🎉 thrilled to announce that I’ve been awarded one of the Vonow Conservation Biology Grants from the BiologySociety_SA and NCSSA. Their support will fuel my honours research project - reconstructing the reproductive history of #sharks using vertebra. Thanks for the opportunity 🙏🏼

Got your free tickets to our grant recipient meeting next Thursday yet? There’s still seats available if not! ⬇️

Taken some great pics lately? We’ve extended our deadline for our photography competition until August 18th 📸 This competition is open to all, not just BSSA members!

Our new study on methane dynamics in the #Coorong is out in L&O ASLO Dave Hambright doi.org/10.1002/lno.12… #Methane #ProjectCoorong Matilda Southgate Dan Chilton Luke Mosley Stephen Kidd + non tweeters

For anyone meeting us on this walk tomorrow, just a reminder that we are now meeting at Largs Jetty instead of Semaphore! (5 min down the road!) 🌊

Join us on our fourth and final walk of the year, as we head up to the Black Hill Summit with Friends of Black Hill and Morialta (FOBHM)! 🌱 🚨 This walk may be challenging for some and requires a moderate level of fitness 🥾 Spots are limited - register via the link below: fobhm.org.au/events-biology

🚨🚨 QUIZ NIGHT TIME!! 🚨🚨 Members you heard it first, but the rumours are true! Tickets for our annual BSSA quiz night are now available for purchase! Friday the 18th October - come by yourself or with your team! $15pp (or $150 per table) 🕺💃🏻🧠 events.humanitix.com/bssa-2024-annu…

Did you know that our final nature walk of the year is part of Nature Festival? 🌿 don’t forget to grab your free tickets before they run out! This walk is a little more of a ‘hike’, so if you like a challenge, this one is for you! 💪🏼

We’ve sold over half our tables! 😨 every year there’s a last minute rush, so don’t rely on getting a seat last minute - book it now so you don’t miss out!! Don’t have anyone to come with? No problem - we’ll have a place for you on the night! 😁 no one gets left out!

It’s bird counting time! 🦜🦆🐓🦢🦉

Feeling like you’re ready to join our flock? 🦆🦆 We are holding our AGM on December 5th to discuss our 2024 report, and choose the committee for 2025 (committee positions available!) 😁🥳 Register for free below: events.humanitix.com/bssa-2024-agm

Join us on Feb 26th at Uni of Adelaide for our stall at #o’week 💚 BBQ will be from 4pm, so we can keep the good times and good convos flowing all day 🌭☀️ Memberships and calendars will be available for purchase at the stall and BBQ! Looking forward to seeing you all then 👊

Join us for our first nature walk of the year on the 29th March as we explore the heart of urban biodiversity in Adelaide! 💚🥾 events.humanitix.com/karrawirra-par…

📢 Attention honours and postgrad students! 📢 Our 2025 Field Research Grant will be open for applications on the 31st March, closing 31st May. Successful applicants can be awarded up to $3,000 (inc gst). Save the date in your calendars!

The 2022 floods triggered shifts in the Coorong’s microbiome—similar to gut bacteria on new diets—revealing why freshwater flows are vital to wetland health. Read our recent conversation piece: theconversation.com/when-a-1-in-10… This work is based on the 3rd chapter of my PhD 1/4 🧶