Looking for recent graduates to join us in 2023 for our immersive conservation internship experience. Interns become part of the team for 3 months and get their hands dirty in land management and ecological monitoring. Apply by 28 Oct aridrecovery.org.au/internships/

It's very soggy at Arid Recovery Great news for the desert ecosystem, superbly primed to take advantage of good times. Less great for the team who are hampered by quagmires, road closures & mozzies. They're doing their best to get on with it. 📸Kylie McQualter & Molly Barlow

An unexpected find in a cat trap. Echidnas are ubiquitous across the country, but few and far between in the arid zone. Not the easiest to coax out of a trap! Nathan had to pull out the riggers gloves & had the privilege of a close look at this incredible animal. 📸 @shornwater

Power of the humble sprout pushing through hard earth 📸Jack Bilby

My first foray into remote DSLR camera trapping. This pair of boodies were more than happy to investigate the weird new equipment near their house. On the left is the adult offspring of the female (right) but still hangs out with his mum even though she has a new baby on the way.

Macca the bilby came out in the heat for the Roxby Downs Christmas Pageant 🎄 So delighted to have the biggest event of the year back and to see the whole town come out for the street party. Arid Recovery ute scrubs up alright with bilby ears and nose too 😉

La nina had one more trial for us this year⛈️ Intense storm cell pelted part of the reserve with hail so heavy it defoliated all the vegetation. Rushing water knocked the fence flat for 50m. A terrifying sight for Nathan checking the fence! Ok again now after some rapid repairs.

Season's greetings from all of us at Arid Recovery 🎄

Feral cats are booming off good seasons here so we’re glad for extra Felixers through a Thylation grant as extra management tools. Read about this conservation tech in our latest blog: aridrecovery.org.au/thylation-gran…

Dead plants are essential for productivity in the arid zone. In the "brown food web" nutrients cycle from dead plants➡️termites ➡️small predators like geckoes. Overgrazing by kangaroos disrupts the web. Cosmos @imma_perfetto Graeme Finlayson cosmosmagazine.com/nature/overgra…

I want to take issue with Arid Recovery being labelled a “cat food farm” 🫤 but it does seed the landscape with so many dispersing natives that cats are drawn to patrolling the perimeter. Another challenge to balance for safe havens

Still a long road to real recovery for Australia’s threatened species. Safe havens are great, but just a stop-gap. Important to recognise in the debate about de-listing species. Arid Recovery co-founders Katherine Moseby & John Read in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/amp/threatened…

New podcast! BiologySociety_SA interviews Arid Recovery Chief Executive Katherine Tuft on desert ecosystems & threatened species… and what it takes to get hard-won wins in conservation. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/bss…

This inappropriate goanna shat on the bench and everted his hemipenes in front of everybody. On #InternationalWomen’sDay no less! Pitfall trapping @ ⁦Arid Recovery⁩

Those cheeks! 😘 Plains mouse during annual pitfall trapping ⁦Arid Recovery⁩ Bumper year for the threatened species in the cat-free reserve after good seasons

Top people helping out on the survey this year, as always. 26 years of data now from pitfall trapping small reptiles & mammals at ⁦Arid Recovery⁩

Young reptiles out in force this year, breeding off good seasons. This is a baby netted dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis) ⁦Arid Recovery⁩

We are excited to announce Katherine Tuft as a speaker for #climateadaptation2023 Learn more about Katherine, her work with Arid Recovery, and the importance of adaptation for threatened species: ivvy.com.au/event/CA2023/s… DCCEEW #NESP NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub