The perks of peri-urban living
We had unlimited access to paddocks and bushland. Sure, it was weedy, and not exactly pristine. But that’s where we spotted the echidna.
We had unlimited access to paddocks and bushland. Sure, it was weedy, and not exactly pristine. But that’s where we spotted the echidna.
As ‘Melbourne kids’ we’d squeal with delight on road trips to our grandparents house whenever we spotted top-notch pigeons balancing precariously on the power lines.
E-tags for wildlife: helping us understand the success of crossing structures.
To get a higher paying job? Academic notoriety? Solving a specific problem? Saving the world?
Essentially, urban possums are playing a game of ‘the floor is made of lava’.
This article was first published on Pursuit (University of Melbourne). You can read the original article here. It was a lot of fun putting this together! Please get in touch if you’d like to hear more about our work on threatened species in cities. Otherwise, read on! If you’re like most Australians, chances are you’re … Continue reading
It’s here! That manic magical time of the year where academics across the world take part in Do-Everything December. If you’ve found yourself uttering such rallying cries as, “I’d like to submit this before Christmas” or “Let’s get this squared away before the break”, you’re not alone (but you’re probably an ECR). This month, we will … Continue reading
I am the kind of person who notices stuff. Not all stuff. Probably not if we need milk, or if my car is about to run out of petrol. No, I notice important stuff. Living stuff. Living stuff is the technical term that we scientists use for plants, animals, fungi, and the like. I’m most struck … Continue reading
Originally posted on The Applied Ecologist's Blog:
Punchlines aside, in this blog Kylie Soanes shares insights from her recent article, Evaluating the success of wildlife crossing structures using genetic approaches and an experimental design: Lessons from a gliding mammal. Wildlife crossing structures are a common answer to the age-old question: ‘How did the animal cross…
I talk a lot (a LOT) about the fact that threatened species can be found in our cities and towns. The most common response I get is “Which ones and where?” Now you can explore for yourself, with our “Threatened Species in Urban Areas” online database. The interactive map includes the locations of 376 federally-listed … Continue reading
At the end of last year, I reached an academic milestone: I got my name on an office door. I was pretty stoked, and posted a short video of myself, grinning like a maniac in front of said victory door. But it occurred to me that the post didn’t capture the reality of my academic journey so far. Sure, I’d just … Continue reading
How would you feel about spending your days learning all about threatened species? Or dreaming up creative ways that we can conserve species in cities and towns? Or collating cool pictures of wild animals to use in an experiment unofficially known as ‘wildlife tinder’? If the answer to any of those questions is ‘very excited’, then you’d … Continue reading