Olfactory misinformation provides refuge to palatable plants from mammalian browsing nature.com/articles/s4155…

A short article we wrote for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand - ‘Animals keep eating precious plants – we used ‘smell misinformation’ to keep them away’ theconversation.com/animals-keep-e…

Each year, plant-eating animals do billions of dollars of damage to valuable plants. According to new research from Patrick Finnerty + colleagues (University of Sydney), this reliance on smell can nudge wallabies away from vulnerable native tree seedlings. theconversation.com/animals-keep-e…

Researchers have discovered a new way to prevent plant loss caused by hungry herbivores 🦘 The study opens up possibilities for a lower-cost, more humane strategy for plant conservation that’s based on the herbivores' natural foraging cues 🌱 🔗 ow.ly/Npvc50QyzIC

Thrilled to see our recently published work with Nature Portfolio out in the wild 🌱

Taylor isn't the only Swift flying long distances! 🦜️✈️ Critically endangered Swift Parrots undertake the longest migration of any parrot species worldwide (Tasmania ➡️ Southeast #Australia). 📸 A. Puglielli

Honestly, talk of how do we support more people to go to uni makes me so angry. How about we make uni free for students & don't saddle them with massive debt? Funding? We find $$$$$ for fossil fuel subsidies, supporting property speculation & subs we don't need. Start there.

Save the date! AWMS is holding a 3-hour graphical abstract workshop on Friday the 26th of July 2024. The workshop will be a hybrid event held at the University of Sydney with remote locations and online options available. More details to come in the next few months - stay tuned!

A nice write up about scavengers, including a feature on our work in Australia "Everyone scavenges: From pole to equator, nature's recyclers perform a widespread and largely unheralded service" doi.org/10.1093/biosci…

🚨 Join us for our upcoming workshop: "A picture tells a thousand words: how to prepare an informative graphical abstract" with host Jenna Bytheway. 📅 Date: 26 July, 2024 🕑 Time: 2:00 PM AEST To find out more and register, visit: awms.org.au

We're excited to announce that Abstracts are open for the 37th AWMS conference, held in Fremantle, Australia, on 03-05 December 2024. Abstracts close on August 31. Submit an abstract today! Submit an abstract: form.jotform.com/241823657301857 Find out more here: awms.org.au/conference/

AWMS are delighted to see that the Sensory Conservation team from the USYD University of Sydney took out the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. This team features AWMS members Peter Banks Peter Banks, Catherine Price, Patt Finnerty Patt Finnerty. Congratulations! 🌿🦘🐘

‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold, writes Patt Finnerty + @newsomeTM University of Sydney theconversation.com/vegetarian-pos…

I am truly honoured to receive this year's Ecological Society of Australia Next Generation Ecologist Award. This recognition means a great deal to me and reflects the invaluable support and guidance I've received from so many incredible mentors and colleagues. University of Sydney

Brushtail possums are becoming recognised as key clean-up-crew members for local carcasses in Australia. We explore how widespread possum scavenging on carrion varies based on bioregion, habitat, and season. Patt Finnerty Ecological Society of Australia Wiley Ecology & Evolution bit.ly/3YbYb7t

Excited to see our research into #SensoryConservation on African elephants out today in Functioanl Ecology. Using the smell of plants elephants naturally avoid, we can gently nudge these giants away from areas we don't want them to be. shorturl.at/eQhGm Sydney Science