Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms Great article Dr Kate Umbers Western Sydney University Invertebrates Australia 🪲 Matthew Shanks Taungurung Land and Waters Council Jaana Dielenberg Charles Darwin University theconversation.com/trapped-austra… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Please share - We are hiring. We are looking for a Cultural Strategic Lead for the Biodiversity Council to play a key role in implementing a First Peoples Policy and Engagement Strategy. Only Indigenous Australians are eligible to apply for this position. jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/912…

Some of the most threatened animals might not survive in their current habitat because of climate change. Researchers are testing a controversial strategy to relocate them before it’s too late go.nature.com/45FfLlu

Being ‘Nature positive’ isn’t just planting a few trees –it’s actually stopping the damage we do. Here are 3 ways to make sure nature positive is truly positive for nature, and not greenwashing. Research by Martine Maron Megan Evans Sophus zu Ermgassen theconversation.com/nature-positiv…

If you haven't applied for our 2024 Ecology Internship yet, hop to it! Applications close October 1st. 🦘️🚨 We are offering 21 internships, ranging from 4-6 months in duration. Take the leap, and sign up here 👉 bit.ly/AWCIntern 📸 B Leue/AWC

Two fantastic opportunities to work with traditional owners and top-notch ecologists in the top end!

Dive in to our smorgasbord of PhD opportunities to work on great topics with a great team behind you @reneecatullo Nik Tatarnic Dr Alison Lullfitz @FabTwiHan Joe Fontaine 💧🇺🇦 Gavan McGrath @_bpmiller @jcdortch @LizJEdmonds Val Densmore Mark Harvey Dave Blake Steve Hopper FindAPhD UWA

Offsets should be a last resort and only used for ‘nature that we can replace.’ Our new report identifies 10 major changes needed to “fix Australia’s broken environmental laws to stop the rapid loss of nature”. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Yesterday we went out and did a couple of test flights with our new Quantum-Systems Trinity Pro #UAV. We are very excited to do our own ultrahigh-resolution #LIDAR acquisitions in the WWA peatlands next year!

So fabulous to have several of our Biodiversity Councillors talking about nature at WOMAD! If you were lucky enough to see Sarah Bekessy, Martine Maron or Brendan Wintle tell us your highlight 😀 💡

Congratulations to OI member Anna Ortega, winning the Archie Carr Conservation Award for best student oral presentation at the 42nd International Sea Turtle Symposium. Upwell Turtles School of Biological Sciences, UWA

Our new paper is out! Evaluating reintroduction trials for two extinct in the wild lizards …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ac…

Tomorrow night (Wed 15 May) in Perth: Free Public Lecture Series - Beyond green facades: Unpacking Nature Positive and tackling greenwashing in the race to scale up Nature Finance events.humanitix.com/oi-public-lect…

Love reptile research and remote fieldwork? Master's scholarship available at School of Biological Sciences, UWA to study the Yinnietharra rock dragon - one of Australia's priority species. Project led by rock dragon expert Tash Lebas and a great WA team AustralianSocietyHerpetologists Stephen van Leeuwen @TSCommissioner

What a beautiful day in the Walpole Wilderness Area; researchers from ECU, UWA and WNNPA were soaking in the sun today while installing piezometers at one of our intensive sites.

#RTBPerth Nicki Mitchell talking conservation, and how far we should/could go to help our threatened species. School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA Oceans Institute @RTBevent UWA Alumni UWA

#RTBPerth Dr Heather Bray discussing the food technologies that could be on your dinner plate! UWASciComm School of Biological Sciences, UWA @RTBevent UWA Alumni UWA

#RTBPerth and the incredible idea of using marine bacteria to fight against plastic pollution with @AFaber_Research UWA Oceans Institute Forrest Foundation Georg Fritz @RTBevent UWA Alumni UWA

#RTBPerth Dr Jess Kolbusz takes us on a journey to explore our deepest oceans. Deep Sea Research Centre School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA Oceans Institute @RTBevent UWA Alumni UWA