Peregrine falcon. This apex predator and its partner are currently nesting in the cliffs along the coastline of Sydney's eastern suburbs. #wildoz

'The boss of Country', not wild dogs to kill: living with dingoes can unite communities theconversation.com/the-boss-of-co…

Waratahs are hard to miss in areas burnt at high severity during the 2019/2020 Black Summer Bushfires

Totally legless! Snakes, including a woma python and western brown snakes were highlights on a hot November field trip to the Strzelecki Desert.

Dingo fans rejoice: a dingo is finally going to parliament! Hooray! What? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Has Australia’s dingo management gone to the dogs? michaelwest.com.au/has-australias… via 💧Michael West

Just back from Namadji National Park with James Vandersteen who is looking at the effects of dingoes on alpine ecosystems. We saw plenty of dingoes including one with a great big rip in its side.

Two of Australia's apex predators meet! #dingo #wedgetaileagle #australianalps #wildoz

Students heading into the swamp for Advanced Field Biology at UNSW's Smith Lake Field Station. Highlights this year were close encounters with tiger quolls and koalas.

Works from the Advanced Field Biology Natural History Exhibition. The brief: Observe and record nature in the spirit of a 19th century naturalist in any medium you like. Gumnut beanies, Ellie Pinkerton; Angophora, Kate Brennan, Forest kingfisher, Hee-Jun Lee E&ERC @BEES_UNSW

Kangaroos are nutrient vectors that transport nutrients from open areas where they graze to the shade where they rest during the day. Using "shade hotels" Sophie Hewitt shows that roos enriched soils under the shades where they sheltered at Fowlers Gap doi.org/10.1016/j.jari…

James Vandersteen and others talking about ACT dingoes. Yes some have odd coat colours, but this doesn’t change the fact that they are dingoes and a native animal. Policy needs to evolve with changing scientific knowledge. abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1… UNSW Science UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Mike Letnic

🐰 How do rabbits go from fluffy pets to marauding invaders? Rabbits have colonized the world, but the genetics behind this have been a mystery. In our new paper on NatureEcoEvo we delved into this process, follow the thread for more... ⬇️ (1/n) Link: tinyurl.com/feralrabbits

New study in #AustralEcology, we show that termites contributed to virtually all decomposition of wood during a 9 month time period! Without termites, Australian deserts could look like big lumber yards of dead wood. Mike Letnic Will Cornwell doi.org/10.1111/aec.13… 1/2

abc.net.au/news/2024-07-0… More discussions about balancing protection of dingoes with protecting livestock - and the importance of including First Nations peoples in stakeholder discussions about dingo management at all levels. Killing dingoes is killing kin #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe