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Pacific Conservation Biology
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An international journal that provides an important discussion forum for regional conservation issues, debate about management priorities, and dissemination of research results.

#PacificConsBio

https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc
Who let the #dogs out? Hopefully not into fragile ecosystems!

In recognition of #InternationalOneHealthDay today, we’re looking back at how our four-legged friends fit into the #OneHealth picture.

Give this perspective article a read connectsci.au/pc/article/3...
November 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
New site, who dis?

Today @csiropublishing.bsky.social launched ConnectSci, a new global destination for trusted science content, hosting our journal, eBooks and a science news service.

You can now find Pacific Conservation Biology here:
connectsci.au/pc

So, what's new for readers and authors?
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When crocs crash the nesting party!

A recent study has documented #crocodiles #predating on #FlatbackTurtles in the Kimberley, Western Australia, using beach patrols, infrared videography & #drones

Read the #OpenAccess article here www.publish.csiro.au/PC/fulltext/...
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
These lizard traps rock!

This #OpenAccess publication by Suzie Cramp et al. in #PacificConsBio highlights the #Cultural & #Ecological importance of #granite #lizard traps in Western Australia’s south coast

www.publish.csiro.au/pc/Fulltext/...
October 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Time’s ticking, but your research could make our collection complete!

"Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt"- Celebrating 50 yrs of Prof. Barbara York Main's groundbreaking, long term invertebrate monitoring

Submission deadline is 30 November 2025
📢 Don't just publish, contribute to our special collection- Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt🌾

🕷️ Celebrating 50 yrs since Prof. Barbara York Main’s invertebrate monitoring began, we are seeking works on kinship, place & conservation

www.publish.csiro.au/pc/content/C...

🗓️ Submission Deadline 30 Nov 2025
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Call for Papers
www.publish.csiro.au
October 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
📢 Don't just publish, contribute to our special collection- Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt🌾

🕷️ Celebrating 50 yrs since Prof. Barbara York Main’s invertebrate monitoring began, we are seeking works on kinship, place & conservation

www.publish.csiro.au/pc/content/C...

🗓️ Submission Deadline 30 Nov 2025
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Call for Papers
www.publish.csiro.au
August 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
No fees? Yes, please! 💸

You might be eligible to publish #OpenAccess in #PacificConsBio without Article Processing Charges (APCs) — thanks to Read & Publish deals between your library and
@csiropublishing.bsky.social

Find out if your institution is eligible:
www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ope...
August 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
We’re wildly excited to welcome Rob Davis (@pezoporus.bsky.social) as the new Editor-in-Chief of #PacificConsBio!

Rob leads the #WildlifeLab at Edith Cowan University, where his team studies #birds, #reptiles, & #mammals to better understand the impacts of #fire, #feralpredators & #habitatloss
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
We would like to thank Professor Michael Calver as he steps down as the #PacificConsBio Editor-in-Chief after 15 years of service!

From cover to cover, your work has left a lasting impression, thank you for your unbinding commitment!

You’ve always had the write stuff!

@CSIROpublishing.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
And the Winner is.... Sidney Stiefel, the University of Hawaii!

#PacificConsBio recently sponsored the Best Speaker award at the @iccb2025.bsky.social in June 2025

Sidney's #Masters #research focusses on documenting the oral histories of Kiaʻi Kāhuli predecessors to improve #conservationefforts
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🌊Pacific Island voices shouldn't be lost at sea!

How can we support Pacific Island #biodiversity and #climatechange research?

This #openaccess article shares 8 key strategies to break down some of the barriers faced

www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011

#PacificConsBio @csiropublishing.bsky.social
Our perspective piece in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social provides 8 strategies for "Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature". @romiteshkant.bsky.social @mereoni.bsky.social @rufinovarea.bsky.social Free to download: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011
July 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🦈 The shark trade in #Australia & #NewZealand is off the hook!
📢 Enhanced monitoring & tighter regulations are needed to tackle the trade of these misunderstood predators.

Read the #openaccess article
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25006

#SharkConservation #MarineScience
@pacificconsbio.bsky.social
Transnational shark trade: personal baggage and postal seizures in Australia and New Zealand
Context Sharks (Chondrichthyes) are declining globally with over one third of species threatened with extinction, largely due to anthropogenic threats including overfishing driven by the international...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Fur real! #Cats are a claw-ful threat to #Carnaby #cockatoo survival.

Read the new publication out in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social
#pacificconsbio
An #OpenAccess study published today in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social shows that predation by cats can be a significant threat to Carnaby’s cockatoo because it reduces the survival of adult breeding females and recruitment of fledglings.

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#PacificConsBio
June 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
You gotta be in it to win it!

Post-It Science competition is still open at the @csiropublishing.bsky.social booth, make sure you enter!

And a free Publishing workshop with tips and tricks on how to publish your research? Why wouldnt you? Head on down at 1pm in P4 TODAY!

#ICCB2025 #PacificConsBio
Still a chance to enter our Post-It Science competition today at the @csiropublishing.bsky.social booth!

We also have our Publishing workshop today in P4 from 1pm-2pm. It’s free to attend and will give you an opportunity to ask any questions you have about publishing!

#ICCB2025
June 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Run don't walk!

🎉Head down to the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stand at #ICCB2025 this week and say hi!

All week there's a Post-it Science competition!

Also make sure you head to our "Everything you need to know about publishing workshop" on Thursday at 1pm. Too valuable to miss!
So happy to attend #ICCB2025 in Brisbane this week. It's so great to such a diverse delegate list that is rich in cultural and academic knowledge.

I really appreciate the focus on finding collaborative solutions to intricate problems throughout the talks I have seen so far.
June 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Here's a hot tip!

Long term studies and monitoring of #threatenedspecies is a must to support decision making on adaptive #fire management strategies

Something to remember this #WorldEnvironmentDay

Read more here buff.ly/PfrEzQX

@PacificConsBio.bsky.social
A review of 60 years of fire management for threatened fauna and flora at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia
Context Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve in Western Australia has a long history of ecological studies and adaptive fire management. This provides an excellent opportunity to assess the effects of fire…
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June 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
What once was lost is now found!
Discover the recent history of Australia’s most critically endangered marsupial, Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) here www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC24103

#PacificConsBio #conservation #openaccess
From rediscovery towards recovery: a recent history of Australia’s most critically endangered marsupial, Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)
Context Ngilgaitch/Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) was presumed extinct until its rediscovery at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Australia, in 1994.Aims Our paper summarises the history and…
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June 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Can you bee-lieve it, yesterday was #worldbeeday!! Read about how we can help our native bee populations by planting those native trees.

Read more in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social
Native bees need our help.

How can we help them in urban areas?

Plant native flora, according to research in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social by Kit Prendergast, who investigated flower preferences of bees in south-west WA: www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC22033

A #WorldBeeDay 🧵

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May 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌿Exciting news! Pacific Conservation Biology is now on Bluesky!
We'll share the latest research, conservation insights, & ecological updates from the Pacific region.
Follow us for:
📚 New article alerts
🌏 Biodiversity highlights
#Conservation #Ecology #PacificConsBio
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May 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM