Blessed are those willing to act in the face of environmental threats. Saint @judydunlop.bsky.social inspired all at her #ESA2025 talk on stopping cane toads in their north western tracks. All power to the WA toad ‘stoppers’.

#tool #radelaide I can't even tell you how excited I am 🤘🤩

I rescued this one from the side of the road on a holiday to Uluru last year. We bonded a bit before it ran off into some grassy thing.

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Let’s get serious about a TCZ! @judydunlop.bsky.social presents a unique plan to prevent cane toads from reaching the Pilbara at #ESA2025. theconversation.com/cane-toads-a...

Cane toads are advancing on WA's unique Pilbara region. @judydunlop.bsky.social and her team have a plan to stop them! @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 🌏 we're hearing about the Toad Containment Zone - creating a waterless barrier across the Pilbara to stop the invasion. 🐸

Breaking news- fungi are plants now in SA 😁🍄 #esa2025 Phillipa McCormack gives us a rundown of thoughtful new and more flexible nature laws in SA. Including learning lessons from extinction?! Whodathunk it. #wildoz

Today! #esa2025

New favourite part of the conference alert 🎡😂 @hollykirk.bsky.social for the next Wheel of Fortune host, anyone? #ESA2025

’Tis conference season! This is my third, and I’m sort of all drawn out… pun intended. Here is the second logo reimagining for #ESA2025 which is from 23–28 November in Tarndanya (Adelaide)⁠ — Kaurna Country esa2025.org.au

Northern quoll, Wijeengadda, is culturally important to Dambimamgari Traditional Owners in WA Kimberley. Quolls threatened by toxic cane toads. Rangers and AWC tried conditioned-taste-aversion trial of cane toad sausages to train them not to eat toads. Unfortunately quolls declined by ~70%. #esa2025

Fab talk from @megcevans.bsky.social about government trying to use capitalism (for profit model) to attempt to solve problems created by capitalism (environmental damage and biodiversity loss). But $2bn to solve biodiversity crisis isn't much compared to many other publicly funded things. #esa2025

Some fantastic tips on engaging with the media coming from hugely experienced @biodivcouncil.bsky.social Jaana Dielenberg and Claire Peddie @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 - short, clear and fun pitches - prep photos/videos ahead of time - say yes to radio & tv to expand your audience

What a treat @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2024 to hear from @lilyvaneeden.bsky.social and @megcevans.bsky.social about pathways to impact for your research, especially how to inform policy. 🌏 - get to know how the government works, the mess and mechanisms!

The motto of #ESA2025 this year is "Biodiversity on the brink – BOLD ACTIONS for a resilient future" On Thu I'm presenting on a super bold, landscape-scale biodiversity project that will keep 10-25 species from being added to Threatened species list. Thu 1030! Big room! Comfy chairs! Great photos!

Really enjoying hearing so many expert, vibrant and sharp women as plenaries of #esa2025. What bloody superstars 🤩 #womeninSTEM @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

Very excited to be speaking in the Nature Positive Cities symposium @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #ESA2025 In a last minute change to advertised content, I'll be talking about the super cool Superb City Wrens project! 🐦🪶🌏 Riverbank Room 3-4, 1:45pm is where it's at!

Fab talks from @guyballard.bsky.social & Annalie Dorph today about monitoring feral cats. 1) how best to estimate populations? 2) how to detect change following management actions? These are Qs everyone asks around Aus, that keep me awake at night. Standardised monitoring protocol, anyone? #esa2025

Powerful and insightful Welcome to Country by Katrina (Karlapina) Power 🖤💛❤️ #ESA2025

Who's seen a grey Falcon in three states simultaneously? @ecosystemunraveller.com of course! Love hearing how Dave has developed an awesome undergrad ecology field course. Sharing all the adventures of the Aussie outback with students means lessons in both life and biodiversity. #ESA2025

Pre-conference #ESA2025 birding with the troops, led more than ably by @hollykirk.bsky.social. Highlight was black cockatoo, followed very closely by the company and giggles @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

#ecologicalfashion Day 1! @ecolsocaus.bsky.social #esa2025

Don't miss the launch of Ecology Matters tonight in the main conference hall at the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stall at 5:20pm. #ecology #booklaunch #booktok #naturephotography #ESA2025

Dr Dave tells us about the deep time relationships between mistletoes and birds with weird hair. #esa2025 @ecosystemunraveller.com

Stoked to see my photo on top left of the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social banner (rainbow bee-eaters) #esa2025 #wildoz

Comparing western and Indigenous science - Tiahni Adamson, Bush Heritage Australia #esa2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

The welcome drinks at #ESA2025 are in full swing! See you for the opening bright and early tomorrow 🐸

"Hell hath no fury like a planet scorned" Katrina "Karlapina" Power gives us a powerful welcome to Kaurna Country. It's ok not to know, be curious, be courageous, we can't succeed without each other. #esa2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

WA is seeking public submissions on greyhound racing. It's a cruel and unnecessary "sport" that sees massive numbers of injuries and killing of thousands of "waste" (too slow to race) dogs every year. Please consider submitting www.freethehounds.com.au/wa-governmen... Submit by 17 Nov- this week!

WA is seeking public submissions on greyhound racing. It's a cruel and unnecessary "sport" that sees massive numbers of injuries and killing of thousands of "waste" (too slow to race) dogs every year. Please consider submitting www.freethehounds.com.au/wa-governmen... Submit by 17 Nov- this week!

Toads are on track to reach the Pilbara in the next 20 years. If they do, they'll threaten 25 native mammals and reptiles- 8 of which occur nowhere else in the world. The Toad Containment Zone can stop them, here's how! #wildoz #tcz theconversation.com/cane-toads-a...

We should absolutely do all that we can to prevent toads reaching the Pilbara theconversation.com/cane-toads-a... By @judydunlop.bsky.social and team.

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here's a selection of some of our scariest gargoyles and grotesques 👀 #Halloween

Bringing the blind cave eel to light: eDNA transforms detection in subterranean ecosystem. Michael Curran. The Biodiversity Conference 2025

Cryptic Kultarr: integrative taxonomy reveals unrecognised species of Antechinomys. Cameron S. Dodd. The Biodiversity Conference 2025. And winner of the best student talk!

Which bird and bat species are likely to be affected by wind turbines and what’s missling in Collision Risk Monitoring? Trish Fleming and Graeme Hocking. The Biodiversity Conference

@judydunlop.bsky.social tells us about the TOAD CONTAINMENT ZONE to prevent cane toads from reaching the Pilbara. The Biodiversity Conference

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... Truth telling and acknowledging the past is a step toward healing.

Dorian Moro & Wiluna Martu Rangers. A site was identified by rangers in healthy spinifex. Ground searches found scats, active burrows & tracks. Remote cameras confirmed tjakurra, the first for Matuwa Kurrawa NP / IPA. Surveys have identified 116 active burrows. Biodiversity Conference 2025.

Partnerships between Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation & DBCA have uncovered diversity of native bees in Walyarta Conservation Park. Sugarbag bee identified as high value to Nyangumarta people. 36 taxa recorded, 9 undescribed. Melaleuca spp. critical host. The Biodiversity Conference 2025.

Great overview of the Yagarrajalajalan Nagula Buru Project which is tagging green sea turtles and dugongs to identify and map how turtles, dugongs and humans all use Yawuru Saltwater Country (around Broome in Western Australia). www.yagarrajalajalan-nagula-buru.org TheBiodiversity Conference 2025

The Biodiversity Conference 2025 is happening now! At UWA in Boorloo / Perth for the next three days, 28-30 October 2025 www.biodiversity2025.com

#nuptothecup www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Disappearing jewels. Today’s Age cartoon

www.theguardian.com/environment/... As transport emissions approach Australia's largest emitting sector, we need to find ways to encourage people to cycle 🚴‍♀️🚴🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️

Alrighty who is going to #esaus2025 and also to Tool in Adelaide Fri Nov 28?? #ecology & #thinkingmansmetal unite 🤘 #wildoz

Interested in making an impact in #ecology, with Traditional Owners, and be part of a super nice team at @curtinuniversity.bsky.social ? staff.curtin.edu.au/job-vacancie... Check it out, or send to a friend! #wildoz #tcz 🐸🚫💧 @benflips.bsky.social

Open to Australian and international students, apply before 18 August 2025. More info on the EOI process here: www.curtin.edu.au/study/higher... (You can also contact me directly for more information!)