Behavioural Ecologist #ConservationBehaviour Taronga Conservation Society🐺🦜@TarongaZoo & Marine Predator Research Group🦭🐧@MPRG_MQ @Macquarie_Uni Views Mine
Sydney, Australia
Joined August 2011
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Great to contribute to this vital research led by @RobHeinsohn & @CratesRoss
Models show current efforts only slow the decline of critically #Endangered Regent Honeyeater
Extinction is looming
Zoo breeding is essential but in situ protection also a must
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Tripovich et al. used a collaborative approach to develop & evaluate strategies for protecting nests of the regent honeyeater, a Critically Endangered Australian songbird. They show that nest protection can provide a pathway for recovery of the species 🪺 doi.org/nz8s
ALT Left: First page of the article 'Using decision analysis to develop a framework for nest protection for threatened birds'. Top right: Image of a black and yellow regent honeyeater sitting on a branch. Bottom right: Nest protection action tree for regent honeyeaters created following expert discussion.
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We are recruiting a #PhD student to come and work on this important research.
Get in touch if you are interested or have any questions. unsw.edu.au/research/hdr/our…
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Congratulations Dr Jane Hall for her fin-tastic and timely presentation teaming with the theme of the 2024 @marinemammalogy conference.
@tarongazoo @Macquarie_Uni
#PerthSMM2024 #MarineMammalScience #WAtheDreamState
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Day 4 of the @marinemammalogy conference- poster time! Proud to be with the @MPRG_MQ team on this fabulous poster documenting our work on fur seals in Sydney Harbour.
Congratulations to Dr Ben Pitcher for leading this poster.
@marinemammalogy @RobHarcourt
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Timely piece from the new Dr @joshreed_mq, @RobHarcourt, @petercorkeron and Prof Leslie New.
Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered #rightwhales – females still don’t breed afterward theconversation.com/survivin… via @ConversationUS
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A massive congratulations to Dr @joshreed_mq on his graduation today @macquarieuni! Both the @MPRG_MQ and @Wildsydharbour were proud to celebrate this special milestone.
Josh’s PhD research focused on modelling the decline of the North Atlantic right whale.
#mymq
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Now that’s a marathon swim! Diaz the long-nosed fur seal has travelled 6,000km since being released late last year. She’s the fifth seal to be released as part of the Seabirds to Seascapes Project with @sydneymarine, @tarongazoo and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 💙
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If you’re getting ready for tonight’s #NewYears celebrations, let us know if you spot the @SydOperaHouse #furseal/s! Take a photo and hashtag #wildsydneyharbour.
#Fireworks #citizenscience @RadioNational @tarongazoo @abcsydney @VanessaPirotta @RobHarcourt @PitcherBen @v__morris
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It’s holiday time and that means lots more eyes on #Sydney Harbour! Please report your sightings via our super quick survey: ee.kobotoolbox.org/i/Vgcf6Md…
Or, simply post a photo and tag us and use #wildsydneyharbour
#citizenscience @PennySharpemlc @tanya_plibersek @tarongazoo
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Our winner#1 for #AtlasAwards, dedicated to #WorldAnimalProtectionDay, is a study from @SEI_Sydney published in @CellPressNews, which provides a decision support tool to assess the ethical considerations of modifying animal behavior against alternative options.
Congratulations!🙌
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This, from @ClimateSciBreak is just…perfect. Watch the full clip, you won’t be disappointed. 🧑🍳
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Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol
isbe2024.com/call-for-abstra…
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Short note describing instances of dingoes killing foxes by @HWConflict et al. doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.030
An discovery during radio tracking GPS collared dingoes on the NSW coast.
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New in #AustralEcology: Brush-turkeys mound-building behaviour alters seasonal rates of leaf litter decomposition. The species may act as an ecosystem engineer by modifying rates of litter buildup. @EcolSocAus @WileyEcolEvol @EcoMatt94 bit.ly/3YPneft
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The team continue to remotely spy on Narrang the released #furseal. She’s still hanging around #Sydney today! Let @Wildsydharbour know if you see her this weekend.
#wildsydneyharbour #wildoz @MPRG_MQ @tarongazoo @nswenviromedia
Narrang update 📣!
Since her release, Narrang has made her way up the Northern Beaches and is now with the other #furseals at #Barrenjoey.
If you’re on the water this weekend, please keep an eye out for her. Remember to tag us using #wildsydneyharbour
📸Dr @PitcherBen
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Narrang update 📣!
Since her release, Narrang has made her way up the Northern Beaches and is now with the other #furseals at #Barrenjoey.
If you’re on the water this weekend, please keep an eye out for her. Remember to tag us using #wildsydneyharbour
📸Dr @PitcherBen
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Very proud to have been part of Narrang's journey back to the wild with @tarongazoo and @SydneyMarine ❤
We're flippin' excited to share with you that a young Long-nosed Fur Seal which was rehabilitated at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital was released earlier this week! Tune in to hear more about little Narrang's story 😊 @NSWDPE @SydneyMarine @ParksAreGreat
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We're flippin' excited to share with you that a young Long-nosed Fur Seal which was rehabilitated at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital was released earlier this week! Tune in to hear more about little Narrang's story 😊 @NSWDPE @SydneyMarine @ParksAreGreat