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New research has shown that gamba grass covers 20% of Litchfield National Park and could increase to 30% within a decade. Major investment is urgently needed to protect the Park’s incredible biodiversity and stunning natural areas from gamba grass. cdu.edu.au/news/major-inv…

📝Protecting genetic diversity matters for conservation! Check out our new paper on the population genomics of Australia's greatest rodent - the black-footed tree-rat 🐀🇦🇺: nature.com/articles/s4143…

seek.com.au/job/66365267?t… We are looking for a passionate environmental scienist with experience and expertise in collaborating with others to develop and implement strategies to address landscape-scale environmental drivers at Kakadu National Park.

I am recruiting a PhD student for 3 years to work on comparative genomics of Australian mammals Macquarie University School of Natural Sciences under an Australian Research Council grant (details below). Please share/RT and apply. Deadline for expressions of interest 12th May 2023. Must start by Oct 2023. #phdpositions

Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social) Sam Banks Museum genomics reveals the rapid decline and extinction of Australian rodents since European settlement pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

(in Madonna voice) on the cover of a magazine Well done Fe!!

OA Population genomics and conservation management of the threatened black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) in northern Australia Brenton von Takach Sam Banks Hugh Davies Kate Rick Brett Murphy @CaraPenton Holly Sargent go.nature.com/438I1fb

Black-footed tree-rats are getting a bit of publicity in Australia lately. This one is the Melville Island subsp. The mainland NT version is endangered and an important stronghold is the urban Darwin region. They are kind of like rats pretending to be possums.

RIEL seminar series Two short talks: cane toads and carbon fluxes Friday 14 July, Casuarina campus cdu.edu.au/riel/events/to…

I was watching Lord of the Rings last night and realized there are many parallels with academia! A thread 🧵👇

📚 Myself and Ben Phillips have some exciting PhD opportunities available in the field of genomics and spatial ecology. Please share widely! 🔬 Learn more about our team, projects, and opportunities here: popbiolgenomics.org #PhDopportunity #Genomics #Ecology #Research

Releasing a Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros ater) captured during this week's field trip #SlowMo #WildOz

Want to have real impact on biodiversity conservation on Indigenous lands, using ‘right-way science’? We are seeking a PhD student to work on desert fire management, with Sarah Legge, Sam Banks, Environs Kimberley. Funded by Australian Research Council nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2023/2001…

Petroleum leases put up for bidding in the Kimberley by ⁦Roger Cook⁩ govt. Covers Martuwarra Fitzroy River and proposed nature reserve Edgar Ranges. Is climate change not real? ⁦Lock the Gate⁩ ⁦Bill Johnston⁩ ⁦Reece Whitby⁩ ⁦Simone McGurk⁩

Delighted that we have been awarded an ARC Linkage grant to fund the Macroderma Initiative, a project that will aim to improve conservation outcomes for the ghost bat (M gigas) while informing accurate development impact assessments. Charles Darwin University RIEL

📝New quoll paper is out! 🧬 Declining populations of northern quolls will lose genetic diversity through time. If we strategically conserve at least eight populations across Australia, we can prevent the loss of > 90 % of that diversity! doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc…

Great PhD opportunity Charles Darwin University in conservation science! Focused on recent TNRM translocation of brush-tailed rabbit-rat to cat-free island in Northern Australia.🐾 Comes with $10k/year stipend top-up. Apply by 17 Mar 2024! 🔍 Details & how to apply: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2024/2002…

Layers and layers of stupidity and deep ignorance in this. Where to start? abc.net.au/religion/rethi…