The IUCN Species Survival Commission published a Position Statement emphasising the crucial role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation! iucn.org/sites/defaul...
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Linette Umbrello
@planigale.bsky.social
Molecular and morphological evolution of Australia's smallest marsupials. Conservation genetics of threatened Pilbara bats. Research Scientist. Perth, Western Australia.
And the award for best dramatic actor in a field setting goes to….this absolute drama queen 🤣 🧪
Be sure to follow @ausmammals.bsky.social for all your Aus mammal news and info!
Australian Mammal Society@ausmammals.bsky.social · 5mo agoCheck out the stunning logo for our upcoming conference with #australasianbatsociety - from Karly Fowler Mixed Arts! The conference website is now live, with all your info for rego, abstracts and more! Can't wait to see you there! australianmammals.org.au/conferences/...
A legend (Mike Archer) talking about legends in the field of Dasyurid research at the #AMS2026 conference #DasyuridSymposium
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...
Introducing the world's only known cave-adapted spider wasp... Troglopompilus miracaecatus (Pompilidae) from the caves of the Nullarbor, Australia. A world first: Eyeless, long limbs and antennae, highly reduced wings. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #cave #wasp #biodiversity
100 Greatest Bird Names, Day 4: #70 to #61 🧵 #70: Chaco Chachalaca Say this bird's name out loud. You're already happier than you were 8 seconds ago. Chachalaca comes from the Nahuatl word for “to chatter”. eBird transcribes their song as “bink, ka chee chaw raw taw.”
Robert Francis@birdhistory.bsky.social · 3mo agoThere are more than 11,000 kinds of birds. I evaluated them all and made a definitive list of the 100 greatest names. I consider myself a bird name connoisseur but these blew me away. Over the next 10 days I'll add them to this thread. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Random stuff I wish someone told me, a working class student with no family in higher education, early in my academic journey A THREAD 🧵 Academic CV/Resume is different from typical industry CV. With different format and priorities. Update it on rolling basis.
a woman in a suit sits at a table with the words " resume speaks for itself " below her
Alt: a woman in a suit sits at a table with the words " I'd like to think my resume speaks for itself "
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The City of Stirling is proposing local law amendments to recreational fishing in local lake reserves after a string of water bird deaths and entanglements due to recreational fishing of invasive carp. These reserves are important sanctuaries for urban water birds including black swans.
Ecologists say thousands of hours of audio recordings have detected night parrot calls in south-west Queensland.
Recordings point to second Queensland population of rare night parrot
Ecologists say thousands of hours of audio recordings have detected night parrot calls in south-west Queensland.
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The Australian Mammal Society is pleased to announce a new Award - in honour of mammal and wildlife champion Barbara Triggs. The Bruno (Barbara Triggs) Award is named after one of Barbara's much loved Wombats - read more here: australianmammals.org.au/awards/thebr...
Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia theconversation.com/meet-kungaka...
Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia
The kungaka represents an ancient lineage from when Australia was wetter. Today, it survives in a sheltered desert gorge.
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Every Australian should be able to identify a native Antechinus from a pest mouse. I've made this so it's really easy for any age to learn to tell them apart. Snap & percussion mouse traps kill them both. If you find an A. has been killed change to live catch mouse traps. @ausmammals.bsky.social
Hey Mammal Nerds! Got something mammal-y too good to keep to yourself? Share it with our members - details on image! 🐾
When we're stuck in front of the computer for too long our bird brains go weird places. 🪶
Breaking: APVMA suspends sale of persistent owl poisons in Australia! We have fought tirelessly for years and after meeting with them last week this is not an outcome we had anticipated! www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...
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Adios *Anilios*! Glad our phylogeny was somewhat helpful in synonymising @simonmaddock.bsky.social! mapress.com/zt/article/v...
No justification for recognition of the blindsnake genera Anilios and Sundatyphlops (Squamata: Typhlopidae) | Zootaxa
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*New short blog* - finally (with help) got around to getting a total estimate of Grok's climate pollution 🫠 - Once all fossil gas online, = to between half and all of Tesla's ANNUAL GLOBAL avoided emissions - Currently, 5x the emissions of Tesla's total manufacturing ketanjoshi.co/2026/03/02/m...
I have heard comments from other scientists calling taxonomy 'stamp collecting' more times than I would like to count. In Australia, the budget for taxonomy of all species in Australia is $2m per year. For everything.
🎉 Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 📚 🧪
Initially, many of the owl deaths had appeared accidental, as they had been struck by cars. But after conducting a series of $300 tests, it became clear a common product sold in supermarkets was to blame. au.news.yahoo.com/300-tests-sp...
$300 tests spark call for ban of controversial product sold at Bunnings, Coles, Woolworths and Mitre 10
With the government unlikely to outlaw the dangerous product, the retailers have been urged to act.
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In Current Biology! *Uncovering genetic hotspots in the Southern Ocean informs conservation action *Only 28% of genetic hotspots are protected *Keeping current & adopting proposed MPAs boosts hotspot protection @lausally.bsky.social @marine-omics.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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Out now in @currentbiology.bsky.social we used genetic data from a suite of Antarctic marine invertebrates to map locations of genetic diversity hotspots, divergence and connectivity 🐙🦐🪱🧬 @lausally.bsky.social @janstrugnell.bsky.social arcsaef.com/story/scient...
SAEF scientists identify priority Southern Ocean genetic hotspots for conservation | Securing Antarctica's Environment Future
New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to ~54%. For the first ti...
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To a first approximation, all Australian vertebrates are lizards. 🦎 But not just any lizards, Sphenomorphine skinks! With more than 280 species they are hyper variable. Now, Janne Torkkola has pulled together the biggest phylogeny of the group to date. Read for free: doi.org/10.1016/j.ym... 1/4
Curator Marine Invertebrate Zoology position advertised at the WA Museum, Perth. 🪸🪼🫙🔬 search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php?pag...
WA Government Jobs | Curator Marine Invertebrate Zoology
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Supervising postgraduates is the best part of my job and when they are as talented as @shelbymiddleton.bsky.social and the team includes @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social @annajmhopkins.bsky.social and Harriet Mills, it’s as good as it gets! Go well Shelby.
Random Delightful Fact of the Day - Eastern quolls go grey as they get older! A juvenile (~6 mths old) on the L, & a 4 yr old on the R (Worth noting that 4 yrs old is oooooold for an eastern quoll)
