Looking forward to this. Going to PNG tomorrow for the national species symposium

OK these are cute lil buggers. But it IS 'straya, so they probably still want to kill you.

Good news, everyone!

#TeamNumbat news!! #2027MMM

We have downlisted the numbat to Near Threatened. A good news story. Great work Perth Zoo and DBCA. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Red List update just out iucn.org/press-releas...

New checklist of Melanesian and Wallacean mammals just up on the Australian Mammal Society website australianmammals.org.au/publications...

Say hello to Australia's newest mammal species: Planigale petrophila. Known only from the rocky plateaus of the Arnhem Escarpment from specimens hidden in museum collections since the 1970s. Photographed here by the inimitable Pat Woolley doi.org/10.1093/zool...

Fossil find plugs huge gap in Australia's marsupial record Fossils from Riversleigh in north-west Queensland have revealed a previously unknown lineage of insect-eating marsupials called Keeunamorphia. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

While birds are the most likely victims of the deadly strain of bird flu, researchers are also sounding the alarm for native mammals and marsupial species. These are some of the steps being taken to protect them.

Did you know that more than 20,000 species of bees, along with birds, bats, and other animals, are wild pollinators? They are essential for biodiversity and the balance of ecosystems. Learn more in the IPBES #PollinationAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/pollinators

Global ocean faces ‘deepening crisis,’ but governance is improving: UN report

A new genus and species of octodontid rodent from the hilly Chaco of central Argentina (Rodentia: Octodontidae) vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/articles.php...

A lace monitor catching a phascogale from a nestbox in south east Queensland. For those worried that goannas are making a habit of this at the site, this is the only picture of this event from hundreds of thousands of camera trap photos over three years of constant nestbox monitoring

Wow! 200,000km² of ocean declared entirely off-limits to fishing in some of the most biodiverse waters on earth 🌏 That's a win 🙌 #oceanoptimism oceanographicmagazine.com/news/papua-n...

A new quadrennium cycle for the IUCN Species Survival Commission and project support

The Talaud Bear Cuscus 🐻🇮🇩 is a critically endangered #marsupial from #Salibabu island #Indonesia, rapidly vanishing from #palmoil #deforestation 🌴🔥⛔️ Fight back! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife for their survival @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/t...

Two species of marsupial thought by scientists to be extinct for thousands of years still live in the forests of Indonesian Papua on the island of New Guinea But how long will Indonesia allow them to survive? news.mongabay.com/2026/04/redi...

Bonita tarde, amigos. 🤗 El Cuscús moteado negro de Nueva Guinea y el norte de Australia, es un marsupial nocturno y agresivo, que se alimenta de plantas y pequeños animales, pero a qué se ve gracioso ¿Lo conocían?

Is she the most adorable marsupial in the universe? The science says yes. Aria, our new Matschie's tree kangaroo, lives in the treetops at Forest Trailhead. She enjoys napping in the sun, spending quality time outdoors, nibbling the flower buds off fresh browse, and is very interested in Rocket.

Marsupial escondido há milhões de anos é descoberto em fragmentos da Mata Atlântica no RJ

Papua New Guinea has detailed its plans to protect approximately 200,000 km² of Pacific Ocean waters from fishing and all other destructive human activity. Papua New Guinea sits within the Coral Triangle, the global epicentre of marine biodiversity. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/papua-n...

The critically endangered 🐧 Regent Honeyeater’s song has dwindled along with its population. 🏡 To help preserve their song and courtship behavior, one group of scientists have recruited wild-born birds as tutors for captive-bred populations. 🌍 📰🧪 More with The Guardian: https://ow.ly/zZ9650Z77aW

"The students who cannot read a 20-pg article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow." The most important argument against AI in education is that it's incompatible with a free society. www.chronicle.com/article/my-s...

This is Karl the Fly River turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) at the San Antonio Zoo, enjoying his bubbler. Fly River turtles are also known as pig-nosed turtles, or 'Warrajan' in the Kundjeyhmi language of Northern Australia, where they are native. Let's talk about what makes Karl's species unique.

Climate models indicate ocean temperatures could surge more than 2°C to 3°C above average later this year. This easily crosses the threshold into a "Super El Niño" event.

"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters" news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

How does global science lead to local action?🦋 We're excited to share the #IPBES12 Stakeholder E-Posters! From Cameroon to the UK, corporate boardrooms to local communities, explore 28 initiatives showcasing the real-world impact & uptake of IPBES#IPBES12reports. Nature-positive action starts here.👇

Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 🧪🌎

Two new pieces of ocean science, co-authored by WCS, reveal more about what it takes to build truly equitable and sustainable ocean economies.

Community Science: Big Insights From Small Mammal Data - Sherbourne - 2026 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New R or Python interface galaxias for biodiversity data upload into ALA and GBIF, galaxias.ala.org.au at the testing stage

Global representation of rodents in zoological institutions: Implications for ex situ conservation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends. 🧪🦑🌍🐟 go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo

More than 10,000 Ph.D. scientists were fired by the Trump administration last year. Grant cuts affected more. "A few dozen got jobs in other countries" is not a serious solution. There are not enough jobs in the whole world. The result will be less science, not the same science just elsewhere.

Western-long beaked echidna ecotourism at Klalik echidna park, Sorong Regency, Indonesia. Echidna location mapping supported by AMMSG through the work of Freddy Patiselanno and colleagues, University of West Papua. An excellent chance of seeing this incredible species if you visit this place!

Western-long beaked echidna ecotourism at Klalik echidna park, Sorong Regency, Indonesia. Echidna location mapping supported by AMMSG through the work of Freddy Patiselanno and colleagues, University of West Papua. An excellent chance of seeing this incredible species if you visit this place!

We're looking forward to the first week of February being full of positive, optimistic stories about species recovery and the people working to make it all happen. #ReverseTheRedDay is all about celebrating the collective work of this amazing community. www.reversethered.org/reverse-the-...

Check out the recent #ReverseTheRedDay Awareness Program with the Port Moresby Nature Park on Radio Maria Papua New Guinea! www.youtube.com/live/1NYkHTA...

🚨NEW WEBINAR🚨 Join this webinar in celebration of the @reversethered.bsky.social day. @iucnaquafungi.bsky.social member @huzefaraj.bsky.social will present about a newly identified genus of freshwater ascomycete fungus. Other 2 exciting talks lined up. Registration: tinyurl.com/yja95rmv

The Global Tree Specialist Group is celebrating #ReverseTheRedDay with @reversethered.bsky.social, through our mission to conserve tree species globally, by sharing knowledge and catalysing action to halt declines, restore populations and prevent extinctions. #SpeciesConservation #Biodiversity

Today is #ReversetheRedDay. For the Estuarine Pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri), it’s a reminder that reversing the red doesn’t always come with dramatic interventions, but often begins by getting the science right with research. Read more: www.iucn-seahorse.org/news/2026/2/...

#Caturday is a a great day to enjoy fine felines in your feed. It’s also #ReverseTheRedDay, a good day to remember wild cats need our help. Sure a lot of them have camouflage (like the #cloudedleopard in the pic). But…⤵️

Did you know? Key Biodiversity Areas #KBAs protect irreplaceable sites for threatened species—like spider monkeys in Andean forests or vaquitas in Gulf waters. They hold globally significant populations we can't lose! On #ReverseTheRedDay, commit to KBAs to reverse biodiversity loss! 🌍🦒

February 7 is #ReverseTheRedDay! This landmark day celebrates the conservation success around the world & all of the people, organizations, and communities working to make sure we reverse #biodiversity loss trends 🌱 Learn more at www.reversethered.org

📢 Tomorrow is #ReverseTheRedDay! 🌱 Reverse the Red Day is an annual celebration of the conservation work to reverse trends of biodiversity loss - those shown through negative slides on the Red List of Threatened Species. 🔎 Learn about some of the conservation success stories: lnkd.in/dmx9B8BS

Happy Reverse the Red Day!  Reverse the Red is a global movement that ignites strategic cooperation and action to reverse biodiversity loss. When we combine data-driven science with partnership, we reverse extinction. 🌍 www.reversethered.org Ridgway's Hawk 📷 Carlos Suárez

Reverse The Red Day is today. The western quoll or chudditch is featured as a conservation success