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Kevin Newman
@kdnewman87.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Quantitative Ecology at the University of Melbourne. Studying detection of species and dingoes.
Hey @inaturalist.bsky.social, we need to chat about your AI identification skills when it comes to dingoes. #NotADog
October 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Conference ready! Day 1 of 3.

#ACSME #ACSME2025
September 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Been spending my Saturday mornings at the Dingo Discovery Sanctuary with these gorgeous folk and more!
March 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Had an incredible day on Friday while checking cameras. We saw not one, not two, but THREE DINGOES!! Here's one of our favourite photos from the encounter.
#dingo #wildoz #dingoresearch #dingoNOTwilddog #mammals #admam
December 28, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Got quite a few board games this year for Christmas including Cascadia which was a fun, ecosystem building game! Played the first time against @rdashworth.bsky.social tonight. 98-84 in my favour! #boardgame
December 28, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Just starting on one of my Christmas presents! Platypus Matters by @jackdashby.bsky.social!
December 26, 2024 at 10:19 AM
A Christma tradition… don’t mind the imperfections.
December 22, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Officially back to full-time #PhD study load. Ready for the final 6 month push to complete my thesis!
December 16, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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That's a wrap on ESA2024! We're so beyond grateful for everyone who attended and presented at our biggest conference ~ever~ 🎉

We'll see you in Adelaide next year (Nov 23-28) for ESA2025!

*The echidna is not a paid actor

#ESAus2024 #ecology #WildOz
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Another Wandi the Dingo shirt for my final #EcologicalFashion moment of #ESAus24 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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Great late-afternoon stats talk at #ESAus2024 by @kdnewman87.bsky.social about individual heterogeneity in detection probability, featuring plenty of cute dingo pictures
December 11, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Just over an hour to go and I’ll be presenting on my dingo work. 4:30pm in room 106. Lots of cute dingo pics! #ESAus24
December 11, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Meet the Stony Creek frog bachelors #ESAus24
December 11, 2024 at 2:47 AM
My new favourite reality TV show… #ESAus24
December 11, 2024 at 2:46 AM
It’s @that-frog-gorl.bsky.social talking about how fungal disease reduces male breeding colouration in a common Australian frog!

#ESAus24
December 11, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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Hello everyone, I'm new here! 🥹Catch me tomorrow afternoon at
#EsAus24 presenting my final PhD chapter! I'm on at 1:45 in the best named session: 'Eat, be eaten or infected and stress out about it.' I promise it will be a frogging good time 🐸
December 10, 2024 at 5:06 AM
When you manage to catch a talk you’re a coauthor on! #ESAus24
December 11, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Today’s #ESAus24 #EcologicalFashion moment featuring Wandi the Dingo again.
December 11, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Day 3 of #ESAus24 - ready for Animal Behaviour and more. I’ll be talking this afternoon 4:30pm on Quantifying Individual Detection of Dingoes with Camera Traps and Lures.
December 10, 2024 at 11:34 PM
When there’s a whole session on detection dogs at #ESAus24 you know I’m going to be there!
December 10, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Today’s #ESAus24 #EcologicalFashion featuring Wandi the Dingo.
December 10, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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Now we are hearing from Lee Harrison (City of Melbourne) and Nick S Williams (University of Melbourne) about their award winning Streetscape Biodiversity project!
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#ESAus2024
December 9, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Opening plenary of day two #ESAus2024 is @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social! How can we as researchers, help get more cool stuff done?
December 9, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Representing Pumbah the Dingo’s campaign for PM at #ESAus2024, #EcologicalFashion
December 9, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Finally jumped over to Bluesky. At #ESAus2024 this week! Will be talking on Wednesday afternoon on my Dingo research.
December 9, 2024 at 3:36 AM