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Conservation on the fly
A blog about the environment, science, adventure and flying animals


April
Aug 7, 20215 min read
2021: 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...
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April
May 5, 20213 min read
Restoring the habitat of the Golden-shouldered parrot
Conservation work in Australia is gaining ground in beginning to understand how landscapes have changed in their composition – what...
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April
Jan 14, 20213 min read
The secret lives of fairy wrens
Its an interesting life the beautifully coloured birds of the forest lead, and the more we find out about them, the more curious they...
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April
Dec 21, 201910 min read
Critter-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...
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April
Jun 28, 20196 min read
Could 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...
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April
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Conditions set out in Adani's plan will not prevent severe decline of the Black-throated finch
The inconspicuous little Black-throated finch has been in the media a lot in the last few weeks, and that is because decisions being made...
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April
May 16, 20193 min read
Responding 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...
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April
May 6, 20192 min read
PhD project available to study endangered birds
We have funding for a PhD project to study ecology and conservation of the Black-throated finch. Please be in touch if this interests...
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April
Dec 9, 20186 min read
Shaggy carpets of the Pantanal
All our Brazil adventure plans were thrown out the window while we focussed our efforts on finding a cure for Beloved’s leishmaniasis,...
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