Sarah Durrant
@sarah-d.bsky.social
#Tasmania/lutruwita, on #LandForWildlife with diverse native animal & bird life. MBE in a drawer with past UK life. Now retired & #weave #knit Chronic health issues including #MS. Reigned over by rescue Labrador. #wildlife #birding #wildoz #cameratrapping
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David Pope in Canberra Times
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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Two #dingoes left Australia alive in 1802, with France's Baudin Expedition - the first known to travel overseas with Europeans. This male died during the voyage, but a female made it to the menagerie in Paris. Both are now in @mnhn.fr. #dingo #taxidermy
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Two #dingoes left Australia alive in 1802, with France's Baudin Expedition - the first known to travel overseas with Europeans. This male died during the voyage, but a female made it to the menagerie in Paris. Both are now in @mnhn.fr. #dingo #taxidermy
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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This sweet northern flicker is snacking at the perfect spot, at the perfect time!
#birds #woodpeckers
#birds #woodpeckers
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This sweet northern flicker is snacking at the perfect spot, at the perfect time!
#birds #woodpeckers
#birds #woodpeckers
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November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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“20,000 square kilometres of the marine environment, killed an estimated 1 million animals from more than 550 species & had widespread impacts on human health”
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
www.newscientist.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“20,000 square kilometres of the marine environment, killed an estimated 1 million animals from more than 550 species & had widespread impacts on human health”
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
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Horizontal slabs of pressure-hardened seabed, halfway up a mountain.
We live on such a wonderful planet 🌍
We live on such a wonderful planet 🌍
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Horizontal slabs of pressure-hardened seabed, halfway up a mountain.
We live on such a wonderful planet 🌍
We live on such a wonderful planet 🌍
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Curator: Please can you make me a #taxidermy koala? 🐨
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Curator: Please can you make me a #taxidermy koala? 🐨
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
Taxidermist: Sure. Any pointers for what you want it to be doing or how it looks?
Curator: Yes, since you've asked, could you give it a pot-belly, and make it scratch it?
Taxidermist: 🫡
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🌊🧵 1/ Vanderford Glacier, holding more than half-a-metre of global sea level rise, is retreating faster than any other in East #Antarctica (18.6 km of grounding line retreat 1996-2020!) It’s one of a number of glaciers in Vincennes Bay melted by deep warm water getting underneath.
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🌊🧵 1/ Vanderford Glacier, holding more than half-a-metre of global sea level rise, is retreating faster than any other in East #Antarctica (18.6 km of grounding line retreat 1996-2020!) It’s one of a number of glaciers in Vincennes Bay melted by deep warm water getting underneath.
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
📸 P. Harmsen/AAD
Am rediscovering music hidden among the top shelves of my racks. John Cale, Words for the Dying, was released in 1989 but written in 1982 as a response to the Falklands War (of particular significance for me). It’s absolutely mesmerising; can’t walk away until you’ve heard every last lyric and note.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Am rediscovering music hidden among the top shelves of my racks. John Cale, Words for the Dying, was released in 1989 but written in 1982 as a response to the Falklands War (of particular significance for me). It’s absolutely mesmerising; can’t walk away until you’ve heard every last lyric and note.
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The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
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We're not funding creative arts, but at least we're inspiring them, I guess. 🙃 #politas
Ground Up: Tasmania’s stadium saga becomes ABC comedy series
Ground Up will take aim at Tasmania’s bid for an AFL team…
pulsetasmania.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We're not funding creative arts, but at least we're inspiring them, I guess. 🙃 #politas
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'To be clear, there are no simple solutions for the threat of wildfires amplifed by anthropogenic climate change.
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
'To be clear, there are no simple solutions for the threat of wildfires amplifed by anthropogenic climate change.
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The rate of change in lightning-fire activity & associated impacts on Tasmania natural landscapes is outpacing institutional adaptive capacity.'
tnpa.org.au/wp-content/u...
The neighbourhood Grey #goshawk has been coming & going these past weeks, spending an hour in one of our Eucalypts, before deciding a wattle might suit better. Alas, no feed here on this day - he’s recently taken all 8 of this years #Tasmanian native hen chicks! #wildoz #birds #birdwatching
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The neighbourhood Grey #goshawk has been coming & going these past weeks, spending an hour in one of our Eucalypts, before deciding a wattle might suit better. Alas, no feed here on this day - he’s recently taken all 8 of this years #Tasmanian native hen chicks! #wildoz #birds #birdwatching
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A baby echidna on our quiet tasmanian back road this morning......wasn't much bigger than my hand. Curled itself up pretty quickly.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A baby echidna on our quiet tasmanian back road this morning......wasn't much bigger than my hand. Curled itself up pretty quickly.
”Could have sworn I had a joey on board. Where on earth has he gone?”
#WildOz #Marsupials #Tasmania #SoTas
#WildOz #Marsupials #Tasmania #SoTas
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
”Could have sworn I had a joey on board. Where on earth has he gone?”
#WildOz #Marsupials #Tasmania #SoTas
#WildOz #Marsupials #Tasmania #SoTas
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This female Mulga Parrot looks like it rolled on an artist's palette! 🎨
Photo take at Ouyen Lake.
#wildoz #birdsofoz #malleebirds
Photo take at Ouyen Lake.
#wildoz #birdsofoz #malleebirds
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This female Mulga Parrot looks like it rolled on an artist's palette! 🎨
Photo take at Ouyen Lake.
#wildoz #birdsofoz #malleebirds
Photo take at Ouyen Lake.
#wildoz #birdsofoz #malleebirds
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🐳 New study finds‼️7 kg‼️of #plastic items – chiefly polyethylene sheets- in a beaked whale in Rhodes, Mediterranean, which likely caused malnutrition, potentially contributing to the whale's death. PE sheets carried oil/tar increasing the risk for toxic effects.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🐳 New study finds‼️7 kg‼️of #plastic items – chiefly polyethylene sheets- in a beaked whale in Rhodes, Mediterranean, which likely caused malnutrition, potentially contributing to the whale's death. PE sheets carried oil/tar increasing the risk for toxic effects.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Canberras superb parrots are SO cute 💚💚💚
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Canberras superb parrots are SO cute 💚💚💚
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening
New: "Minister Gavin Pearce has confirmed the closure of the commercial rock lobster fishery near diseased salmon pens south of D’Entrecasteaux Channel, citing concerns that antibiotic residues could prompt Japan and China to ban imports of Tasmania’s $90-million southern rock lobster industry."
Minister Confirms Antibiotics Close Rock Lobster Fishery
Japanese and Chinese markets at risk
tasmaniantimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening
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Great to be on Whenua Hou last week, helping attach GPS tags to #kakapo ahead of the breeding season. We caught up with Rakiura - whom we're hoping will use the same nest for the 7th time. That's unusual - kākāpō normally don't re-use nests. #conservation #parrots
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Great to be on Whenua Hou last week, helping attach GPS tags to #kakapo ahead of the breeding season. We caught up with Rakiura - whom we're hoping will use the same nest for the 7th time. That's unusual - kākāpō normally don't re-use nests. #conservation #parrots