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Cultural Dissonance and Invasive Deer in Victoria - The Royal Society of Victoria Feral deer are capable of increasing 35 to 50 percent each year in population. Peter Jacobs tells us “there is no short-term fix to mitigate deer impacts now that the population has been allowed to gr...

There are up to a million destructive, invasive #deer in Victoria's east, but decisive action can prevent their spread to the rest of Australia. Peter Jacobs calls for the immediate removal of exotic deer as protected species listed under Victoria's Wildlife Act (1975). @sciencevictoria.bsky.social

13.03.2024 01:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Saving the Bee-cosystem - The Royal Society of Victoria Backyard beekeeping has become quite popular, supporting food production and promoting pro-environmental behaviour, meaning people are more likely to take care of the broader environment. But European...

Backyard beekeeping is popular in Victoria, supporting local food production & promoting care of the environment.

However, European honeybees pose risks to indigenous pollinators; they are not a replacement for the native bees essential to sustaining #biodiversity in Australian ecosystems.

12.03.2024 01:14 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The February 2024 edition of Science Victoria is out now, with an emphasis on the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). From speech recognition and search algorithms, to the many types of machine learning models, AI is poised to fundamentally change the course of humanity. rsv.or.au/science-victoria

01.03.2024 04:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Securing the Future of the Gippsland Lakes - The Royal Society of Victoria This report and its recommendations from the Royal Society of Victoria (RSV) are released in the context of the EGCMA's renewal of the Gippsland Lakes Ramsar Site Management Plan, which aims to revisi...

We are sharing this report on the Future of the Gippsland Lakes to raise awareness of the threat posed by sea level rise to the iconic Outer Barrier (90 Mile Beach) & recommend measures to sustain the ecological health of the largest estuarine lagoon system on the Australian continent.

28.02.2024 02:05 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0