Dasyuridae
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Comparative immunologist. Wildlife conservationist. My views are my own.
Happy to have been involved in this massive team effort #CitizenScience
Jack Nunn@jacknunn.bsky.social · last mo.New research, out today: 10 co-created recommendations to strengthen citizen science for people & the planet. Fairer pay, recognition, open data, real co-creation. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #CitizenScience #Science
Program and schedule for #amsabs in Canberra next week is now LIVE on our website! It's a jam packed schedule!! -https://australianmammals.org.au/files/1604_ams_abs_conference_program_for_website_final.pdf
Yuanting Jiang's second paper & first from her Masters. Great to see she will be continuing her #wombat research having been accepted into at PhD @westernsydneyu.bsky.social #WombatWednesday onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A National‐Scale Assessment of Bare‐Nosed Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) Distribution Patterns, Using Multisource Data
We used public databases and citizen science data entered into WomSAT to model and predict the distribution of bare-nosed wombats across Australia.
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Nice #mammal #Australia
Linette Umbrello@planigale.bsky.social · last mo.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...
Ever wondered how animals might fight diseases as the climate continues to change? Check out this article in @theconversation.com with Brian Dixon @uwaterloo.ca #comparativeimmunology #wildlife @westernsydneyu.bsky.social theconversation.com/heat-and-col...
Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital
When animals are outside their preferred temperature range, their immune systems can’t fight pathogens well.
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Check out how #citizenscientists have helped #wombats in this new @TheConversation article: theconversation.com/what-weve-le... #wildlife #Australia #conservation
What we’ve learned from citizen science: 5 projects that made a difference
From wombat and mozzie surveillance to deciphering climate history and spotting star explosions, citizen scientists are instrumental in contributing knowledge.
theconversation.com
Please vote for 'Diary of a Wombat' to win best Australian children's picture book and donate to our research too! #WombatWeekend #wombat #research #australia #wildlife www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
‘Her name was Mothball and she changed my life’: the true story behind Diary of a Wombat
Jackie French was used to the quirks of wild animal behaviour – and then she met a carrot-mad wombat with an appetite for destruction. A bestseller was born
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#wombat #wildlife #conservation #Australia
WomSAT@womsat.bsky.social · 7mo ago🌿What Wombats Really Eat: a review of wombat diets in captivity. The authors recommend offering more grasses and greater variety to support healthier captive wombats 💚 doi.org/10.1071/AM20... #WombatWeekend #WomSAT #Podcast #Research #WombatConservation #nutrition #CSIRO youtu.be/KH2Ip9UkH2s
#CitizenScience #wildlife #wombat
WomSAT@womsat.bsky.social · 8mo ago🌱🐾 Wombat diets under the spotlight! This review explores how Australia’s three extant wombat species survive on tough native grasses. doi.org/10.1071/AM20... #WombatWeekend #WombatConservation #WomSAT #NorthernHairyNosedWombat #CitizenScience #Podcast #CSIRO #research youtu.be/4vjlZtvqCJE
🎄✨ Merry Christmas from the #WomSAT team! ✨🎄 Thank you for your incredible support throughout the year💚 Here’s to a 2026 dedicated to #WombatConservation! Stay safe on roads & be mindful of wildlife🐾🚗 #SafeTravels #WildlifeAwareness #FestiveSeason #WombatWatch #HolidaySafety #MindfulTravel
Brian @uwaterloo.ca on @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social about our @frontiersin.bsky.social paper: www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm... #comparativeimmunology but getting the message out about #vaccines is crucial: www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic... @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
Frontiers | What’s cooking? The effect of temperature on the immune response
Animals have evolved to live in different environs, with some having developed specialised features to support survival in adverse conditions, whilst others ...
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WomSAT@womsat.bsky.social · 8mo agoWombat burrows are more than just wombat homes, they’re wildlife hubs. 🌏✨Researchers documented 11 species using wombat burrows, from macropods & possums to foxes & feral cats. Find out more: youtu.be/hvOUvxvAtSY #WombatWeekend #WomSAT #Podcast #WombatConservation #CitizenScience #BurrowLife
👃🐾 Wombat noses under the microscope! A wombat nose review highlights the marsupial’s snout as a powerhouse organ💚🌱✨ doi.org/10.1071/AM25... #WomSAT #Podcast #Research #WombatConservation #WombatBehaviour #Snout #Marsupial #wombats youtu.be/tpqY8Evco4U
The Wombat s Nose
YouTube video by WomSAT
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Launching in September 24, #Course 2: ‘Treating Wombats with Sarcoptic Mange’ has been completed by over 200 passionate participants! 🎉Join the #community of #wombat protectors and take the FREE online course today. www.womsat.org.au/womsat/train... Registration instructions: youtu.be/NQQyXMJQFZA
📖🐾 New Research Alert! E. R. Fryett, C. N. Subasinghe, J. M. Old & H. J. Stannard (2025) have published a study on environmental factors driving sarcoptic mange in bare-nosed wombats using citizen science data from #WomSAT. 🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1155/tbed...
#WombatWednesday - the power of #citizenscience #wombat #disease #distribution #conservation
WomSAT@womsat.bsky.social · 8mo ago📖🐾 New Research Alert! E. R. Fryett, C. N. Subasinghe, J. M. Old & H. J. Stannard (2025) have published a study on environmental factors driving sarcoptic mange in bare-nosed wombats using citizen science data from #WomSAT. 🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1155/tbed...
Australia has no woodpeckers, but striped #possums are tropical #marsupials that do the same job: their big ears detect beetle grubs tunnelling in wood, which they chip out with large incisors, then use their elongated 4th finger to hook them out of the tunnels (just like aye-ayes do in Madagascar).
Risk of avian influenza to animals that scavenge on infected carcasses url: connectsci.au/wr/article-a... @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @utas.edu.au #wildlife #avianinfluenza #AIV #australia #disease #conservation
Risk of avian influenza to animals that scavenge on infected carcasses
Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N1 have circulated for over two decades following its emergence in Southeast Asia. Various reassortm
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I visited Brian Dixon's lab @uwaterloo.ca Our #comparativeimmunology paper in #FrontiersinImmunology is out now. #Spoileralert #behaviouralfever might just improve #immune defence, but has some caveats. doi.org/10.3389/fimm... & video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLDR... @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
Frontiers | What’s cooking? The effect of temperature on the immune response
Animals have evolved to live in different environs, with some having developed specialised features to support survival in adverse conditions, whilst others ...
doi.org
🚨🐾 #Conservationists are raising the alarm as off-leash #dogs have been spotted entering #wombat #burrows along the coast. 📖 Read more: ab.co/4o8wYwR Image: #ABCNewsVic #ABCMelbourne www.facebook.com/share/p/1BeD...
Fears wombats are under threat from dogs on Victoria's Bass Coast
Conservationists say wombats on Victoria's Bass Coast are under threat from off-leash dogs that have been spotted entering their coastal burrows.
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As Samuel Johnson - perhaps the most accomplished wordsmith ever - said, "When a man is tired of #wombats, he is tired of life". #WombatWednesday #fieldwork #Tasmania #wombat #MammalWatching #WildOz
CSIRO Publishing@csiropublishing.bsky.social · 10mo ago"Understanding why species have specific anatomical features and how they use them helps scientists understand more about their place and importance in the environment. It ultimately helps us conserve these incredible species." theconversation.com/whiskers-for... #AusMammalogy @womsat.bsky.social
theconversation.com/whiskers-for... #WombatWednesday #wombat #wildlife #mammal #conservation #australia #burrow #warren #whisker #anatomy #behaviour @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social
Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts
Wombats’ whiskery noses help them snuffle for food, navigate burrows and sense friend or foe.
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