AprilAug 7, 20215 min read2021: My year of buying no new clothes (Part 1)The idea took hold when I had returned home laden with bags after a spontaneous pop in to the local opp shop. My partner said...
AprilMay 5, 20213 min readRestoring the habitat of the Golden-shouldered parrotConservation work in Australia is gaining ground in beginning to understand how landscapes have changed in their composition – what...
AprilJan 14, 20213 min readThe secret lives of fairy wrensIts an interesting life the beautifully coloured birds of the forest lead, and the more we find out about them, the more curious they...
AprilDec 21, 201910 min readCritter-spotting itinerary for the Wet Tropics and Cape York Peninsula The bar was set high when my brother announced that he was taking my Dad on a diving trip to Timor-Leste for his 60th birthday. How was I...
AprilJun 28, 20196 min readCould the EPBC Act be fit for purpose – and prevent biodiversity decline?This article has been published in the Ecological Society of Australia's Bulletin June Issue, along with other perspectives on this...
AprilJun 3, 20193 min readConditions set out in Adani's plan will not prevent severe decline of the Black-throated finchThe inconspicuous little Black-throated finch has been in the media a lot in the last few weeks, and that is because decisions being made...
AprilMay 16, 20193 min readResponding to reviewer comments on your manuscript Submitting your paper is a momentous occasion for a PhD student – well any researcher, really! Its such a relief to get the work complete...
AprilMay 6, 20192 min readPhD project available to study endangered birdsWe have funding for a PhD project to study ecology and conservation of the Black-throated finch. Please be in touch if this interests...
AprilDec 9, 20186 min readShaggy carpets of the PantanalAll our Brazil adventure plans were thrown out the window while we focussed our efforts on finding a cure for Beloved’s leishmaniasis,...