Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story) [Iceland photo for attention only]

Came home from a workout, found a pink-tongued skink on the doorstep, and ate some tacos. 10/10 for a Tuesday.

Litoria tyleri and a cute little ringtail bum to round out a very long Wednesday. #wildoz

Ya'll I feel like such a grown-up writer...

Catriona Menzies-Pike does the maths on Meanjin www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/m...

Here's me in Guardian Australia on the total debacle with Meanjin. www.theguardian.com/books/commen...

Also FYI the # of threatened animal species referenced in the comic (>150) is now more than SIX HUNDRED. (And for plants it's >1,400. So maybe pour yourself a drink with that cake.

Have I baked cakes in years past for #ThreatenedSpeciesDay? Yes. Am I tired and grumpy and really vibing with this FirstDogOnTheMoon carton? Also yes. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

If you love wildlife, your feeds are probably full of #ThreatenedSpeciesDay stories: tales of hope, eulogies to the species we’ve lost, and cries of rage at the fact that the Australian government is still failing wildlife. #wildoz

That feeling when you’re being watched…. 🐋

Met some new (and very curious) friends over the weekend! 🐋 We stopped 100m away but they decided to come closer and say hello.

If you’re looking for excellent apocalyptic climate fiction with a dash of murder mystery & botany, this one is a winner.

If you're not mounting your taxidermy on a motorized scooter then you're doing it wrong.

Take. My. Money.

First earthquake! Surprised it took me this long. The windows were rattling for a good 20 seconds

Critics of #ColossalBio and #DeExtinction @toriherridge.bsky.social @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, @flintdibble.bsky.social, and I have been targeted by "articles" attacking our credibility, looks like a targeted smear campaign against us for honest criticisms... www.newscientist.com/article/2490...

More on dingoes, led by @drcairns.bsky.social. "Current evidence indicates...dingoes are on a different evolutionary trajectory to domestic dogs...we argue that the appropriate nomenclature for dingoes is Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo, not Canis familiaris." www.publish.csiro.au/AM/justaccep...

We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...

I’m a mammal taxonomist now!!! 😜 Two new species of adorable marsupials, the kind that have the will to kill you but lack the size to be effective. Led by my PhD student @kultarrcam.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A sneak peek into a regent parrot nest hole - they like a deep cavity with a wide enough floor to fit the whole family 😍 here’s the kids just lounging around like they own the joint ♥️

Australia’s invertebrates - like bees, snails, spiders and worms - have been doing it tough. But you can help many species that live in your own backyard by planting flowers, reducing light pollution or snapping pics for sites like @inaturalist.bsky.social 🐝

Averting complete extinction of multiple frog species in Kosciuszko National Park requires a proactive response in the face of chytrid, says David Hunter. #ICCB2025

Conservation as a peace-building tool in Bougainville #iccb2025

Conservation is not a new thing in Melanesia! #ICCB2025

A powerful, persuasive, emotional & evidence-based rebuttal to Wallach & Lundgren’s claims, from Professor John Woinarski. My own view, it’s essential for science to challenge dogma, but if this is not done in a robust way, using weight of evidence, it is reckless & potentially harmful. #ICCB2025

Standing room only for this fab session on conservation in Melanesia, by Melanesians. #iccb2025

How are the world’s mammals going? Well, more than 1 in 4 are threatened. - Carlo Rondinini #ICCB2025

Red foxes are a real threat to shorebirds at their high tide roosts in Australia. Andrea Griffin used camera traps, detecting 183 independent visitation events by foxes, though eDNA revealed no shorebirds in fix scat from those sites. #ICCB2025 🪶

“Like climate change denialism, invasive species denialism is toxic” and “does a disservice to conservation.” PREACH 🙌💯 #iccb2025

Watching John Woinarksi rip apart “science” denying the role of cats/foxes in Oz mammal extinction is *chef’s kiss* perfection. #iccb2025

Just 9 of Australia’s many, many lost mammal species. #iccb2025

Australia’s bogong moths are guided by the stars as they navigate up to 1,000km to a place they’ve never been before, new research has concluded, making them the first invertebrates confirmed to use celestial navigation ✨ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Outrageous views of noisy pitta and buff-banded rails at the #ICCB2025 conference bird walk this morning - thanks @coorongdan.bsky.social for your excellent co-guiding!

Remember to record the boring birds as well as the interesting ones! Great talk by Louis Backstrom. #ICCB2025

All of this! Thank you, Amy Van Nice, thank you for speaking truth out loud but also providing hope! #ICCB2025

#ICCB2025 plenary speaker Amy van Nice from the Wildlife Alliance is sharing hard truths from work to combat the illegal wildlife trade. Among the many challenges, funding systems are biased towards short-term projects, and donor priorities are often misaligned with on-ground needs. #conservation

Carolyn Hogg kicking off a conservation genomics session… love the ninu (bilby) art 😍 #iccb2025

Great to see Dr Patt Finnerty presenting his research on 'urban rewilding' at #ICCB2025. Patt emphasised that we are losing biodiversity from urban areas but often species reintroductions occur outside of cities. We need more fauna translocations in the suburbs! 🏡

Woogaroo Forest in SE Qld a case study by Margaret Castles of UniAdelaide for: “Native veg never intrinsically valued in Australia. It’s been viewed as a resource to be exploited & used to progress human interests, regardless of the real cost. Our legislation ❌ make net ➕ve 4nature. #ICCB2025

And now @benflips.bsky.social on a crazy (but awesome) idea to stop a billion cane toads from getting into the Pilbara #wildoz #iccb2025

Anthony Waddle talking about creating disease refugia for chytrid… aka frog saunas. 🐸 Hot frogs are healthier frogs 🙌 #wildoz #iccb2025

🚨 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🚨 Led by Erin Morrison and @ajshultz622.bsky.social, we compiled the AvianLexiconAtlas to categorize all 10,906 bird species’ English common names. Here are some general trends we uncovered… journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... 1/4

We're having a great time meeting everyone at #ICCB2025! Here's Book Publisher Briana Melideo with authors Romane Cristescu and Gina Newton. Drop by our booth today to chat with Briana in person about your book ideas, and browse our books on sale! @iccb2025.bsky.social | @scboceania.org

Very interesting talk by Patrick Finnerty on using mesas as “sky island” safe havens, in addition to fenced havens. #wildoz #iccb2025

📣 New quoll science, looking at the genetic outcomes of a translocation of eastern quolls in Tasmania! 🧪🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧵Thread below ⬇️

Busy start to #ICCB2025 - sharing @tasland.bsky.social ten year fauna camera data set - pre & post-fire at Five Rivers. Huge shout out to coauthors including @drdevildave.bsky.social & Jo Potts

Adam Toomes showcases a framework for predicting and intercepting illegal wildlife harvest. Poachers are reading the scientific literature, and even using the same tools and equipment to find individuals that researchers use for fauna surveys. #ICCB2025

We know how and why spillover of viruses happens via Australian flying foxes- excellent data and analyses showing all parts of the process #iccb2025