Dr Meg Edwards
@alittlebitmeg.bsky.social
Lecturer in Wildlife Science at UniSQ. Interested in threatened species conservation and science communication. 🐭🪶
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How good is this poster from our master's student Genavieve Jurd ?! 👇🎉☺️
If you are attending @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference next week, please support ECRs like Genavieve during the Barbara Rice memorial poster session on Monday evening!
If you are attending @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference next week, please support ECRs like Genavieve during the Barbara Rice memorial poster session on Monday evening!
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
How good is this poster from our master's student Genavieve Jurd ?! 👇🎉☺️
If you are attending @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference next week, please support ECRs like Genavieve during the Barbara Rice memorial poster session on Monday evening!
If you are attending @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference next week, please support ECRs like Genavieve during the Barbara Rice memorial poster session on Monday evening!
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Save the date - don't miss out!
The 72nd Australian Mammal Society Conference will be held in Canberra (Shine Dome) from 5th - 10th July 2026! This very special conference will be jointly held with the #australasianbatsociety
- ECR workshops on 5th
- focussed #bat and #dasyurid symposia on 6th
🦇🐾🐭🐨
The 72nd Australian Mammal Society Conference will be held in Canberra (Shine Dome) from 5th - 10th July 2026! This very special conference will be jointly held with the #australasianbatsociety
- ECR workshops on 5th
- focussed #bat and #dasyurid symposia on 6th
🦇🐾🐭🐨
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Save the date - don't miss out!
The 72nd Australian Mammal Society Conference will be held in Canberra (Shine Dome) from 5th - 10th July 2026! This very special conference will be jointly held with the #australasianbatsociety
- ECR workshops on 5th
- focussed #bat and #dasyurid symposia on 6th
🦇🐾🐭🐨
The 72nd Australian Mammal Society Conference will be held in Canberra (Shine Dome) from 5th - 10th July 2026! This very special conference will be jointly held with the #australasianbatsociety
- ECR workshops on 5th
- focussed #bat and #dasyurid symposia on 6th
🦇🐾🐭🐨
A successful week last week teaching students all things fieldwork, including safe trapping and handling of our native wildlife
October 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A successful week last week teaching students all things fieldwork, including safe trapping and handling of our native wildlife
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Just ONE WEEK to go until the Aussie Bird Count kicks off! 🐦
From 20–26 Oct, Australians everywhere will spend 20 mins counting the birds!
One in six Aussie birds faces extinction – which means every bird counts!
👉 aussiebirdcount.org.au
#AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeAustralia #BirdLifeOz
From 20–26 Oct, Australians everywhere will spend 20 mins counting the birds!
One in six Aussie birds faces extinction – which means every bird counts!
👉 aussiebirdcount.org.au
#AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeAustralia #BirdLifeOz
October 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Just ONE WEEK to go until the Aussie Bird Count kicks off! 🐦
From 20–26 Oct, Australians everywhere will spend 20 mins counting the birds!
One in six Aussie birds faces extinction – which means every bird counts!
👉 aussiebirdcount.org.au
#AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeAustralia #BirdLifeOz
From 20–26 Oct, Australians everywhere will spend 20 mins counting the birds!
One in six Aussie birds faces extinction – which means every bird counts!
👉 aussiebirdcount.org.au
#AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeAustralia #BirdLifeOz
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As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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A solemn day as we pay our respects to Dr Jane Goodall and her extraordinary legacy. Vale, Jane, we promise to keep fighting for all that you loved and fought for too!
theconversation.com/only-if-we-h... With @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social, Marissa Parrott, @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social & Zara Bending.
theconversation.com/only-if-we-h... With @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social, Marissa Parrott, @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social & Zara Bending.
‘Only if we help shall all be saved’: Jane Goodall showed we can all be part of the solution
Jane Goodall showed tremendous courage in charting her own course as a pioneering researcher – and working to spread hope wherever she went.
theconversation.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
A solemn day as we pay our respects to Dr Jane Goodall and her extraordinary legacy. Vale, Jane, we promise to keep fighting for all that you loved and fought for too!
theconversation.com/only-if-we-h... With @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social, Marissa Parrott, @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social & Zara Bending.
theconversation.com/only-if-we-h... With @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social, Marissa Parrott, @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social & Zara Bending.
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We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
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What do leaf endophytes and koalas have in common?
They co-occur in our native ecosystems!
If you are keen to learn more or come and study with us, check out our programs 👇
unisq.edu.au/study/degree...
📷@unisq.bsky.social Master of Research student Fiona Stone captured this fab footage 💚
They co-occur in our native ecosystems!
If you are keen to learn more or come and study with us, check out our programs 👇
unisq.edu.au/study/degree...
📷@unisq.bsky.social Master of Research student Fiona Stone captured this fab footage 💚
September 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
What do leaf endophytes and koalas have in common?
They co-occur in our native ecosystems!
If you are keen to learn more or come and study with us, check out our programs 👇
unisq.edu.au/study/degree...
📷@unisq.bsky.social Master of Research student Fiona Stone captured this fab footage 💚
They co-occur in our native ecosystems!
If you are keen to learn more or come and study with us, check out our programs 👇
unisq.edu.au/study/degree...
📷@unisq.bsky.social Master of Research student Fiona Stone captured this fab footage 💚
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Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.
September 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.
Come join me at @unisq.bsky.social and teach into the animal and wildlife majors. Applications close in three weeks usq.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm...
September 17, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Come join me at @unisq.bsky.social and teach into the animal and wildlife majors. Applications close in three weeks usq.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm...
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Species have a right to exist regardless of what humans think theconversation.com/yes-spectacl...
Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them
Without urgent action, a species that helps hold rainforests together might be gone for good.
theconversation.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Species have a right to exist regardless of what humans think theconversation.com/yes-spectacl...
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Is it ethical for academic institutions to actively try and discourage students from using genAI to do their assessments while also encouraging academic staff to use genAI to write assessments and content? #AcademicSky
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Is it ethical for academic institutions to actively try and discourage students from using genAI to do their assessments while also encouraging academic staff to use genAI to write assessments and content? #AcademicSky
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It’s #3MT season, and #PhDstudent Abby talks about this important little mouse and its impact on the world. Head to the link to watch and vote (by simply liking the video on YouTube) to help raise awareness about the tiny mouse and help Abby win!
youtube.com/watch?v=L1NLxg-inQA
youtube.com/watch?v=L1NLxg-inQA
3MT | Tiny mouse, big impact!
YouTube video by UniSQ Students
youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It’s #3MT season, and #PhDstudent Abby talks about this important little mouse and its impact on the world. Head to the link to watch and vote (by simply liking the video on YouTube) to help raise awareness about the tiny mouse and help Abby win!
youtube.com/watch?v=L1NLxg-inQA
youtube.com/watch?v=L1NLxg-inQA
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Happy #WorldLizardDay! In Australia, we have lots of lizards 🦎 to celebrate—and they’ve been appearing in works on Australia since scientists started describing our species. These images by Sarah Stone come from 1790's Journal of voyage to New South Wales.
1790 - Journal of a voyage to New South Wales - Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
www.biodiversitylibrary.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Happy #WorldLizardDay! In Australia, we have lots of lizards 🦎 to celebrate—and they’ve been appearing in works on Australia since scientists started describing our species. These images by Sarah Stone come from 1790's Journal of voyage to New South Wales.
Reminder this is tomorrow at 12pm AEST! Will be great to chat about all the wildlife you might have around you, and importantly how to identify them! For example, do long nosed bandicoots really have long noses?
Join @alittlebitmeg.bsky.social in August for our National Science Week webinars as she talks about the wildlife you might find in your neighbourhood, and how to identify them! Join here: unisq.zoom.us/j/88291112520
August 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Reminder this is tomorrow at 12pm AEST! Will be great to chat about all the wildlife you might have around you, and importantly how to identify them! For example, do long nosed bandicoots really have long noses?
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Three #mammal PhD opportunities - understanding the physiological, behavioural and genetic resistance of vertebrate pests to 1080 - Contact Katherine Moseby (UNSW) k.moseby@unsw.edu.au
August 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Three #mammal PhD opportunities - understanding the physiological, behavioural and genetic resistance of vertebrate pests to 1080 - Contact Katherine Moseby (UNSW) k.moseby@unsw.edu.au
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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
aje.io
August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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Social cohesion, @tonyburkemp.bsky.social?
"The refusals came amid reports in the AFR that the immigration minister, Tony Burke, had denied dozens of visas on the basis of social cohesion."
Pathetic, and still the Special Envoy for Advance can spout her bile!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The refusals came amid reports in the AFR that the immigration minister, Tony Burke, had denied dozens of visas on the basis of social cohesion."
Pathetic, and still the Special Envoy for Advance can spout her bile!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event
Organisers say move will damage nation’s scientific standing as government refuses to comment on why group of scientists were refused entry
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Social cohesion, @tonyburkemp.bsky.social?
"The refusals came amid reports in the AFR that the immigration minister, Tony Burke, had denied dozens of visas on the basis of social cohesion."
Pathetic, and still the Special Envoy for Advance can spout her bile!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The refusals came amid reports in the AFR that the immigration minister, Tony Burke, had denied dozens of visas on the basis of social cohesion."
Pathetic, and still the Special Envoy for Advance can spout her bile!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
📣 New Paper 📣
We looked at how native #wildlife responded to the presence of a live cat or it’s cues in the environment, and found varying responses. Also shout out to wonderful reviewers who made the whole process super pleasant.
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.70105
We looked at how native #wildlife responded to the presence of a live cat or it’s cues in the environment, and found varying responses. Also shout out to wonderful reviewers who made the whole process super pleasant.
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.70105
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
📣 New Paper 📣
We looked at how native #wildlife responded to the presence of a live cat or it’s cues in the environment, and found varying responses. Also shout out to wonderful reviewers who made the whole process super pleasant.
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.70105
We looked at how native #wildlife responded to the presence of a live cat or it’s cues in the environment, and found varying responses. Also shout out to wonderful reviewers who made the whole process super pleasant.
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.70105
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On July 31st Israeli settlers demolished the Palestinian National Seed bank in Hebron.
It housed precious heirloom seeds, protecting local crops from loss & extinction, offered tech support to farmers & supported food security for the Palestinian people.
It housed precious heirloom seeds, protecting local crops from loss & extinction, offered tech support to farmers & supported food security for the Palestinian people.
August 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
On July 31st Israeli settlers demolished the Palestinian National Seed bank in Hebron.
It housed precious heirloom seeds, protecting local crops from loss & extinction, offered tech support to farmers & supported food security for the Palestinian people.
It housed precious heirloom seeds, protecting local crops from loss & extinction, offered tech support to farmers & supported food security for the Palestinian people.
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A British doctor, recently returned from Gaza, explained in a UK SkyNews interview, how her colleague in Gaza was followed home by an Israeli drone. The drone's operator made the decision to wait until he entered his tent, then killed him and his 3 children. #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
August 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
A British doctor, recently returned from Gaza, explained in a UK SkyNews interview, how her colleague in Gaza was followed home by an Israeli drone. The drone's operator made the decision to wait until he entered his tent, then killed him and his 3 children. #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
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Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!
Velvet worm vs ghost bat. Vote now for Australia's most underrated animal
Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.
www.abc.net.au
July 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!
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More on dingoes, led by @drcairns.bsky.social.
"Current evidence indicates...dingoes are on a different evolutionary trajectory to domestic dogs...we argue that the appropriate nomenclature for dingoes is Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo, not Canis familiaris."
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/justaccep...
"Current evidence indicates...dingoes are on a different evolutionary trajectory to domestic dogs...we argue that the appropriate nomenclature for dingoes is Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo, not Canis familiaris."
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/justaccep...
Taxonomic tangles posed by human association - the urgent need for an evidence-based review of dingo and domestic dog taxonomy and nomenclature
A serious challenge in modern taxonomy is whether or how relationships with humans have altered the evolutionary trajectory of species and how this should be dealt with in taxonomic nomenclature. Desp...
www.publish.csiro.au
July 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
More on dingoes, led by @drcairns.bsky.social.
"Current evidence indicates...dingoes are on a different evolutionary trajectory to domestic dogs...we argue that the appropriate nomenclature for dingoes is Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo, not Canis familiaris."
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/justaccep...
"Current evidence indicates...dingoes are on a different evolutionary trajectory to domestic dogs...we argue that the appropriate nomenclature for dingoes is Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo, not Canis familiaris."
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/justaccep...