Bronwyn Fancourt

Good news! #Lyrebirds were thought to be at risk of extinction following recent bushfires. But our post-bushfire camera surveys are revealing lyrebirds are widespread & doing well at this study site in northern NSW, with lyrebirds detected on ~25% of our cameras @DingoResearch

@howlingdingo Very nifty indeed. The tech gurus that develop these algorithms are amazing!

Using AI to detect and identify Kangaroo Island’s #feralcats on 4G cameras is helping eradication efforts on the Dudley Peninsula abc.net.au/news/2021-07-3…

@ricardomics @OutbackEco It can help identify areas of high cat activity in which to focus control efforts, and detect ‘missed’ individuals on a timely basis, but so many potential applications for end users!

Got a 2.4 GPA my first semester in college. Thought maybe I wasn’t cut out for engineering. Today I’ve landed two spacecraft on Mars, and am now designing one for the Moon. STEM is hard for everyone. Grades ultimately aren’t what matter. Curiosity and perseverance matter.

@DamianMorrant @BrianBettong @MoyleTali @BushHeritageAus @MulligansFlat @scribblygum_ @ZoosVictoria @teamswiftparrot @EuanRitchie1 @MFGO_Exp @davidghamilton1 Definitely not an eastern quoll. For more detailed analysis of the images and explanation from an expert in identifying Tasmanian mammals, see here: facebook.com/1100755682/pos…

@DamianMorrant @BrianBettong @MoyleTali @BushHeritageAus @MulligansFlat @scribblygum_ @ZoosVictoria @teamswiftparrot @EuanRitchie1 @MFGO_Exp @davidghamilton1 It’s a Tasmanian pademelon. It’s not a bettong or eastern quoll.

@dr_cairns @DingoResearch @QuollOz It doesn’t in eastern quolls. If a young is lost during first 65 days (when young are fused to teat), that teat will regress. Once detached, if young are lost, remaining young move around and use all active teats. So teat number can be > no. of young alive (Merchant et al 1984)

@DingoResearch Q: how well does # of enlarged teats in a female quoll pouch relate to actual number of young weaned? @QuollOz @BronFancourt

Our paper on aerial baiting and #quolls is available online. We found aerial baiting does not negatively affect females and their pouch young. Thanks to Dr Andrew Claridge for his lead on this. publish.csiro.au/WR/WR20109

Latest #Bogong moth counts from Mt Gingera in #Namadgi NP are only a little better than last year and still well down on historical levels. #aestivation sites on Mt Gingera may be becoming too hot. See: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #drought #bogongmoth #AgrotisInfusa #migration

@PeterCaley1 Not good

A great job with a really super team!

119 eastern #quolls in only 2 hours of spotlighting! Just another night on Bruny Island... Two years ago today. #quollcentral #Tasmania #wildoz #mammalwatching

@ManuSaunders Especially when the captive breeding was for Tasmanian species that weren't affected by fires. Similarly disappointed.

Our latest research investigating ways to improve #feralcat management, published today in the Journal of Environmental Management. Free to download until 19 January. authors.elsevier.com/a/1c9%7EM14Z6t…

Another female #quoll joins the team. She's been frequently detected on a nearby camera for the last 6 months. #wildoz #PhD

Soon we will be advertising for a #postdoc and a cohort of PhDs to join our #feralcat project. If you’re interested in ecology, wildlife management, invasive species biology or associated disciplines, get your cv ready.

The @NESP_TSR Cat team are finalists in the @austmus @eurekaprizes – what a privilege to work with such a great team of researchers! @Hugh_Davies2015 @AStoboWilson @TimDoherty_ @HohnenRosie @Hayley_Geyle @GeorgiaGarrard @DianaF1080 @BronFancourt @AarontheEcolog @AlexKutt

Only in Canada 🇨🇦

Today was a seven #quoll day! New record for my #phd. Thanks to all quolls who participated #wildoz Ping @DingoResearch @BronFancourt

Our post-bushfire #quoll surveys in December last year found Jacinda, our first juvenile female survivor at one of our long-term predator monitoring sites. Today we found her still going strong, with 3 baby quolls on board. The new generation @hpmilne @JaimeHeiniger @beccherubin

@teamswiftparrot I had no idea. Thanks for the insight!

@BronFancourt Agree- smell is consistently under appreciated in birds

Anyone else have velociraptors at their study sites? #WildOz #cameratrap