Conservation: What’s it to ya?
“That sounds like a job you want when you’re four years old, not a job you actually have as anContinue Reading
Stories from species living on the edge and life as an early-career researcher
“That sounds like a job you want when you’re four years old, not a job you actually have as anContinue Reading
The Society for Conservation Biology Oceania section’s conference is in tropical Brisbane this year – the perfect place to escapeContinue Reading
Bullsh*t, I swore gently under my breath. There’s just no way. That’s how one of the most interesting discoveries of my PhDContinue Reading
Everyone loves a good acronym. And last month, I had the pleasure of being part of a seminar for aContinue Reading
PhD students are a miserable bunch. Or at least, I’m worried that’s how we must come across to the rest of the world.
Introducing two very, very cool little critters from south-east Australia that you might not have met yet.
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.
Animals are resourceful and will find a way enjoy even the ugliest of gardens.
We don’t often appreciate the nature of urban areas. ‘Nature? What nature? No nature here. I live in the city’…