Jordan Crooka
@jcrooka.bsky.social
Australian. Conservationist, Arborist, Proud son of a single Mum
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Views and opinions are my own, not those of my employer or orgs. Shares aren't endorsements
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Interested in learning more about dingoes? You might like to read this book. I reckon it’s great!
July 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Interested in learning more about dingoes? You might like to read this book. I reckon it’s great!
Great event in Yellingbo/ Wurundjeri Country for our Dingo Education Day 🐕 140 people turned up and learn about Dingoes and how we can better live with them while protecting livestock. Thank you Prof Euan Ritchie for providing the science and Lyn and Mel from Aust Dingo Foundation 🌏
July 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Great event in Yellingbo/ Wurundjeri Country for our Dingo Education Day 🐕 140 people turned up and learn about Dingoes and how we can better live with them while protecting livestock. Thank you Prof Euan Ritchie for providing the science and Lyn and Mel from Aust Dingo Foundation 🌏
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America’s national parks are wildly popular. Last year, they had more than 330 million visits, a number close to the entire population of the United States.
But how clean or dirty is the air in the parks?
But how clean or dirty is the air in the parks?
Column | These are the most and least polluted national parks in the U.S.
While haze levels have declined in most national parks, more intense wildfires threaten to reverse this trend. See where your favorite park stands.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
America’s national parks are wildly popular. Last year, they had more than 330 million visits, a number close to the entire population of the United States.
But how clean or dirty is the air in the parks?
But how clean or dirty is the air in the parks?
Landmark find as Leadbeater's Possum discovered in New South Wales upperyarra.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-06...
Landmark find as Leadbeater’s Possum discovered in New South Wales
A landmark discovery has led to further faith for the future of the Leadbeater’s Possum. Believed to only remain in Victorian forests, footage from wildlife cameras near the Yarrangobilly Caves in the...
upperyarra.mailcommunity.com.au
June 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Landmark find as Leadbeater's Possum discovered in New South Wales upperyarra.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-06...
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Looking forward to this. The way we improve this issue for all is to foster greater understanding.
June 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Looking forward to this. The way we improve this issue for all is to foster greater understanding.
And what will the repercussion be for this?
Nothing Forest Fires Management Victoria self regulate, essentially marking their own homework
Nothing Forest Fires Management Victoria self regulate, essentially marking their own homework
Jusy another entry in the Oopsies file for Forest Fire Management Victoria.
youtu.be/ko5AHTZfZ8k?...
youtu.be/ko5AHTZfZ8k?...
Daylesford locals angry as a planned burn becomes an out-of-control bushfire | 7NEWS
YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
And what will the repercussion be for this?
Nothing Forest Fires Management Victoria self regulate, essentially marking their own homework
Nothing Forest Fires Management Victoria self regulate, essentially marking their own homework
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Jusy another entry in the Oopsies file for Forest Fire Management Victoria.
youtu.be/ko5AHTZfZ8k?...
youtu.be/ko5AHTZfZ8k?...
Daylesford locals angry as a planned burn becomes an out-of-control bushfire | 7NEWS
YouTube video by 7NEWS Australia
youtu.be
April 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Jusy another entry in the Oopsies file for Forest Fire Management Victoria.
youtu.be/ko5AHTZfZ8k?...
youtu.be/ko5AHTZfZ8k?...
‘Disappointing’: VicTrack takes over station beautification program www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Disappointing’: VicTrack takes over station beautification program
Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria ran the Stationeers volunteers for 30 years – until a government agency quietly took over a few weeks ago.
www.theage.com.au
April 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM
‘Disappointing’: VicTrack takes over station beautification program www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles
A wildlife crossing across the 101 freeway will connect two parts of the Santa Monica mountains for animals
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
‘Even a freeway is redeemable’: world’s largest wildlife crossing takes shape in Los Angeles www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Earless dragons were presumed extinct in Australia – now Daisy and Kip have sniffed out 13 of them
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Earless dragons were presumed extinct in Australia – now Daisy and Kip have sniffed out 13 of them
Zoos Victoria wildlife detection dogs uncovered the ‘bloody gorgeous’ reptiles in return for treats and cuddles
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Earless dragons were presumed extinct in Australia – now Daisy and Kip have sniffed out 13 of them
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Earlier this month, the East Gippsland Shire Council allowed a proposal for native timber logging on a private property, despite a statewide ban on logging in state forests. #GunaiKurnaiCountry
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Loophole in timber logging ban leaves ecologist baffled
The Victorian government has tasked councils with approving native timber logging projects for private land, which can allow harvesting despite statewide bans.
www.abc.net.au
April 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Earlier this month, the East Gippsland Shire Council allowed a proposal for native timber logging on a private property, despite a statewide ban on logging in state forests. #GunaiKurnaiCountry
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
The number of sheep killed by dingoes is also only a fraction of the 14.6 million currently farmed in Victoria. Sheep are not at risk of extinction.
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
Dingoes are being culled in Victoria. How much harm to the species is needed to protect commercial profits?
Dingo culling is allowed in Victoria’s east until 2028, raising questions over how we balance the needs of humans and animals.
theconversation.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The number of sheep killed by dingoes is also only a fraction of the 14.6 million currently farmed in Victoria. Sheep are not at risk of extinction.
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
theconversation.com/dingoes-are-...
Protecting salmon farming at the expense of the environment – another step backwards for Australia’s nature laws
theconversation.com/protecting-s...
theconversation.com/protecting-s...
Protecting salmon farming at the expense of the environment – another step backwards for Australia’s nature laws
After shelving plans to reform Australia’s nature laws, the prime minister wants to walk back existing protections with new legislation introduced this week.
theconversation.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Protecting salmon farming at the expense of the environment – another step backwards for Australia’s nature laws
theconversation.com/protecting-s...
theconversation.com/protecting-s...
That's home.
That's us
That's us
March 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
That's home.
That's us
That's us
What a weird world we are in to have Pauline Hanson and Electrical Trade Union on a joint ticket 🎫 attacking the natural world and wildlife 🐨and spewing misinformation about National Parks and biodiversity protection.
Which side are you on boy, which side are you on..🎶
#Springst #Whichsideareyouon
Which side are you on boy, which side are you on..🎶
#Springst #Whichsideareyouon
March 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What a weird world we are in to have Pauline Hanson and Electrical Trade Union on a joint ticket 🎫 attacking the natural world and wildlife 🐨and spewing misinformation about National Parks and biodiversity protection.
Which side are you on boy, which side are you on..🎶
#Springst #Whichsideareyouon
Which side are you on boy, which side are you on..🎶
#Springst #Whichsideareyouon
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That smoky haze in Melbourne right now is the ecological integrity of our forests being torched. So depressing.
March 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
That smoky haze in Melbourne right now is the ecological integrity of our forests being torched. So depressing.
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The state looks totally lit! This is an industrial scale burning program plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov.au/search-results
March 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The state looks totally lit! This is an industrial scale burning program plannedburns.ffm.vic.gov.au/search-results
Of great concern about the logging of native forests on private land is that regulation is handed over to local councils who are already under the pump.
As shown by the comment from
@BawBawCouncil
there is no Federal "Wildlife Act" only a State Act that councils use. 1/3 🧵
As shown by the comment from
@BawBawCouncil
there is no Federal "Wildlife Act" only a State Act that councils use. 1/3 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Of great concern about the logging of native forests on private land is that regulation is handed over to local councils who are already under the pump.
As shown by the comment from
@BawBawCouncil
there is no Federal "Wildlife Act" only a State Act that councils use. 1/3 🧵
As shown by the comment from
@BawBawCouncil
there is no Federal "Wildlife Act" only a State Act that councils use. 1/3 🧵
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February 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Reposted by Jordan Crooka
"As a part of Victoria’s transition out of commercial native timber harvesting in state forests, the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) were terminated on 31 December 2024" ... About bloody time and good ridance! www.deeca.vic.gov.au/futureforest...
January 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"As a part of Victoria’s transition out of commercial native timber harvesting in state forests, the Victorian Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) were terminated on 31 December 2024" ... About bloody time and good ridance! www.deeca.vic.gov.au/futureforest...
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#GunaiKurnaiCountry 🦇 Lots of #flyingfoxes in Bairnsdale right now (but not as many in recent years). It’s the time of the year when the coastal banksias (Banksia serrata) are flowering & FF are feeding on the nectar, in return they’re dispersing pollen across vast areas
January 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#GunaiKurnaiCountry 🦇 Lots of #flyingfoxes in Bairnsdale right now (but not as many in recent years). It’s the time of the year when the coastal banksias (Banksia serrata) are flowering & FF are feeding on the nectar, in return they’re dispersing pollen across vast areas
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) 💙 🌾 these plants call Maygar Grassland Reserve in Broadmeadows- Wurundjeri Country home 🏡
January 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) 💙 🌾 these plants call Maygar Grassland Reserve in Broadmeadows- Wurundjeri Country home 🏡
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‘Mapping of the current Grampians fires shows that planned burns covering 31,000 hectares in and around the current fire footprint over the past decade had limited effect on the spread of fires that have burnt 76,720 hectares in the past few weeks.’
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Can we really fight fire with fire? Why pre-burning is no magic bullet
The debate about how to prevent increasing wildfires has reignited after massive fires in Los Angeles and regional Victoria. Many advocate prescribed burns, but do they work?
www.theage.com.au
January 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
‘Mapping of the current Grampians fires shows that planned burns covering 31,000 hectares in and around the current fire footprint over the past decade had limited effect on the spread of fires that have burnt 76,720 hectares in the past few weeks.’
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
"The Victorian Government slashed the budget for Parks Victoria in the 2024-25 fiscal year to $180 million from $215.2 million in the 2023-24 fiscal year which was eventually revised to $181.2 million."
#NationalParks #Springst
mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-01...
#NationalParks #Springst
mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-01...
Did Parks Victoria have to close public toilets at Black Spur Drive?
Former Healesville resident Ray Donkin found out the public toilets in Dom Dom Saddle Picnic Area were closed down a [...]
mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au
January 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"The Victorian Government slashed the budget for Parks Victoria in the 2024-25 fiscal year to $180 million from $215.2 million in the 2023-24 fiscal year which was eventually revised to $181.2 million."
#NationalParks #Springst
mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-01...
#NationalParks #Springst
mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-01...
Return of tiny olive perchlet to the wild in Victoria offers hope for endangered species - www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01... #NationalParks
Rare fish once extinct in Victoria is making a comeback
The olive perchlet, a tiny translucent native fish last seen in the wild in Victoria about a century ago, is back from the brink of extinction.
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Return of tiny olive perchlet to the wild in Victoria offers hope for endangered species - www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01... #NationalParks