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Google it, it's a real thing.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/procrastination1.jpgprocrastinationVery apt2020-09-04T05:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/whos-who-on-the-wildlife-bridges/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_scanner-set-up.jpgksoanes_scanner-set-upOur monitoring set up for the rope bridgeshttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_gliders.jpgksoanes_glidersCute and fluffy, but can you tell them apart?https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/animal-kingdom-research-scientific_research-interest-friend-penguins-08335853_low.jpg'I like scientists: They are genuinely interested in every mundane thing we do and keep detailed records...''I like scientists: They are genuinely interested in every mundane thing we do and keep detailed records...'2020-09-04T05:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/the-perks-of-peri-urban-living/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eeek-a-bear.jpgeeek-a-bearhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/local-sunbury-bush-block.jpglocal-sunbury-bush-blockOur little 90s patch of bushland magic, now surrounded by houses.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_echidna.pngksoanes_echidnaNot actually my first echidna, but hopefully not my last.2020-09-04T05:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/pretty-pigeons-on-the-trash-heap/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_crested-pigeons1.jpgksoanes_crested pigeonsMy local dirt-pile pigeonshttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/crested-pigeon-on-wire_cskk_flickr.jpgcrested pigeon on wire_cskk_flickrBalancing act - cskk - Flickrhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/crested-pigeon_jim-bendon.jpgcrested pigeon_jim bendonJim Bendon - Flickr2020-09-04T05:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2020/04/01/urban-owls-are-losing-their-homes-so-were-3d-printing-them-new-ones/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/file-20200323-112694-1i3vv8e.pngfile-20200323-112694-1i3vv8e2020-09-04T05:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2017/12/05/peak-productivity-the-academic-way/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/a43632377d105a6851e952285b61a15a-kermit-the-frog-rainbow-connection.jpga43632377d105a6851e952285b61a15a--kermit-the-frog-rainbow-connection2020-12-07T10:42:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2017/11/14/get-back-to-noticing-nature-with-the-wildversity-spring-challenge/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/screen-shot-2017-11-14-at-3-12-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-11-14 at 3.12.10 pm2017-11-14T04:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2017/10/28/how-did-the-squirrel-gliders-genes-cross-the-road-wildlife-crossing-structures-are-no-joke/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/squirrel-gliders.pngSquirrel glidershttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/squirrel-glider_ksoanes_longwood.jpgFeatured Image -- 1378https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/road-crossing-structures.jpgRoad crossing structureshttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/experimental-design.jpgExperimental design2017-10-28T04:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2017/09/19/which-threatened-species-share-your-neighbourhood/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/screen-shot-2017-09-19-at-11-55-03-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-09-19 at 11.55.03 amScreenshot of the Threatened Species in Cities interactive map. 2017-09-19T03:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/funding-opportunities/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/fhd996idy_jeff_goldblum_005.jpgfhd996IDY_Jeff_Goldblum_0052017-05-29T02:45:02+00:00weekly0.6https://lifeontheverge.net/2017/02/01/pulling-back-the-curtain/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/5c18dc1f9f54dbbb5016bc0b853dd78b.jpg5c18dc1f9f54dbbb5016bc0b853dd78bFrankenstein's Postdochttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2015_10_25_academicrejectionstation.jpg2015_10_25_academicrejectionstationhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/01.png01Dignity. Always dignity. 2017-02-03T02:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2017/01/20/new-job-new-lab-new-fun/2017-01-20T02:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/09/06/arboreal-crossings-abroad/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/13775562_489954414534774_3509702705852783603_n.jpg13775562_489954414534774_3509702705852783603_nMe and my headphones. Photo: ARTESP. Check out their Facebook album.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pondering-under-bromeliads_2016-07-18-19-21-05.jpgPondering under bromeliads_2016-07-18 19.21.05I've just realised that my pondering face is kind of pouty...https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/majestic-capybara_2016-07-14-13-57-07.jpgMajestic capybara_2016-07-14 13.57.07Capybara: The giant guinea-pig surveys it's urban domain. Look at all it's majesty. https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kowati_2016-07-15-05-03-33.jpgKowati_2016-07-15 05.03.33https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cbsp-bridge-2016-07-17-10-00-39.jpgCBSP bridge 2016-07-17 10.00.392016-09-15T21:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/how-social-media-helped-my-phd/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/startedablog.jpgstartedabloghttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/whatstodaysblogcartoon.jpgwhatstodaysblogcartoonTruly the most difficult part of blogginghttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/blogger-shakespeare-cartoon.jpgblogger-shakespeare-cartoonJust do it2016-08-05T22:31:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/07/06/conservation-whats-it-to-ya/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cartoon_ecosystem_servcies_bear-mow.jpgCartoon_ecosystem_servcies_bear mowhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/screen-shot-2016-07-07-at-7-08-32-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-07-07 at 7.08.32 amDrafting the front cover for my life's work circa 1993. I still haven't managed to get a sweet hat or sick beard...https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wildlife-officer_2016-05-16-14-58-41.jpgwildlife officer_2016-05-16 14.58.41Drafting the front cover for my life's work circa 1993. Apparently that's what I thought conservation biologist's looked like...2016-08-07T23:29:42+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/07/05/urban-and-road-ecology-at-scb-oceania-2016/2016-07-05T05:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/04/19/the-case-of-the-zombie-roadkill/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ksoanes_glider-roadkill.pngKsoanes_glider roadkillhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ksoanes_figure-1-map.pngKsoanes_Figure 1 MapBob ended up a long way from home2022-04-27T05:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/08/have-you-met-the-neighbours/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_roadside-trees.jpgksoanes_roadside treesRoadside chock-full of hollow-bearing treeshttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_phascogale-trap.jpgksoanes_phascogale trapBrush-tailed phascogale waiting to be released from a trap - check out the massive jaws!https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/brush-tailed-phascogale-chris-tzaros.jpgbrush-tailed-phascogale-chris-tzarosBrush-tailed Phascogale (c) Chris Tzaroshttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_aww-cute.jpgksoanes_aww-cuteSquirrel Glider - this little guy was polite enough to hold still for the photo2016-03-15T06:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/03/15/victorias-threatened-possums-and-gliders-a-swifft-video-conference/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-15-at-11-59-24-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-15 at 11.59.24 amhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-15-at-12-15-08-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-15 at 12.15.08 pmSlide snapshot from SWIFFT's summary of my talk. Click on the image to jump to the full summary. 2016-03-15T06:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/09/enjoy-your-phd-dont-endure-it/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/beaker.jpgbeakerLab accidents can be disastroushttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/phd050599s.gifphd050599sThe peaks and troughs...(phdcomics.com)2016-02-10T03:03:27+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/other-wildlife-braving-the-bridges/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_phascogale.jpgksoanes_phascogaleMy first image of a brush-tailed phascogale (left) and a less camera-shy one (right).https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_possums.jpgksoanes_possumsA family of common ringtail possums (left) and a common brushtail possum with an itchy chin (right)https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_cockatoos-on-rope-bridge.jpgksoanes_cockatoos on rope bridge2017-11-20T03:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/06/is-it-a-syndrome-if-everyones-got-it/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imposter-dwight.jpgimposter dwightCouldn't go past this imposter meme for fans of The Officehttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imposter_o_19384.jpgIMPOSTER_o_19384we're all a little bit scared of being 'found out'https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/whos-awesome.jpegwhos awesomeTake an ego boost from this puppy. He knows the score.2022-09-26T05:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/06/why-on-earth-do-you-study-roads/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/403064_102621676532233_101794863281581_6588_1488018915_n.jpg403064_102621676532233_101794863281581_6588_1488018915_nBlack bear using underpass - US93 North, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, USA. check out their facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/US93PeoplesWay)https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/brisbane09_754.jpgBrisbane09_754'Land-bridge' and 'canopy bridge' crossing structures for wildlife in Brisbane, Australia.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/peterrabbit-chrismadden-co-uk.gifpeterrabbit (chrismadden.co.uk)This cartoon is a gem (chrismadden.co.uk)2016-02-09T22:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/take-a-break-because-its-worth-it/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/reflect_cartoon.gifreflect_cartoonReflection...(apologies to all my academic friends named Dave)https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/phd053110s-holiday.gifphd053110s (holiday)Another PhD Comics classichttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/archimedes-cropped.pngarchimedes croppedIf it worked for him...https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanse_halongbay.jpgksoanse_halongbayHalong2016-02-09T22:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/confessions-of-the-imperfectly-positive/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/confessional-blog.gifConfessional Bloghttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing_o_99475.jpgI-Have-No-Idea-What-Im-Doing_o_99475We all feel this way sometimes...but it doesn't lasthttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eeyore.jpgEeyoreWoe is me2016-02-09T22:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/the-story-behind-the-structures/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_structures.jpgksoanes_structuresA rope bridge over the Hume Freeway in Victoria (left) and glider poles on the Hume Freeway in New South Wales (right)https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dual-carriage-no-canopy1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Hume Freeway in north-east Victoria (Photo Rodney van der Ree)https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_figure-2_intro1.jpgksoanes_figure-2_introhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_squirrel-gliding.jpgksoanes_squirrel glidingSquirrel Glider - falling, with style.2016-02-09T22:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/gender-bias-time-to-defy-the-ridiculous/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/how_it_works.pnghow_it_worksvia http://xkcd.com/385/2016-02-09T22:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/teaching-wildlife-road-crossing-tricks/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/said-no-animal-ever.jpgsaid no animal everhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/animal-bridges-highways-7thechive-com.jpganimal-bridges-highways-7(thechive.com)The fencing around the bottom to guides these Christmas Island crabs up and overhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_deer-crossing.jpgksoanes_deer crossing"Don't worry, ecologists. I got this."2018-01-12T00:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/getting-the-most-out-of-the-grant-gauntlet/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slowly-lower-in-the-grant-money.jpgslowly lower in the grant moneyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/icanhazgrantmonies.jpgicanhazgrantmonies2016-02-09T22:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/introducing-the-australasian-network-for-ecology-and-transportation/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_wildlife-crossing1-e1606677255746.jpgksoanes_wildlife-crossing2016-02-09T22:46:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/how-to-spot-a-late-stage-phd-student/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/00688-funny-cartoons-writer.gif00688-funny-cartoons-writerhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/one-does-not-simply-finish-a-phd.jpgone does not simply, finish a phd2020-08-26T05:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/roads-wildlife-and-a-finished-thesis/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_genetics-slide.pngksoanes_genetics slideA slide from one of my presentations, showing how family members occur on opposite sides of the freeway where a rope bridge is present.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_6979.jpgIMG_6979Our monitoring set up, complete with camera, microchip scanner and solar panels.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/squirrel-glider-ksoanes.jpgsquirrel glider (ksoanes)Squirrel Glider on a rope bridge over the Hume Freeway in north-east Victoria.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/crossing-structures_ksoanes.jpgcrossing structures_ksoanesA rope bridge over the Hume Freeway in Victoria (left) and glider poles on the Hume Freeway in New South Wales (right)https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_hume-width.jpgksoanes_Hume widthThat's quite a gap for a small animal!https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_figure-2_intro.jpgksoanes_figure-2_introThe only woodland that's left is along roadsides, paddocks and waterways.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_crested-pigeons.jpgksoanes_crested pigeonshttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/screen-shot-2015-03-10-at-3-14-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-10 at 3.14.57 pmThe spread of roads across Australia. The areas in dark green are more than 1 km from the nearest road. The white areas are not. (credit Google Earth Engine)2016-02-09T22:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/conservation-at-the-cross-roads/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_cross-roads-cover.pngksoanes_cross-roads coverhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/le-chat-noir_ksoanes.jpgle chat noir_ksoanes2016-02-09T22:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/ladybird-ladybird/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_ladybird.jpgksoanes_ladybirdFungus-eating ladybughttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/screen-shot-2015-04-26-at-5-31-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-04-26 at 5.31.15 pmScreen grab from CSIRO website2016-02-09T22:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/larakins-bouncing-across-the-sky/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yellow-tailed-black_david-cook-flickr.jpgyellow tailed black_David Cook FlickrPhoto credit: David Cook, Flickrhttps://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yellowtailed-black_leoflickr.jpgyellowtailed black_LeoFlickrPhoto credit: Leo, Flickr.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yellow-tailed-cockatoos_frankzedflickr.jpgyellow tailed cockatoos_FrankzedFlickrIn flight. Photo credit: Frankzed, Flickr.2019-07-29T06:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/for-the-love-of-the-urban-safari/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_urban-leopard.jpgksoanes_urban-leopard2016-02-09T22:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/2016/02/07/my-ugly-lemon-tree/https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/davidcook_goldenwhistler.jpgGolden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)Credit: David Cook, Flickr. Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) Rocky Hall, NSW, Australia. Male.https://lifeontheverge.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ksoanes_lemontree.jpgksoanes_lemontreeThe offending shrubbery2023-01-15T14:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lifeontheverge.net/under-construction/2016-02-07T23:44:22+00:00weekly0.6https://lifeontheverge.netdaily1.02023-08-03T02:57:47+00:00