Yesterday, Bob Brown took internationally renowned comedian and actor Bill Bailey into Tasmania’s ancient forests. “Only when you get close to them do you get a sense of the enormity of them" — Bill from under a towering giant.

Come over to bluesky, I've made a great starter pack too! Thinkers, empaths, writers, scientists, funny people, truth tellers…you get the gist. Non-exhaustive list! go.bsky.app/4ASwaLv

Sally McManus As they should but they’ve also; - approved dozens of new fossil fuel projects during a climate emergency - refused to lift millions of support payment recipients out of poverty after promising to leave no one behind - invested nothing in public housing despite massive wait li

Going to mention the really, really bad stuff too, Sally? Gaza, AUKUS, increased fossil fuel development, punishing whistleblowers, a piss weak NACC, EPBC Act reform fail, Raise the Rate, banning social media for children < 16…

Like all of us I'm leaving here soon. I'll just post some pics before I fly back to Aust on Friday. Needless to say I have enjoyed the engagement with people here, it's just that Musk is deplorable. I'll set up the blue sky thang soon enough. ( photo of Pororan island, B'ville)

Hi all, I think I'll move to bluesky for good *very soon*. The man child is just too much, and he's ruined this site and risks ruining the U.S. and globe.

Just an fyi - the blue s#y place is good

Updated my profile

Apparently Woodside called - I have updated today's cartoon accordingly theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'Catastrophic declines’: massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire. Based on Don Driscoll et al.'s paper out now in nature nature.com/articles/s4158… theconversation.com/catastrophic-d…

"Sites that had 3 or more fires in the 40 yrs prior had declines up to 93% larger than sites not burnt, or burnt once. So, frequent fuel-reduction burning, + any other fires, condemns many plants & animals to large, potentially catastrophic declines in the next bushfire."

abc.net.au/news/science/2… By Peter de Kruijff

Well, good people, this may be my last tweet. I've enjoyed making many friends & the great conversations over the years, especially before the man child took a blow torch to Twitter & opened the floodgates to hatred. You can find me on euan ritchie.bsky.social & elsewhere.

New research into the impacts of the 2019–20 megafire found that harm to biodiversity can be extreme in areas that are frequently, extensively, and severely burnt - fuel-reduction fire management strategies may be exacerbating a problem already worsened by climate change Deakin University

The Danger Lolly! 🐍🤯 How INCREDIBLE is this colour!!! 🧡🖤🤍 One of the most beautiful snakes I have ever seen, this Black-necked Coral Snake (Micrurus obscurus) looked more like a gummy than it did a real reptile! 😅 (1/3)

Forget the Rich List, I came in at #5 in Crikey ShitStirrer Index 2024. It recognises 10 Aussies who became nuisances to powerful institutions. I’d like to thank God, those who voted for me & of course WhatsApp Groups for making this dream possible crikey.com.au/2024/12/17/cri…

NSW’s native forest logging industry is bleeding money — $73M in losses over 4 years. Independent analysis find it’s 'not economically viable'. Time for Labor to deliver on its promise to end native forest logging & grow tourism-based economies. abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1…

Hopes for environmental law reform during the current term of federal government have been dashed, so what lies ahead for 'nature positive' next term? Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social) Jaana Dielenberg @OurANU Charles Darwin University Deakin University theconversation.com/labors-dumping…

New article on the #pollinationcrisis Down Under with my colleagues Prof Pyke, Zong-Xin Ren & Dr Gilpin, complementing that by Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social) & Prof Dimmo on Australia’s #biodiversitycrisis in Science Magazine #pollinators Invertebrates Australia 🪲 Taxonomy Australia science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Three experts consider what's required to protect and conserve Australia's natural wonders, from fighting invaders to stopping habitat loss and saving species. Prof. Euan Ritchie (@euanritchie.bsky.social) Martine Maron Charles Darwin University Deakin University UQ News theconversation.com/australians-wa…