Dr. Sean Buckley
@theg-cat.bsky.social
Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Edith Cowan Uni | Conservation and Ecological Genetics | Science Blogger @ www.theg-cat.com | Amateur Wildlife Photographer | ⚣ He/him 🏳️🌈 | 🐟🦘🐦🦎🧬
Had a bit of a wander on campus yesterday (because who wants to mark exams?) for Bug Hunt Aus and saw my first blue-banded bee, which was awesome!
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Had a bit of a wander on campus yesterday (because who wants to mark exams?) for Bug Hunt Aus and saw my first blue-banded bee, which was awesome!
Very proud of our PhD student @nirjana-dewan.bsky.social for delivering an excellent talk at #AOC2025 on her white-tailed black cockatoo genomics work this morning! Looking forward to being able to share some nicely assembled genomes in the near future...stay tuned!
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Very proud of our PhD student @nirjana-dewan.bsky.social for delivering an excellent talk at #AOC2025 on her white-tailed black cockatoo genomics work this morning! Looking forward to being able to share some nicely assembled genomes in the near future...stay tuned!
Recently discovered this species for the first time down at Dwellingup a few weeks ago! Pretty speccy shade of yellow
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Recently discovered this species for the first time down at Dwellingup a few weeks ago! Pretty speccy shade of yellow
A last minute decision to "do something" for my birthday today involved a foray around Djidi-djidi Ridge near Julimar State Forest, and was blown away by the amazing diversity of wildflowers on display at the moment!
September 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A last minute decision to "do something" for my birthday today involved a foray around Djidi-djidi Ridge near Julimar State Forest, and was blown away by the amazing diversity of wildflowers on display at the moment!
Looking for a #PhD project (or know someone who is)? I'm currently recruiting for a student to work on #conservation and #PopulationGenomics of two freshwater #fish using whole genome and ddRAD data: more info in the flyer below! #PopGen #ConsGen #Biodiversity 🐟🧪🧬
September 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Looking for a #PhD project (or know someone who is)? I'm currently recruiting for a student to work on #conservation and #PopulationGenomics of two freshwater #fish using whole genome and ddRAD data: more info in the flyer below! #PopGen #ConsGen #Biodiversity 🐟🧪🧬
Always a delight to see a study species in the wild: spotted this charming quenda down in Mandurah this weekend who was busted having a snuffle in the dirt.
August 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Always a delight to see a study species in the wild: spotted this charming quenda down in Mandurah this weekend who was busted having a snuffle in the dirt.
You already know what the correct answer is:
August 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
You already know what the correct answer is:
Finding a fungus that looks like crème brûlée feels like perfect adaptation to target me, specifically... 🤤
July 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Finding a fungus that looks like crème brûlée feels like perfect adaptation to target me, specifically... 🤤
The cold, wet weather might not be ideal for some outdoors activities: but it's great for fungi forays! Here's some spotted around Yanchep National Park over the weekend.
July 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The cold, wet weather might not be ideal for some outdoors activities: but it's great for fungi forays! Here's some spotted around Yanchep National Park over the weekend.
How your email found me (or, more accurately, why it didn't):
July 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
How your email found me (or, more accurately, why it didn't):
Nothing like having the native biodiversity advertise the local wildlife park: greeted at David Fleay Wildlife Park yesterday morning. 🐦
June 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Nothing like having the native biodiversity advertise the local wildlife park: greeted at David Fleay Wildlife Park yesterday morning. 🐦
For those who came along, hope you all enjoyed the show! It was an absolute blast to have a full set of Conservationist Comedians! #ICCB2025 @iccb2025.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
For those who came along, hope you all enjoyed the show! It was an absolute blast to have a full set of Conservationist Comedians! #ICCB2025 @iccb2025.bsky.social
Always great to see genetics being explicitly incorporated into translocation/rewilding programs: some awesome research into urban and sky island rewilding by Patrick Finnerty at @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025
June 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Always great to see genetics being explicitly incorporated into translocation/rewilding programs: some awesome research into urban and sky island rewilding by Patrick Finnerty at @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025
Thanks all who came along to my talk at @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025 yesterday! Great to share some our work integrating conservation genetics and community science to reintroduce threatened species. More to come soon, hopefully!
June 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Thanks all who came along to my talk at @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025 yesterday! Great to share some our work integrating conservation genetics and community science to reintroduce threatened species. More to come soon, hopefully!
Taking in some of the local sights at the Sky Deck before @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025 Opening Ceremony. If you see me there, feel free to say hi: I'll be the brightly dressed man in a mullet (I'm pretty easy to spot)!
June 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Taking in some of the local sights at the Sky Deck before @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025 Opening Ceremony. If you see me there, feel free to say hi: I'll be the brightly dressed man in a mullet (I'm pretty easy to spot)!
Coming to @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025 next week (or just in Brissie!) and need to fill in an evening? Why not come to Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition and hear some scientists crack some jokes! Wed 18/06, from 6pm at the BCEC, get your tix at: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/future-sci...
June 10, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Coming to @iccb2025.bsky.social #ICCB2025 next week (or just in Brissie!) and need to fill in an evening? Why not come to Future Science Talks: Comedy Edition and hear some scientists crack some jokes! Wed 18/06, from 6pm at the BCEC, get your tix at: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/future-sci...
Heading to #ICCB2025? Come see me talk about 🐟, #ConGen🧬 and citizen science! You can find me in the Participatory & Citizen Science session:
"Integrating Community and Genetics for Conservation Reintroductions of Freshwater Fishes" Mon, June 16, 14:27 - 14:31, Mezzanine Level Meeting Room M1
"Integrating Community and Genetics for Conservation Reintroductions of Freshwater Fishes" Mon, June 16, 14:27 - 14:31, Mezzanine Level Meeting Room M1
June 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The latest edition of Backyard Buddies: accidentally unearthing this gorgeous southern marbled gecko in the shed (who was rehomed in a nicer shelter by our pond). 🦎 #herpers
May 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The latest edition of Backyard Buddies: accidentally unearthing this gorgeous southern marbled gecko in the shed (who was rehomed in a nicer shelter by our pond). 🦎 #herpers
Had a great time sharing some of my #conservation #genetics research at Pint Of Science AU last night! With cool talks on plastic-eating bacteria and managing weeds in agriculture using AI, we had a nice cross-section of tech and the #environment. Also nice to get people excited about fish!! 🧬🐟🧪
May 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Had a great time sharing some of my #conservation #genetics research at Pint Of Science AU last night! With cool talks on plastic-eating bacteria and managing weeds in agriculture using AI, we had a nice cross-section of tech and the #environment. Also nice to get people excited about fish!! 🧬🐟🧪
You know you have your SO trained well when, despite his general fear of moths, he makes sure to snap a pic of a cool species during his morning commute (pinging @wa-moths.bsky.social)
May 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
You know you have your SO trained well when, despite his general fear of moths, he makes sure to snap a pic of a cool species during his morning commute (pinging @wa-moths.bsky.social)
Still fondly thinking about this study species sighting in the wild a few weeks ago: a Buchanan's snake-eyed skink on the trunk of a grass tree in Warwick Bushland, Perth. #herps🦎
April 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Still fondly thinking about this study species sighting in the wild a few weeks ago: a Buchanan's snake-eyed skink on the trunk of a grass tree in Warwick Bushland, Perth. #herps🦎
Expanding my #scicomm experience with something total different: a stand-up comedy show! If you're in Perth, join me and five other amazing scientists as we share our #science 🧪. You might learn. You might laugh. You will have a good time! Get your tix: www.perthcomedyfestival.com/event/future...
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Expanding my #scicomm experience with something total different: a stand-up comedy show! If you're in Perth, join me and five other amazing scientists as we share our #science 🧪. You might learn. You might laugh. You will have a good time! Get your tix: www.perthcomedyfestival.com/event/future...
Out now in Animal Conservation: our Special Issue on #conservation #translocations, following #ICTC2023, showcasing 12 awesome studies on the complexities of translocations. Feat. #birds, #marsupials, #lizards and #genetics, check it out here: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1469...
April 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Out now in Animal Conservation: our Special Issue on #conservation #translocations, following #ICTC2023, showcasing 12 awesome studies on the complexities of translocations. Feat. #birds, #marsupials, #lizards and #genetics, check it out here: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1469...
Going through my 2024 wildlife photos to update my site (theg-cat.com/wildlife-pho...) and almost forgot about this painterly shot of a little pied cormorant at Araluen Botanical Gardens mid last year! Goes to show that rain and overcast lighting goes a long way sometimes...
March 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Going through my 2024 wildlife photos to update my site (theg-cat.com/wildlife-pho...) and almost forgot about this painterly shot of a little pied cormorant at Araluen Botanical Gardens mid last year! Goes to show that rain and overcast lighting goes a long way sometimes...