The Threatened Species Bake Off is ON! Celebrate threatened plants and animals by baking a look-a-like. Share a photo to raise awareness. To enter, post your photo to social media using the hashtag #TSBakeOff2023 . Entries open today and close 24 Sep. More: bit.ly/45jIwE9

Our threatened species need you! 🫵
The Saving Native Species (Priority Species) grant opportunity is now open: business.gov.au/snspa
Funding will support organisations taking practical action to support the species prioritised in the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032.

The 2023 Threatened Species Bake Off is coming soon!👩‍🍳 Your annual opportunity to get creative in the kitchen to raise awareness about threatened species. Entries open 24 August and close 24 September. This year's theme: Loving the Unlovely and Getting to Know the Unknown

Have your say about Southern Cassowary recovery!

A new National Recovery Plan has been drafted for the Southern Cassowary. Open for comment until 6 September 2023.
dcceew.gov.au/environment/bi…

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Birdlife's Swift Parrot Search is now underway 🔭🐦
They need help to undertake surveys at permanent monitoring sites across the Swifties' mainland range.

Fine out more and register to take part here: birdlife.org.au/events/swift-p…

Checking in seahorses to their new hotels🏨🌊

This week Kerry from my office helped release captive bred White's Seahorses into seahorse hotels built by scientists from NSW DPI fisheries.

This great project is a collaboration between NSW DPI and SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

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Happy international day of plant health everyone! And thanks Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry environmental biosecurity colleagues for inviting me to speak about the recovery of threatened plants, and to lean more about plant health initiatives around Australia at this morning’s science exchange.

A gift fit for a King 👑

To mark the King’s Coronation, the Commonwealth has provided a gift to the King in the form of a $10,000 donation to the Friends of the Western Ground Parrot.

Congrats to the Friends of group and to all involved in the recovery of this special species!

🐨 Don’t get caught napping – Koala Community Grants closing soon! 🚨
Round 2 of the Saving Koalas Fund community grants is now open, with funding to protect and restore koala habitats in Queensland, NSW and ACT. But hurry, applications close May 9th!
business.gov.au/skfc

Congrats to the recent winners of Australian Biosecurity Awards🎖️
In particular congrats to PIRSA for their work to eradicate feral pigs from Kangaroo Island and Bob Makinson from ANPC for his work driving action to address myrtle rust!

Quoll central at Mulligans Flat tonight, and Bettongs galore. How great is it to have this predator-free sanctuary for threatened species right here in Canberra. Sorry no Quoll pics but see if you can spot the wolf spider.

The Greater Bilby’s future will be more secure for Easters to come thanks to a new Recovery Plan for the Greater Bilby announced today by the Prime Minister and Minister Plibersek. Congratulations to Kev Bradley and the Bilby recovery team. Art © Jodie and Nolia Ward

Choose #BilbiesNotBunnies this easter!
A number of companies donate a portion of the profits from every Easter Bilby sold to conservation efforts. Chocolate is chocolate, and when given the choice I will always support our native species over introduced ferals.

Biodiversity conservation doesn’t just happen in national parks. DCCEEW is developing a framework to recognise conservation areas or ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in Australia. You can have a say. Consultation until 21/4/2023. fal.cn/3wZqt

Interesting research by UNSW about native plants with no photos, making it hard to conserve them. Turns out plants are affected by charisma bias too!

I'm keen to take up the challenge and take photos of our unique, if not charismatic, plants.

More: fal.cn/3wVxJ

I recently chaired the 13th meeting of the Feral Cat Taskforce.

Great to hear reports on success, challenges, and progress underway nationally to tackle the threat of feral cats.

Learn more about the taskforce and read the communiqué from the meeting: dcceew.gov.au/environment/in…

Such a privilege to join you on Aṉangu country for the launch of Mulyamiji March. Western science and traditional knowledge joining forces = Tjukara recovery. And getting kids on country and hearing Tjukara stories from the Elders = keeping culture strong

Saving Koalas Fund Community Grants are back for round two, with $5mil available to community groups across Qld, NSW, and the ACT 🐨

Grants can support a range of activities that improve the extent, quality, and connectivity of the koala's habitat.
More: business.gov.au/grants-and-pro…