Stumbled across a flock of migrating swift parrots at @tasland.bsky.social’s Five Rivers Reserve in the Central Highlands of Tasmania
These critically endangered parrots breed in Tassie over summer, then head north for winter - a very sensible approach!
These critically endangered parrots breed in Tassie over summer, then head north for winter - a very sensible approach!
April 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
After 40 years of extinct status in South Australia, the Murray crayfish is back! Darren Willis speaks about Glen, who shared the cultural significance of the project to First Nations peoples in the area, on day 2 of #ESA2025.
#southaustralia #crayfish #ecology
#southaustralia #crayfish #ecology
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Forest loss rates in designated 'Swift Parrot Important Breeding Areas' doubled since forestry policy change in 2014.
Swift parrots were listed as Critically Endangered in 2015.
(link to paper below)
#ExtinctionMatters #Conservation #Environment #EPBC 🧪🪶🌏🌿
Swift parrots were listed as Critically Endangered in 2015.
(link to paper below)
#ExtinctionMatters #Conservation #Environment #EPBC 🧪🪶🌏🌿
We just published some new #science on forest habitat loss in Tasmania! here's a quick thread!
Swift parrots are Critically Endangered because of habitat loss.
Until now, nobody has quantified the amount and trends of forest loss and degradation!
1/8 🧵 🦜🧪
Swift parrots are Critically Endangered because of habitat loss.
Until now, nobody has quantified the amount and trends of forest loss and degradation!
1/8 🧵 🦜🧪
April 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Forest loss rates in designated 'Swift Parrot Important Breeding Areas' doubled since forestry policy change in 2014.
Swift parrots were listed as Critically Endangered in 2015.
(link to paper below)
#ExtinctionMatters #Conservation #Environment #EPBC 🧪🪶🌏🌿
Swift parrots were listed as Critically Endangered in 2015.
(link to paper below)
#ExtinctionMatters #Conservation #Environment #EPBC 🧪🪶🌏🌿
Step 1: find out who’s living there *before* you bust up its habitat!
Eg 5 threatened burrowing crayfish burrow only in small areas of land in #Tasmania, often vulnerable to compaction & destruction eg by cattle & housebuilding
www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Result...
#extinctionmatters
Eg 5 threatened burrowing crayfish burrow only in small areas of land in #Tasmania, often vulnerable to compaction & destruction eg by cattle & housebuilding
www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Result...
#extinctionmatters
Invertebrates, like bees, worms and spiders, play many vital functions in our ecosystems. But almost 1,000 Aussie invertebrates are threatened with extinction. We asked Assoc Prof Kate Umbers from Biodiversity Council and Invertebrates Australia how to help 🐝
#insects #conservation #CitizenScience
#insects #conservation #CitizenScience
July 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Step 1: find out who’s living there *before* you bust up its habitat!
Eg 5 threatened burrowing crayfish burrow only in small areas of land in #Tasmania, often vulnerable to compaction & destruction eg by cattle & housebuilding
www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Result...
#extinctionmatters
Eg 5 threatened burrowing crayfish burrow only in small areas of land in #Tasmania, often vulnerable to compaction & destruction eg by cattle & housebuilding
www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/Pages/Result...
#extinctionmatters
So many wonderful moths!!! ❤️ #ExtinctionMatters #BioBlitz
October 21, 2023 at 6:03 AM
So many wonderful moths!!! ❤️ #ExtinctionMatters #BioBlitz
And now *412* species have been identified!! - with the help of 118 people contributing from around the world.
That's from 883 records so far uploaded to iNaturalist, gathered during our 30-hour #ExtinctionMatters BioBlitz, across the 184 ha of Kelcey Tier Greenbelt in Tasmania, Australia.
🧪🌏🌿🪲🦉🦇
That's from 883 records so far uploaded to iNaturalist, gathered during our 30-hour #ExtinctionMatters BioBlitz, across the 184 ha of Kelcey Tier Greenbelt in Tasmania, Australia.
🧪🌏🌿🪲🦉🦇
October 29, 2023 at 1:06 AM
And now *412* species have been identified!! - with the help of 118 people contributing from around the world.
That's from 883 records so far uploaded to iNaturalist, gathered during our 30-hour #ExtinctionMatters BioBlitz, across the 184 ha of Kelcey Tier Greenbelt in Tasmania, Australia.
🧪🌏🌿🪲🦉🦇
That's from 883 records so far uploaded to iNaturalist, gathered during our 30-hour #ExtinctionMatters BioBlitz, across the 184 ha of Kelcey Tier Greenbelt in Tasmania, Australia.
🧪🌏🌿🪲🦉🦇
You can help map & monitor Tasmanian burrowing crayfish burrows & other signs via the #ClawsontheLine project on the iNaturalist app:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/cla...
🧪🌏🌿🦤🦞
#threatenedspecies #extinctionmatters #takeacloserlook #burrowingcrayfish #citisci #endangered #Tasmania
www.inaturalist.org/projects/cla...
🧪🌏🌿🦤🦞
#threatenedspecies #extinctionmatters #takeacloserlook #burrowingcrayfish #citisci #endangered #Tasmania
Claws on the Line
This information is contributing to a new citizen science project called Claws on the Line, coordinated by the Bookend Trust. It is helping monitor and map where Tasmania's burrowing crayfish are livi...
www.inaturalist.org
September 7, 2024 at 2:03 AM
You can help map & monitor Tasmanian burrowing crayfish burrows & other signs via the #ClawsontheLine project on the iNaturalist app:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/cla...
🧪🌏🌿🦤🦞
#threatenedspecies #extinctionmatters #takeacloserlook #burrowingcrayfish #citisci #endangered #Tasmania
www.inaturalist.org/projects/cla...
🧪🌏🌿🦤🦞
#threatenedspecies #extinctionmatters #takeacloserlook #burrowingcrayfish #citisci #endangered #Tasmania
October 21, 2023 at 9:58 PM
So hard to read; both for Madagascar, a country I came to know well in the 1990s, & for Australia just as politicians battle furiously over any potential improvement to nature protection laws.
Species & numbers details via the IUCN Red List: www.iucnredlist.org/search
#EPBC #ExtinctionMatters
Species & numbers details via the IUCN Red List: www.iucnredlist.org/search
#EPBC #ExtinctionMatters
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
So hard to read; both for Madagascar, a country I came to know well in the 1990s, & for Australia just as politicians battle furiously over any potential improvement to nature protection laws.
Species & numbers details via the IUCN Red List: www.iucnredlist.org/search
#EPBC #ExtinctionMatters
Species & numbers details via the IUCN Red List: www.iucnredlist.org/search
#EPBC #ExtinctionMatters