Wild dogs dressed for the Lilac Festival taking over the streets of Goulburn

The wildlife enjoying the view from a wedding. The whales came past too.

'Hunting'

inside.org.au/are-we-count... Terrific review of a book with an important focus: what we count is what we notice. Any conservation practitioner knows this. But it's things we don't notice that make habitat work. Both *noticing* & counting matter. The Economy (or $) is no proxy for Society or Life.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... Interesting work improving the environment and food production. This group has been active for a very long time. Well deserved recognition

A must read thread!

www.instagram.com/reel/DOlBmZf... Some people said they needed good news today. Hope you can find CSIROs opening message for spring. You only need to befriend sone magpies and they tell their mates you are ok, no swooping.

Bad news for Oregon ash. I expect that conservation ranking will change soon. 🔗 explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMEN... 🌎 🪲 🪳

theconversation.com/deadlier-tha... Invasive pests and diseases keep emerging and spreading with large economic, social and environmental consequences

insidestory.org.au/from-deserts... A reminder from Jim Davidson that we are a nation... not an economy.

Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink! Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back. https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb

Nature journaling really is a thing. Taking time to look at nature. It’s not the art it’s the time and reflection. I couldn’t find this anywhere else. www.linkedin.com/posts/botani...

Breaking: Tornado observed during afternoon of storms across NSW: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-10/tornado-warning-for-central-nsw-during-afternoon-stormy-weather/105758972

It's another horrendous *invasive species*. Yes it's also currently a biosecurity threat to the eastern states. Won't be long though.

Without urgent action, a species that helps hold rainforests together might be gone for good. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/yes-spe...

A potential titanium mine threatened the famous swamp — until activists and local journalists stepped in. Read the latest by @johnrplatt.bsky.social for @therevelator.org, our news and ideas initiative. ⬇️

Australia is currently reviewing its import risk assessment for Psittacine birds (parrots). Currently such imports are very restricted. www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-...

I enjoyed doing this interview about my book: kevincoldiron.substack.com/p/the-measur...

I want to recommend this documentary. It is long, but worth it. LOL funny at times. I watched it last night and found it very entertaining. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...

Connectedness with nature increases positive environmental behaviours across all demographics study shows. A challenge is effectively engaging a diverse increasingly high density urban and metropolitan population. There are some success stories. link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

The world often works under the assumption that Australia is a dangerous place full of wildlife that wants to kill you - but when someone actually gets bitten by a snake here it makes the news 🤷‍♀️

For weather geeks. Maybe not quite as extreme, but I could think of some Australian mountain lakes that could experience similar events. How a Beautiful Summer Day on Lake Tahoe Suddenly Turned Deadly www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Following my last post on the existing MPAs in the ABNJ, this entry focuses on the present opportunities of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) tools for potential surveillance in MPAs in ABNJ. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...

🚨 Buzz Alert! The first-ever Irish nest of the Asian hornet has been found — a major moment for biodiversity monitoring in Ireland. Dr. Aidan O'Hanlon, Curator of Entomology at the National Museum of Ireland, worked as part of the Asian Hornet Management Group. www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/F...

A case for the humanities by Anna Clark. ‘Hirst’s body of work represents an implicit but powerful defence of evidence-based history at a time when the truth is under attack from venal Trumpism and students are submitting dispiriting essays written by GenAI.’ theconversation.com/provocative-...

Wildlife people to be aware of application to import Bengal cats. Following completion of a detailed review in December 2024 the policy on Bengal cats changed. Imports banned from 1 March 2025. Now treated like other banned hybrids such as wolf dogs. People still seek novelty. bit.ly/4n93rm5

Above and belowground effects of buffelgrass invasion in the Sonoran Desert: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

This is not only a serious issue for historians and not only a serious issue for academics (although it is that). It's a development that's also deleterious for the GLAM sector, for example, and part of a much larger trend nationally and internationally to restrict and dismantle access to archives.

Parliament House spring garden tours. For those who haven’t seen them, they are very good. The price includes security escorts because it’s in the non-public areas of APH. They appear to have not updated the link title. Doubt there is a-capella, just bees. mailchi.mp/aph.gov.au/i...

Australian freshwater fish that travel a very long way, 1000s of kilometres. research.csu.edu.au/our-impact/s...

Dingoes are NOT domestic dogs, and we show why in theconversation.com/dingoes-are-... @aunz.theconversation.com. Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and led by @drcairns.bsky.social.

"Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til it's gone? Paved paradise, put up a parking lot." This has to be one of the most evocative songs ever written and sung on the insane, frenzied destruction of nature going on all around us. Year in, year out.

Advances in imaging, text recognition and machine learning are transforming what can be done with collections of plants and fungi in herbaria and museums globally.

This is scary. Screwworm is not just a cattle problem. It affects wildlife too and they can spread it too - pumas, tapirs, possums. ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

New report: How can AI work for the public good? @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social et al. explored this question in a series of workshops with people from across disciplines looking at: ⚖️ Administrative justice 📍 Place 🩺 Public health 💸 Market failure Findings: www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...

I am delighted to announce that Luthando Dziba has been appointed as the next Executive Secretary of @ipbes.net A celebrated conservationist from South Africa, Luthando's work has been focused on innovative solutions to protect species & preserve the habitats that sustain them. Welcome, Luthando!

There were environmental champions in the 70s.The National Library of Australia supports short fellowships for scholars to rat through an archive. John Morrissey of Galway University had a look at Judith Wright. Squattocracy to environmental advocate. Good talk. www.youtube.com/live/uAolpA6...

The WCPFC plays not only an essential role in the conservation and management of tuna and other highly migratory species in the region but also in my life… Most of my consultancy work is in this part of the world, guided by decisions made under its umbrella. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/8/...

John Read on Buffel grass cosmosmagazine.com/australia/bu...

This was a great webinar. Mistletoes matter, a lot. Pretty too. Thanks to Birdlife Australia and presenters. youtube.com/watch?v=pDiu...

Its very plain in comparing old snd new novels. Shakespeare the Brontes, Emily Dickinson all nature writers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Coming to NEXTGATe forum on Failures & Letdowns (Monday 18 Aug #ESEH2025)? You may like this thoughtful paper (free to air Int Review of Env Hist) press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/pr... @wildpasts.bsky.social @mcookhistory.bsky.social @ncushing12.bsky.social @ruthamorgan.bsky.social

Biosecurity protection is a shared endeavour. Lots of resources are useful anywhere or inspire local adaptation. I posted about new hi-res images added to PADIL a verified pest image library and found people all over the world use it. www.padil.gov.au www.linkedin.com/posts/plant-...

Dave Watson’s mistletoe book is approachable, entertaining, authoritative, informative. Find a talk - same. I had a curiosity about mistletoes but am scarred by plant books. I have a copy of Black’s Flora, all there was. A CSIRO botanist agreed with me, Black stimulated computer-based Euclid keys.

John Quiggin and @hannahforsyth.bsky.social are saying a lot of the same things, even similar language ‘the attempt to replace professionalism and vocation with individual incentives was a comprehensive failure’. Do economists & historians talk to each other? substack.com/@jquiggin/no...

A good news story. Well done Charles Sturt University theconversation.com/body-rolls-a...