Behavioural Ecologist #ConservationBehaviour Taronga Conservation Society🐺🦜@TarongaZoo & Marine Predator Research Group🦭🐧@MPRG_MQ @Macquarie_Uni Views Mine
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7 Jan 2022
Great to contribute to this vital research led by @RobHeinsohn & @CratesRoss
Models show current efforts only slow the decline of critically #Endangered Regent Honeyeater
Extinction is looming
Zoo breeding is essential but in situ protection also a must
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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9 Jan 2025
Tripovich et al. used a collaborative approach to develop & evaluate strategies for protecting nests of the regent honeyeater, a Critically Endangered Australian songbird. They show that nest protection can provide a pathway for recovery of the species 🪺 doi.org/nz8s
ALT Left: First page of the article 'Using decision analysis to develop a framework for nest protection for threatened birds'. Top right: Image of a black and yellow regent honeyeater sitting on a branch. Bottom right: Nest protection action tree for regent honeyeaters created following expert discussion.
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12 Nov 2024
We are recruiting a #PhD student to come and work on this important research.
Get in touch if you are interested or have any questions. unsw.edu.au/research/hdr/our…
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12 Nov 2024
Congratulations Dr Jane Hall for her fin-tastic and timely presentation teaming with the theme of the 2024 @marinemammalogy conference.
@tarongazoo @Macquarie_Uni
#PerthSMM2024 #MarineMammalScience #WAtheDreamState
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12 Nov 2024
Day 4 of the @marinemammalogy conference- poster time! Proud to be with the @MPRG_MQ team on this fabulous poster documenting our work on fur seals in Sydney Harbour.
Congratulations to Dr Ben Pitcher for leading this poster.
@marinemammalogy @RobHarcourt
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14 Mar 2024
Timely piece from the new Dr @joshreed_mq, @RobHarcourt, @petercorkeron and Prof Leslie New.
Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered #rightwhales – females still don’t breed afterward theconversation.com/survivin… via @ConversationUS
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13 Mar 2024
A massive congratulations to Dr @joshreed_mq on his graduation today @macquarieuni! Both the @MPRG_MQ and @Wildsydharbour were proud to celebrate this special milestone.
Josh’s PhD research focused on modelling the decline of the North Atlantic right whale.
#mymq
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Now that’s a marathon swim! Diaz the long-nosed fur seal has travelled 6,000km since being released late last year. She’s the fifth seal to be released as part of the Seabirds to Seascapes Project with @sydneymarine, @tarongazoo and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 💙
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30 Dec 2023
If you’re getting ready for tonight’s #NewYears celebrations, let us know if you spot the @SydOperaHouse #furseal/s! Take a photo and hashtag #wildsydneyharbour.
#Fireworks #citizenscience @RadioNational @tarongazoo @abcsydney @VanessaPirotta @RobHarcourt @PitcherBen @v__morris
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22 Dec 2023
It’s holiday time and that means lots more eyes on #Sydney Harbour! Please report your sightings via our super quick survey: ee.kobotoolbox.org/i/Vgcf6Md…
Or, simply post a photo and tag us and use #wildsydneyharbour
#citizenscience @PennySharpemlc @tanya_plibersek @tarongazoo
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21 Nov 2023
Our winner#1 for #AtlasAwards, dedicated to #WorldAnimalProtectionDay, is a study from @SEI_Sydney published in @CellPressNews, which provides a decision support tool to assess the ethical considerations of modifying animal behavior against alternative options.
Congratulations!🙌
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2 Nov 2023
This, from @ClimateSciBreak is just…perfect. Watch the full clip, you won’t be disappointed. 🧑🍳
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Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol
isbe2024.com/call-for-abstra…
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Ben Pitcher retweeted
7 Oct 2023
Short note describing instances of dingoes killing foxes by @HWConflict et al. doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.030
An discovery during radio tracking GPS collared dingoes on the NSW coast.
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27 Sep 2023
New in #AustralEcology: Brush-turkeys mound-building behaviour alters seasonal rates of leaf litter decomposition. The species may act as an ecosystem engineer by modifying rates of litter buildup. @EcolSocAus @WileyEcolEvol @EcoMatt94 bit.ly/3YPneft
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15 Sep 2023
The team continue to remotely spy on Narrang the released #furseal. She’s still hanging around #Sydney today! Let @Wildsydharbour know if you see her this weekend.
#wildsydneyharbour #wildoz @MPRG_MQ @tarongazoo @nswenviromedia
15 Sep 2023
Narrang update 📣!
Since her release, Narrang has made her way up the Northern Beaches and is now with the other #furseals at #Barrenjoey.
If you’re on the water this weekend, please keep an eye out for her. Remember to tag us using #wildsydneyharbour
📸Dr @PitcherBen
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15 Sep 2023
Narrang update 📣!
Since her release, Narrang has made her way up the Northern Beaches and is now with the other #furseals at #Barrenjoey.
If you’re on the water this weekend, please keep an eye out for her. Remember to tag us using #wildsydneyharbour
📸Dr @PitcherBen
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Very proud to have been part of Narrang's journey back to the wild with @tarongazoo and @SydneyMarine ❤
11 Sep 2023
We're flippin' excited to share with you that a young Long-nosed Fur Seal which was rehabilitated at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital was released earlier this week! Tune in to hear more about little Narrang's story 😊 @NSWDPE @SydneyMarine @ParksAreGreat
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11 Sep 2023
We're flippin' excited to share with you that a young Long-nosed Fur Seal which was rehabilitated at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital was released earlier this week! Tune in to hear more about little Narrang's story 😊 @NSWDPE @SydneyMarine @ParksAreGreat
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31 Aug 2023
This rock turned into a #furseal today at @SydneyMarine! 3 fur seals enjoying the last day of #winter.
The SIMS team have been helping PhD student @v__morris collect info about these regular visitors. All part of our exciting research!
📸@VanessaPirotta
#wildsydneyharbour
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Ben Pitcher retweeted
25 Aug 2023
Taronga researchers have been studying the health of New Zealand Fur Seals. Samples from deceased seals have shown that the species is vulnerable to environmental chemical pollution. @janeo1000 @PitcherBen @Antarctic_POPs More info here: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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