Waiting, waiting, waiting. Documentaries tend to show explorers and naturalists chasing wildlife down to get a good glimpse. But more often than not, sitting still is just as good a strategy. And so we sat under the bromeliads and waited. First silence. Then came the twittering, scratching, cooing chorus of the Atlantic forest. We were waiting for … Continue reading
The Society for Conservation Biology Oceania section’s conference is in tropical Brisbane this year – the perfect place to escape the winter blues! Over the next few days, conservation scientists will descend on Brisbane’s Convention Centre to share, learn and inspire one another. For those, like myself, who are keen on hearing more about urban … Continue 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 PhD began. A little bit of coarse language and a healthy dose of skepticism. I’d just received an email. Apparently an ecologist, in the course of their daily round of noticing things that normal people don’t notice, … Continue reading
E-tags for wildlife: helping us understand the success of crossing structures. Continue reading
In August I had the absolute pleasure of hosting a road ecology symposium at the ICCB-ECCB, an international conference on conservation biology. Continue reading
With the thesis finally vanquished (more on that in a later post), it’s high time I put together a bit of a summary of what I found… Continue reading
A professional network dedicated to the research, design and implementation of environmentally-sensitive linear infrastructure across Australasia Continue reading
This post is to open up the field of road ecology to people who might not be familiar with it. Mum, please pay attention. Continue reading
