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Professor Euan Ritchie

@euanritchie.bsky.social

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Dad, ecologist & conservation scientist living on unceded Wurundjeri Country in Narrm. He/him.

Research: https://euanritchie.org/
The Conversation: bit.ly/2rjBg9A

Nature, SciComm, Politics, Music, Karate, Basketball, Carlton FC

🌈 Ally Born: 331 ppm CO2 .. more

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Nov 12

Ok, here’s my starter pack! go.bsky.app/4ASwaLv
Non-exhaustive list!

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 2h

Look, what happened to Gough Whitlam was terrible, he was a visionary. But, I'm far more concerned about how terrible @australianlabor.bsky.social are TODAY, especially their pathetic environmental law reform package. Let's talk about the future, shall we?

biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...

Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia

Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.

biodiversitycouncil.org.au

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

Matthew Spillane @spillanemj.bsky.social · 3h

TLDR: Every Liberal ex PM claimed more than every ALP ex PM. Party of small government. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Taxpayers foot $1.4m in expenses for our former PMs

The report doesn’t include pensions for the former prime ministers, or the costs of staff.

www.smh.com.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you. Cats are wonderful pets, if we can provide the right home for them, like any pet for that matter :)

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4h

Brigitte Duclos & I discuss why 24 hour cat curfews & containment are good for cats, wildlife, & human health, in cities & rural Australia, including on farms.

Interview starts ~ 1:44:26 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

@deakinuniversity.bsky.social @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ausmammals.bsky.social

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5h

Why isn't this genocidal war criminal already behind bars? www.youtube.com/shorts/M3XUz...

Israeli PM Netanyahu Leaked Video 2001 | Israel-Palestine War | Gaza Attack

YouTube video by Pressroom Today

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 8h

At just after 2pm today I'll be speaking with Brigitte Duclos on ABC Melbourne about 24-hour cat curfews and why they're good for your cat, wildlife, and human health.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 8h

A little glimpse into the work that we do & what motivates us to do it, with my good friend & colleague, Anthony Rendall www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur-C...

Come for the adorable long-nosed potoroo footage, stay for the banter & jokes. Thanks for putting this together, @deakinuniversity.bsky.social!

Between Us - Professor Euan Ritchie and Dr Anthony Rendall

YouTube video by Deakin University

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 10h

We should absolutely do all that we can to prevent toads reaching the Pilbara theconversation.com/cane-toads-a... By @judydunlop.bsky.social and team.

Cane toads are hopping towards the Pilbara, but a water-free containment zone could stop them

Cane toads will reach Broome in the next couple of years. Creating a waterless “containment zone” is the only way to stop them pillaging the Pilbara.

theconversation.com

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 10h

Welcome, Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer! theconversation.com/i-discovered... By Dr Kit Prendergast

I discovered a new Australian native bee, but there are still hundreds we need to identify

The discovery of a horned native bee that pollinates a rare plant highlights how little we know about Australian pollinators.

theconversation.com

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 11h

My chat with Joel Spreadborough on ABC Brisbane about dingoes and dogs, starts 1:05:35 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... I even snuck in a cheeky shout out to our dog Molly.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

💪 🌳 ❤️

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

Marns🌿🍉🐸 @marnshibski.bsky.social · 1d

Natalie’s on fire 🔥

Perfect response.
If you can’t / won’t do those things why ARE you here?

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

At ~730pm (QLD time) tonight, I'll be on ABC Brisbane yarning about dingoes...

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d

Dingoes ARE NOT domestic dogs, multiple lines of evidence demonstrate this.

Dingoes ARE NOT ideal pets, they require extensive and special care.

Dingoes ARE very important to First Nations peoples, and Australia's ecosystems.

This proposed change is a very bad idea www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Queensland considers changes that could see dingoes in dog parks

People could be allowed to keep dingoes as pets in Queensland under proposed changes to biosecurity regulations, but experts say the native animal is fundamentally different to domestic dogs.

www.abc.net.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

Interview starts 1:22:00 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 1d

So here's the favour I want to ask: if this post crosses your feed, please take this chance to support the Gitxsan and Gitanyow by watching our latest HGA and passing it on.

Help us put Ksi Lisims and PRGT on the map 🙏

Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 1d

Friends, can I ask a favour.

Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

Stoked to finally meet a conservation champion in the real world and to now have her fabulous book, Nature’s Last Dance! Thanks for all that you do, Natalie Kyriacou!

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you and all good :)

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not entirely sure about that, a lot of people know (deeply), love and play music, they just don't choose to pursue it as a profession.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be speaking about this issue with James O'Loghlin, ABC Sydney, at ~ 150pm today.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d

Queensland considers changes that could see dingoes in dog parks

People could be allowed to keep dingoes as pets in Queensland under proposed changes to biosecurity regulations, but experts say the native animal is fundamentally different to domestic dogs.

www.abc.net.au

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

Pat Hudson Cartoons @hudsoncartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Passing another one #auspol #climate #environment ko-fi.com/hudsoncartoons

The Environment Perception Agency are set up with their truck in a clearing in the bush. PM Albanese is coming out from the bush satisfied, with a roll of toilet paper in one hand and a news paper in the other, a piece of paper is stuck to one of his feet. His environment (and water) minister, Murray Watt, is sitting by the campfire toasting marshmallows that have come from bags labelled ‘laws’, ‘policy’ and ‘codes of practice’. The campfire is made up of logs and old tyres that are labelled ‘integrity’, ‘future’, ‘courage’, ‘science’, ‘leadership’ and ‘morals’

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure it's just a coincidence...

publicintegrity.org.au/labor-rakes-...

www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05...

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

Now in the same bracket as Scomo in my opinion, the great pretender!

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

Anthony Albanese’s Australian Labor Party governs through fear, secrecy and compliance, just ask Payman and Husic. It’s not good enough in a supposed democracy. Gambling destroys families and lives. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Fear rules on gambling in Albanese government

Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it.

www.abc.net.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

Calling dingoes domestic dogs, in a scientific and policy sense, can only be a bad thing for dingoes overall.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

It won't increase their protection, quite the opposite in my opinion.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I think PK is just missing the point of the song, and it's hard to not detect a little creative jealousy in his tone.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d

My interview with Sally is here www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

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