Adrian Paterson
@darwinnernz.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, animal behaviourist, cricket coach
The always amazing Cory Doctorow asks ‘Who are we to blame for enshittification?’, when our platforms all decay into worse versions of themselves like, well, take your pick. A thoughtful article at Locus.
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Commentary: Cory Doctorow: Show Me the Incentive, I’ll Show You the Outcome
Who are we to blame for enshittification? That is, who is at fault for the pandemic of platform decay, in which the platforms we depend on, where we congregate, trade, perform, sell, buy, connect, …
locusmag.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The always amazing Cory Doctorow asks ‘Who are we to blame for enshittification?’, when our platforms all decay into worse versions of themselves like, well, take your pick. A thoughtful article at Locus.
locusmag.com/feature/comm...
locusmag.com/feature/comm...
How do we know how many birds are in the bush? Postgrad Caitlan Christmas counts the ways in a new @ecolincnz article at
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/11/11/t...
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/11/11/t...
The three bird-iteers: all for monitoring and monitoring for all!
My time at Lincoln University has taught me that when it comes to bird monitoring, the most common practice is the 5 minute bird count (5MBC). This method is a simple and effective way of counting …
lincolnecology.org.nz
November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
How do we know how many birds are in the bush? Postgrad Caitlan Christmas counts the ways in a new @ecolincnz article at
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/11/11/t...
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/11/11/t...
What’s wiggling around in our vegetable crops? Postgrad Sambath Seng shows how nematodes are having huge impacts on NZ crops like maize in a new @ecolincnz article at
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November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What’s wiggling around in our vegetable crops? Postgrad Sambath Seng shows how nematodes are having huge impacts on NZ crops like maize in a new @ecolincnz article at
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/11/06/a...
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/11/06/a...
Urban cats- what do they get up to outside the house? Postgrad Linfeng Yu shows us the (not)surprising shenanigans that they get up to living near wetlands. A new @ecolincnz article at:
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October 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Urban cats- what do they get up to outside the house? Postgrad Linfeng Yu shows us the (not)surprising shenanigans that they get up to living near wetlands. A new @ecolincnz article at:
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How do we monitor wild cats? Post grad Chloe McMenamin gives us some tips on how to use trail cameras to find our feline frenemies. A new @ecolincnz article at
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October 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
How do we monitor wild cats? Post grad Chloe McMenamin gives us some tips on how to use trail cameras to find our feline frenemies. A new @ecolincnz article at
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In a hole in the mountain there lived a bark beetle. There was no bark nor any trees. What did it eat? How did it survive? Postgrad Heidi Allan tells us a nice story of adaptation to living in alpine zones in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at:
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September 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
In a hole in the mountain there lived a bark beetle. There was no bark nor any trees. What did it eat? How did it survive? Postgrad Heidi Allan tells us a nice story of adaptation to living in alpine zones in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at:
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There's a great Substack piece by Adam Rutherford debunking all this nonsense.
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arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...
Dire wolves remain very extinct
Despite what you are being fed, de-extinction is a con, full of gloss, bullshit and ghoulish greed.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There's a great Substack piece by Adam Rutherford debunking all this nonsense.
arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...
arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...
Toxic baits are good at removing mammal pests from natural areas but what if lots of native insects are munching them too? Postgrad Kayla Valentine talks us through how weta complicate our mammal control in a new @ecolincnz article at:
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September 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Toxic baits are good at removing mammal pests from natural areas but what if lots of native insects are munching them too? Postgrad Kayla Valentine talks us through how weta complicate our mammal control in a new @ecolincnz article at:
t.co/qb2Nld1nGh
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How do we protect parrots? Postgrad Naresh Shrestha muses on what we know about kea and rose-ringed parakeets. It’s a new EcoLincNZ article at:
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Wings of change: Protecting parrots where they belong
I had always wanted a parrot as a kid. My obsession was inspired by Meena, a Bangladeshi animated TV series created by UNICEF, where the protagonist, Meena, had a clever parrot named Mithu who coul…
lincolnecology.org.nz
September 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How do we protect parrots? Postgrad Naresh Shrestha muses on what we know about kea and rose-ringed parakeets. It’s a new EcoLincNZ article at:
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/09/12/w...
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/09/12/w...
Some plants can reproduce without pollen and seeds. Postgrad Sienna Zeng takes us into the weird world of apomixis in hawkweed and dandelions. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at :
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The genetic mystery behind “clonal” plants
Hey plant lovers! Let me share something incredible with you about the plant world. Some clever plants have discovered a super cool way to multiply without needing seeds or pollen from other plants…
lincolnecology.org.nz
September 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Some plants can reproduce without pollen and seeds. Postgrad Sienna Zeng takes us into the weird world of apomixis in hawkweed and dandelions. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at :
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/09/08/t...
lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/09/08/t...
How have we done with translocating kiwi to safer areas? PG Jessica Przychodzko notes that there’s been a lot of shifting birds around NZ over the last few decades but not a lot of checking to see if it’s been successful! New @ecolincnz article at
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September 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
How have we done with translocating kiwi to safer areas? PG Jessica Przychodzko notes that there’s been a lot of shifting birds around NZ over the last few decades but not a lot of checking to see if it’s been successful! New @ecolincnz article at
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t.co/iyAbU3VsdJ
How do we re-forest NZ farmed hillsides? Essentially we can just leave them alone. Postgrad Sarah Gabites explains a few tricks that might speed things along, though, in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at:
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September 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How do we re-forest NZ farmed hillsides? Essentially we can just leave them alone. Postgrad Sarah Gabites explains a few tricks that might speed things along, though, in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at:
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Himalayan tahr are both a game species and a pest species in NZ while being threatened in their native range. Postgrad Ngaire Chhiri Sherpa casts a Nepalese eye over this strange situation in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at :
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https://lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/27/what-went-wrong-with-himalayan-tahrs-in-new-zealand/
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August 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Himalayan tahr are both a game species and a pest species in NZ while being threatened in their native range. Postgrad Ngaire Chhiri Sherpa casts a Nepalese eye over this strange situation in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at :
t.co/sgN1OMKonB
t.co/sgN1OMKonB
Loveable rogue or just a rogue? Postgrad Muhammad Waseem describes the history of hedgehogs in NZ. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at :
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https://lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/22/kiwi-hedgehogs-a-journey-of-curiosity-and-connection/
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August 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Loveable rogue or just a rogue? Postgrad Muhammad Waseem describes the history of hedgehogs in NZ. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at :
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t.co/hRQ1DOxwgx
Boomer geckos? Two wild waitaha geckos are now in their sixth decade! Postgrad Sam Dryden explains their personal history and how their ages were calculated! A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at
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https://lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/18/never-ask-a-lizard-its-age-calculate-it-using-science/
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August 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Boomer geckos? Two wild waitaha geckos are now in their sixth decade! Postgrad Sam Dryden explains their personal history and how their ages were calculated! A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at
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The lost and found, and found Canterbury Knobbled weevil. Postgrad Noah Fenwick explains the history of one of the world’s rarest insects. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at
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https://lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/12/a-knobbly-future/
t.co
August 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The lost and found, and found Canterbury Knobbled weevil. Postgrad Noah Fenwick explains the history of one of the world’s rarest insects. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at
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Reposted by Adrian Paterson
BRAIDED RIVERS are more than water. Between the braids are islands of BIODIVERSITY that need PROTECTION. Some of us take these spaces for granted. Others know what’s at stake.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
Braided rivers need protection for their terrestrial biodiversity too | Bioprotection Aotearoa
We often think of braided rivers as physical matter and hydraulic force, with gravel-filled channels shifting their way downstream and across the braidplain, occasionally bursting their banks and wash...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BRAIDED RIVERS are more than water. Between the braids are islands of BIODIVERSITY that need PROTECTION. Some of us take these spaces for granted. Others know what’s at stake.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
PhD student Jazmynn Hodder-Swain shares her first BLOG POST — a reflection on responsibility and care.
Getting the right angle for a camera shot is just as important for wildlife research as it is for an award winning movie! Postgrad Ine Schils goes all paparazzi on us to reveal the money shot for trail cameras in a new @ecolincnz @LincolnUniNZ article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/07/t...
Optimal camera placement for feral cats and mustelids
A comparison of horizontal versus vertical camera placement to detect feral cats and mustelids.
lincolnecology.org.nz
August 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Getting the right angle for a camera shot is just as important for wildlife research as it is for an award winning movie! Postgrad Ine Schils goes all paparazzi on us to reveal the money shot for trail cameras in a new @ecolincnz @LincolnUniNZ article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/07/t...
A very prickly problem. Postgrad Deep Patel talks through what. We might be able to do to control California Thistle. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at t.co/F0jem5mnzw
https://lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/08/05/new-zealands-most-stubborn-weed/
t.co
August 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A very prickly problem. Postgrad Deep Patel talks through what. We might be able to do to control California Thistle. A new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at t.co/F0jem5mnzw
A simple question with a complex answer... Full article: Why is single-use plastic still in the conservation sector toolbox? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why is single-use plastic still in the conservation sector toolbox?
Microplastic residue left in the environment from plastic chewcards in three pest mammal monitoring operations was estimated at an average of 15% of the starting weight. This finding highlight the ...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A simple question with a complex answer... Full article: Why is single-use plastic still in the conservation sector toolbox? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I see a bad moon rising - but how many other mammalian pest do so? Postgrad Kate Morrison talks us through the effect that moonlight has on NZ vertebrate pest activity in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/07/21/und…
July 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I see a bad moon rising - but how many other mammalian pest do so? Postgrad Kate Morrison talks us through the effect that moonlight has on NZ vertebrate pest activity in a new @LincolnUniNZ @ecolincnz article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/07/21/und…
Are clover and grass a magical partnership? Postgrad Nicole Parnell takes us through the wizardly interactions of the pasture with a new @ecolincnz article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/07/10/the…
@LincolnUniNZ#ECOL60808
@LincolnUniNZ#ECOL60808
July 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Are clover and grass a magical partnership? Postgrad Nicole Parnell takes us through the wizardly interactions of the pasture with a new @ecolincnz article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2025/07/10/the…
@LincolnUniNZ#ECOL60808
@LincolnUniNZ#ECOL60808
Reposted by Adrian Paterson
This was exactly my thought when the whole wooly mammoth deextinction debate came up. "You folks, who are working what is at best a zoo, at worst an under-regulated private lab, want to bring back a pleistocene animal on the lands where Indigenous nations practice subsistance cultures. ...
Thanks Otago Daily Times & @rnzrss.bsky.social for republishing our @aunz.theconversation.com piece on the need for Indigenous worldviews in the de-extinction debate. It's so important to get this message out there. Spread the word theconversation.com/return-of-th...
May 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This was exactly my thought when the whole wooly mammoth deextinction debate came up. "You folks, who are working what is at best a zoo, at worst an under-regulated private lab, want to bring back a pleistocene animal on the lands where Indigenous nations practice subsistance cultures. ...
Great day for Our evolution in the local landscape field trip for ECOL204. Katipo, bellbirds, divaricating plants just some of the excitement on offer!
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Great day for Our evolution in the local landscape field trip for ECOL204. Katipo, bellbirds, divaricating plants just some of the excitement on offer!