoundation https://t.co/7naA6zyKj0

Our latest paper 🐋🐳🌏
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From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

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The curse of AUKUS www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/edit... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

The moment for bold climate action is now www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Pancreatic cancer vaccine eradicates trace of disease in early trials We could be on the verge of a major cancer treatment breakthrough, with a new vaccine shown to completely obliterate pancreatic cancer cells in preclinical trials. This paves the way for it to move on...

Amazing news!

This is why you don’t cut cancer research funding…

On the verge of a major cancer treatment breakthrough, with a new vaccine shown to completely obliterate pancreatic cancer cells in preclinical trials. Paves the way for move onto the human trial stage.

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MOBS 1.0: A Database of Interspecific Variation in Marine Organismal Body Sizes Motivation Body size is a fundamental trait influencing an organism's life history, ecology, physiology and evolutionary dynamics. While extensive body-size databases exist for terrestrial vertebrat...

🧵New paper + open database drop!
The Marine Organismal Body Size ( #MOBS ) Database is now live—85,000+ marine species, from plankton to whales, with standardized size data.
A huge leap for biodiversity, conservation, and climate science. #science #marinelife onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important biodiversity areas and halting human-induced extinction of thre...

How migrating marine megafauna tracks with conservation | Science very proud to be a core @MegaMove_Org author of this very important paper lead by @AnaMMSequeira - we need a dynamic approach to marine conservation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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No Aurora tonight but the moon is beautiful 🌔🌙🌏

First Leadbeater’s possum detection in NSW shows importance of protecting big conservation areas | Biodiversity Council Australia The Leadbeater’s possum has just been detected in Kosciusko National Park near the Yarrangobilly Caves. This extraordinary discovery is the first live record of this Critically Endangered species outs...

This is huge Australian wildlife news. Critically endangered Leadbeaters possums had never been found beyond Victoria, but one has turned up in a New South Wales national park. It may have been there all along. Thank goodness that habitat had been protected
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‘Gut punch’: top shark expert quits Queensland advisory panel after LNP expands cull program Exclusive: Colin Simpfendorfer’s resignation comes as other members of working group members say state government went against their advice against expanding lethal controls

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The super tax debate is divorced from reality – and more proof that Australia’s tax system is built for the rich | Greg Jericho The proposal will affect only 0.5% of people with superannuation and yet you would think the government is about to seize the means of production

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Australia has backed a rapid shift to renewable energy – and given Labor a chance on climate. How will it act?

Hello freedom fans! Ian the climate denialist potato is back – the REAL enemy is renewables!

How America Can Avoid Becoming Russia - The Atlantic

Can’t believe I blagged an exclusive interview with Katy Perry!

Can motherhood help North Atlantic right whales to rise again? Latest calving season offers reasons for hope Females of reproductive age make all the difference between a species that can bounce back and one that can’t

Interesting article by @jennthornhillverma.bsky.social in @theglobeandmail.com on the latest calving season for North Atlantic #rightwhales

10 calves, so answering question, not how things are now

Great to see Josh Reed's paper on calving issues mentioned
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Coalition scores just 1/100 points for environment and climate policies from conservation organisation

At a pivotal meeting, the world is set to decide how to cut shipping emissions But some countries are more on board than others.

We have the answers:

“The technology to deliver a rapid transition exists. Wind propulsion technology – yes, sails – can be fitted to existing ships, and much of the sector could soon switch to zero-emission fuels if they were seen as a good investment.”

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Lessons from Chernobyl Memories of radiation in Europe after the 1986 accident provide a stark lesson for those supporting nuclear power in Australia

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Aussies!
Nailed it David Pope!

Wild seas off Sydney today - Mother Nature showing her raw power 📸

Show our kids we fought for their future - Climate Council - Donate now Your donation will help Australians understand what’s at stake, see through the lies, and know how to put climate - and our kids - first on polling day.

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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

Goldman on Waltz's absurd explanation of SignalGate: "It is absolutely preposterous, but what it goes to show is when you are lying you can't keep a story straight."

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