Things have cooled down somewhat in Victoria today - although we still have multiple fires burning... But NSW is heating up - don't forget the wildlife folks :)

New paper for 2026 - our very own @ellaloeffler.bsky.social, with co-authors, examines the diet of #translocated #easternbarredbandicoots - out now in #australecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Check out this adorable art - @angiesymon.bsky.social combines art with science, and after completing honours on #bandicoots, is now undertaking an internship at #zoosvic - check out Angie's page (and also decorated Conference lanyard!) You can read more about Angie in our next newsletter!

This perspective article shares insights from decades of long-term mammal research. Lessons for long-term research are clear: ask the right questions, use technology carefully, analyse data frequently... 📖 Read the full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Check out this great new article in #australianmammalogy!

Congrats to @predator-smarts.bsky.social on winning the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social Next Gen award! #ESA2025 🌏 Exploring landscape of fear, Eamonn looked at fox, dingo & human interaction. Humans + dingos = terrified foxes Levels of human disturbance change predator-prey interactions & animal traits!

Love mammals AND movies? We need help from all the cinephiles out there! Give us your best mammal-themed movie ideas for a very special screening night at next year's conference!

A comfortable hopping speed for a kangaroo is about 21-25 km/h (13-16 mph), but they can reach speeds of up to 70 km/h (44 mph) in short ~ more at @ausmammals.bsky.social

I work on bats AND dasyurids, which symposium will I go to 🤔

Don't forget to record you #bogongmoth sightings on #zoosvictoria #mothtracker! There have been over 500 verified as Bogong Moth sightings so far, with 3 from Aotearoa New Zealand - for the first time! Image - Chloe/Moth Tracker

Save the date - don't miss out! The 72nd Australian Mammal Society Conference will be held in Canberra (Shine Dome) from 5th - 10th July 2026! This very special conference will be jointly held with the #australasianbatsociety - ECR workshops on 5th - focussed #bat and #dasyurid symposia on 6th 🦇🐾🐭🐨

Voting is open! Visit the #australasianbatsociety page to vote for your fave bat before the end of the week! www.facebook.com/Australasian...

From only 35 wild individuals in the 1980's, there are now more than 400 #northernhairynosedwombats - and now three wild-born bubs! #conservationsuccess #australianmammals #wildoz www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Cute tiny mammals meets improv comedy this weekend in Carlton - with our El Presidente - @euanritchie.bsky.social - use code REVIEWER2 for 50% off your ticket price! www.eventfinda.com.au/2025/the-pee...

Sad news for Australian mammals..Australia's only shrew officially declared #extinct. theconversation.com/and-then-the...

Great stuff re #wildlife & #drones @ausmammals.bsky.social @gliderhabitat.bsky.social @esajournals.bsky.social @theconversation.com

Happy to be able to share that our work investigating the efficacy of thermal #drones for nocturnal #wildlife surveys is finally published in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological applications: doi.org/10.1002/eap..... Find a summary in @theconversation.com here: theconversation.com/drones-with-...

The Society strongly opposes plans to consider the importation of #Bengalcats into Australia as pets. The risks posed to #nativewildlife are too high. Australia’s #biosecurity and #conservation frameworks must be robust and precautionary #ProtectAussieWildlife 📷Wesam Saka, WikiCommons, CCA 4.0.

Our pre-print on EcoEvoRxiv 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... "Dingo abundance and density was estimated as 77 (64–94) individuals and 0.014 (0.012–0.017) dingoes/km²—lower than previously reported estimates—and varied significantly in response to aspects of the fire regime and distance from roads."

A chat about our work estimating the population size of Wilkerr (dingoes) in Big Desert-Wyperfeld. Starts 1:25 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr....

🌿 Big win for koalas! A heartfelt thank you to Penny Sharpe on the announcement of the Great Koala National Park—a landmark move for native wildlife, climate, and communities. We thank the many people who've worked tirelessly to make the #GKNP a reality. 🐨🌳

This #nationalthreatenedspecies day, please enjoy some fabulous #australianmammal images submitted by our talented and dedicated Committee.. #numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social #fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social #leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre #spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps

#BogongMoths are a crucial spring food source for #MountainPygmypossums - declines in Moth numbers are an urgent threat to the possums’ survival. Help scientists track the Bogong Moths via #ZoosVictoria Moth Tracker: www.zoo.org.au/moth-tracker/ Image - Zoos Victoria. #citizenscience #wildoz

Every part of a #wombat is round. #WombatWednesday #fieldwork #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombats

I love the well rounded amongst us

True, very true.

Read the latest #EditorChoice paper in #AusMammalogy: 'Investigation of free-living highland wild dogs near Grasberg Gold Mine, Papua Province, Indonesia' by James K. McIntyre, et al. Published #OpenAccess: www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM23047

Australian Mammalogy is the journal of the @ausmammals.bsky.social and is an important source of information on all aspects of the biology of Australasian mammals – both native and introduced. Browse more journal content: www.publish.csiro.au/am #AusMammalogy

Yesterday I co-presented a Meet the Scientist at the @nhm-london.bsky.social: we talked about the giant ground sloth Mylodon (or Neomylodon) skin the museum received from F. P. Moreno in 1899. Thanks to @neilfadams.bsky.social, we had the actual specimen. Turns out it's real big!

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.

Dingoes are on their own evolutionary path, and are not domestic dogs - 🐾🐾 Read more theconversation.com/dingoes-are-... Research www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM24052 published today in our journal #australianmammalogy led by @drcairns.bsky.social

Every now and then you catch yourself realising that #MuseumLife is not normal life.

Eyes on Australian Mammalogy (@ausmammals.bsky.social) and @aunz.theconversation.com tomorrow... #dingoes

Five years ago, my second PhD paper came out: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought. Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today. 🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals

Ulysses butterflies, Australia’s largest snake, rare waterfall frogs, Lumholtz’s tree kangaroos, green ringtail possums, musky rat-kangaroos... The Wet Tropics region's biodiversity is off tap! There are nine other great places in this story too. #biodiversity #wettropics

A wonderful listen. Thank you, Roland Breckwoldt. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Read more @aunz.theconversation.com : theconversation.com/... @pattfinnerty.bsky.social

An amazing guide to see some of Australia's best #mammals! #wildoz theconversation.com/want-to-see-...

If you are on Insta, check out this great video from Traditional Owner Kai Lane about the #dingo 🐾🐾

📸 Snap to it — Entries for the ESA's 2025 ‘Ecology in Action’ Photography Competition are now open! We're calling on all nature lovers and storytellers to capture the beauty of Australia’s unique ecosystems and the work ecologists do to protect them. #WorldPhotographyDay #NaturePhotography

And more in #nativerodent news - "A mouse that rocks" - activity in #pebblemoundmice varies across the landscape and 'inactive' mounds are likely to be cricial resources. Out now at @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social #wildoz www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24209

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on wombats...these are a few of our favourite things! Check out this new paper in our journal #australianmammalogy! www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM25025

Most underrated Australian animal? The RAKALI!! It's giving 'embrace our native rats' vibes! 🐾 www.abc.net.au/news/science...

Congratulations to this little champ for taking out the title of "Australia's most underrated animal". www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08... Re-sharing recent research in #AusMammalogy that illustrates one of the many reasons why rakali is so deserving! @ausmammals.bsky.social #NationalScienceWeek

Don't miss our current President @euanritchie.bsky.social on ABC RN today at midday!

Three #mammal PhD opportunities - understanding the physiological, behavioural and genetic resistance of vertebrate pests to 1080 - Contact Katherine Moseby (UNSW) [email protected]

Great to see #wombat #mange information & @womsajib.bsky.social msg getting out to the broader community @citscicz.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

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