Lots of things kill plants but Phytophthora is one of the worst. Kills plants in the bush, in forests, in gardens and dependent wildlife. A great talk by by Brett Summerell of the Sydney botanic gardens. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wt-zR…

📣 Are you an Indigenous undergraduate student currently studying at an Australian university? Apply to the CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Indigenous Scholarship Program! 🤩 Applications close 12 August 🔗 spr.ly/6011c4e1S

Wendy Craik has been in the environmental policy and natural resource management game a very long time. Worth listening too

Register for an important webinar: PREPARING FOR BIRD FLU IMPACTS ON AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Date: Monday 26 August 2024 Time: 12 - 12.45pm AEST Expert speakers: Dr Michelle Wille, Dr Fiona Fraser and Dr Simone Vitali

Seems sensible advice

Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica theconversation.com/rafts-of-garba…

An overview of the polyphagous shot hole borer #invasion in #WesternAustralia from Aleisha Orr in @AusGeo. It not only has the potential to deplete #urban #treecanopy, but also to degrade #nativeecosystems and impact #agriculture. #PSHB #eradication australiangeographic.com.au/news/2024/08/w…

Helen and I will be at this event GROUNDED Australia in Tasmania in December on World Soil Day Swapping notes with Australia farmers on soil repair, regen AMP grazing, breeding strategies, cutting costs etc etc I’ve learnt loads from Australian farmers so can’t wait to to go back

You have 26 days to have your say on the Federal Government Nature Repair Market Rules. Here: consult.dcceew.gov.au/nature-repair-…

A good read on the risks of pure managerialism

Forgotten epidemic: with over 280 million birds dead how is the avian flu outbreak evolving? theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protect species important to Indigenous people? theconversation.com/bunyip-birds-a… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Our special careers panel for tertiary history students is TOMORROW! We continue to introduce our expert panel with our HCV Executive Officer, Stephanie Holt. 🔗It is not too late to register! Attend in-person at PRO Victoria or via Zoom: tinyurl.com/5crt9utm

Breaking Bloody Good News ! LESS FEAR. Native response to cat control. Native Sugar glider on the front step last night. 13 cats caught in my traps here so far in 2024. We can all do this. Do this. National Feral Cat & Fox Management Coordination WA Feral Cat Working Group Gill Basnett Invasive Species Council

Conflict between people and the Indian Grew Wolf. “Ultimately, the conservation of wolves, the lives and livelihoods of pastoralists, and the future of grasslands are intricately intertwined.”

UK water, rivers and beaches!

Why? abc.net.au/news/2024-09-1…

The Atlas of Living Australia is also for dead and dying Australia and hopefully contribute to saving some of it. At least dead trees are big, easy to get close to and don’t fly away.

Savannas are regarded as ‘degraded forests’, posing conservation challenges. A new study has used remote sensing to "put the Indian savanna biome on the map because it is a crucial missing puzzle piece" - Trisha Gopalakrishna University of Exeter Abi T Vanak ATREE 🖋️Nikhil Sreekandan

Those in Tassie will have an interest. It is possible to revise decisions. linkedin.com/posts/ian-thom…