New paper stemming from field work led by Emma Spencer assessing the impacts of the 2019/2020 megafires on vertebrate scavenging dynamics and carcass persistence rates: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dd… Much more scavenging research to come soon from eec_sydney #ProjectOzScav #GlobalEcoLab

We have Masters/PhD projects investigating post-fire recovery in the beautiful Blue Mountains. Both fauna and flora. Contact me if interested #ESAus21 Glenda Wardle Emma Spencer

Conservation Field Officer position available with WWF. You'd be working with the amazing and super friendly Leigh-Ann Woolley and you'd be out in the Kimberley. Great opportunity! nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2022/2001…

Say "Cheese"! Dingo poses for the camera at a carcass site #ProjectOzScav

New paper led by Rhys Cairncross: The predatory impacts of invasive European wasps on flies are facilitated by carcasses with open wounds - sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Follows on work (and video below) by Emma Spencer (sciencedirect.com/science/articl…) showing that wasps love carcasses...

Sunrise signals an early start in Kosciusko. Good to be back in the field. #fieldwork

Has anyone on the east coast of Australia noticed a big uptick in certain native species like the long-nosed bandicoot? Have you seen them appearing in areas not really seen before? I'm keen to hear about it if so! #WildOz #Floods #Fires

Unexpected, but v excited to see our ARC Linkage on Urban Rewilding get funded! Looking fwd to seeing what animals we can bring back to northern Sydney. Project has PhD stipends + employment, reach out if interested Dr John Martin Dr Alex Carthey Sydney Science eec_sydney Peter Banks

Dr Emma Spencer is the WWF_Australia Project Coordinator of Eyes on Recovery. This large scale camera trap project is measuring wildlife recovery from the 2019-20 bushfires. Hear Emma's talk at our #webinar tomorrow! 📸 🔗 bit.ly/3qaQj4l #conservation #technology

⚠️UPDATE: Severe Weather Warning issued for damaging #winds for higher parts of the #Illawarra, #SouthernTablelands and #BlueMountains regions. Winds to become gusty and possibly reach up to 90 km/h from early Sunday morning. Latest warning at bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/

Seeking expressions of interest for 3 PhD projects on rewilding in urban Sydney. ARC Linkage project with funded stipend options $35.8K/year and great industry partners + collaborators. Full details: thomasnewsome.com/student-opport…

Our office for the day. Blue Mountains Bushfire Recovery project. Emma Spencer Elise Verhoeven Sydney Science

Eyes on Recovery is a collaborative effort between WWF, Conservation Intl, Google, and on-ground land managers & researchers to track wildlife recovery after the 2019-20 bushfires. Find out more about this innovative project from Emma Spencer and @tracyrout at #ESAus23!

"There are many things that scientists do that can be done in various ways. Do them in whatever way works for you." Sounds obvious, but most of us get caught up with what we think is "the right way", causing stress & squashing our creativity. dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/its…