Aly Ross

Let the long weekend begin! For this Easter-themed #tbt here's my favourite video ever: a bilby popping out of a burrow to say hey right as we were standing next to it. Captured at @AridRecovery in S Australia 😍 #PhDlife

📣 Calling all volunteers 📣 We’re seeking caretakers to assist at our Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary (QLD) from 6 October – 20 October. For more information 👉 bit.ly/AWC-volunteer-… 📸 Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis) calling beside Sawpit Waterhole. W Lawler/AWC

Applications open tomorrow for our 2024 Ecology and Internship Program! 👍🌟 Each internship is designed to provide an exciting training program, with mentorship and ongoing feedback from a team of experienced ecologists. Read more and apply here 👉 bit.ly/AWCIntern

An absolute pleasure to work with @DrFayClark @EBaBlab @CCCAnimals on this review. Saving species from extinction with ex-situ care involves conserving their behavior and cognitive mechanisms too! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

@awconservancy So good to see them doing well 😍

#ExcitingNews – AWC ecologists have encountered the first new independent young Northern Bettong at Mt Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary (QLD), following their historic reintroduction earlier this year. More 👉 bit.ly/AWC-MtZero-Bab… 📷 N John/AWC

Get ready to get busy with spotting a #platypus in our collaboration with @AusConservation on the #platyproject. Your help is vital for understanding how platypuses are fairing across the many creeks and rivers they inhabit. @UNSWScience . Go to: platy-project.acf.org.au

💥NEW PAPER💥 the syllabuses we use to teach our young scientists are misleading and fail to acknowledge the contributions of #WomenInSTEM. 145 unique scientists across all states and territories and only 1 of them a woman? Disgraceful and inaccurate. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

New research shows contributions of women and diverse communities are underrepresented in Australian high school #STEM courses. 📉 Researchers, including AWC Wildlife Ecologist Dr Alexandra Ross, have outlined actions to correct the bias. 👇 via @SBS sbs.com.au/news/article/o…

It’s been an honour to assist with the translocation of 80 golden bandicoots from the Kimberley & Barrow Island into the expansive feral free exclosure at Newhaven Sanctuary - the bandicoots join mala, bilby, woylie, boodie & central rock rats - well done team 👌

The contributions of female scientists is being excluded from the education of our youngest scientists, leading to lower engagement and long-term reduction in STEM diversity which reduces innovation and problem-solving. 💥 Our new paper out TODAY 💥 sbs.com.au/news/article/o…

Do you remember yesterday's global surface air temperature record? It just got shattered again:

River regulation in Australia... Downstream of a large dam at 98% capacity but no water being released to support freshwater species. Guess no platypuses here anymore...

#InternSpotlight: Sophia Jackson, AWC Conservation and Ecology Intern. Sophia started her internship with us in February this year. Learn more about Sophia’s intern experience 👉 australianwildlife.org/meet-awcs-inte… 📷 AWC #AWC #InternSpotlight #Internships #Conservation

@carlystarr82 @astro_katross has a spreadsheet of women in stem! Got the link kat?

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren researchers returned to the Kimberley last month for the first time since the region was hit by January’s devastating floods. Learn what they found 👉 bit.ly/AWC-PCFW 📸 Ariana La Porte/@MonashUni

We are getting reports of sick and dead #frogs in #Australia again this winter. 😢 We need your help to investigate. Please report any sick or dead frogs you see to calls@frogid.net.au & support our investigation if you can. More: australian.museum/blog/amri-news…

We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to begin in 2024. The project will focus on the conservation of platypuses in regulated rivers and will entail fieldwork. The student will be enrolled @UNSWScience and be part of @CES_UNSW. DM for info or email us.

My new favorite R package for uncovering distributions. And I made a free tutorial to help you get up to speed. #rstats buff.ly/43Cpx6B

🐾🛰️ Are you running (or designing) an animal tracking project and are not sure how long to track your animals for? Or how often to collect new locations? Then check out our application published in @MethodsEcolEvol (Early View!) doi.org/10.1111/2041-2… #rstats #rshiny #ecology