Animal behaviour, welfare and sensory ecology - Joy Tripovich

15/12/2021

Helping our furry friends from fretting during a storm

Have La Niña’s storms got your furry friend feeling stressed? A UNSW Sydney animal ecologist gives advice on how to help them – and you – get through the dreary days.

13/12/2021

01/04/2021

Um wow!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-30/baby-blue-whale-in-wa-waters-a-game-changer/13281650?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf244422215&utm_campaign=abc_adelaide&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf244422215=1

06/02/2021

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eaba4658

Sound travels faster and farther in water than in air. Over evolutionary time, many marine organisms have come to rely on sound production, transmission, and reception for key aspects of their lives. These important behaviors are threatened by an increasing cacophony in the marine environment as hum...

01/02/2020

Cutting back the wildlife trade has a win-win effect of both protecting species that are harvested from the wild and of reducing spillover of new viruses.”

With confirmed cases in multiple countries, health officials are looking to similar outbreaks from the past and seeing a common thread.

12/12/2019

Always knew Grandma's were important

Post-menopausal orcas tied to an increase in calf survival by providing food, care, and guidance.

27/11/2019

Amazing research on blue whales...

Scientists have finally been able to monitor the heart rate of the majestic blue whale and even though they expected a low heart rate, the actual heart rate when it is hunting is astoundingly low.

09/09/2019

"If the habitat loss trend continues, two things are certain: more species will become threatened with extinction, and more species will become extinct."

A staggering 7.7 million hectares of critical habitat has been destroyed since environment laws were enacted - and 93% was not referred to the federal government for assessment.

03/09/2019

We are looking for a PhD candidate to investigate song learning in critically endangered Regent Honeyeaters

PhD Project - Understanding song learning in critically endangered Regent Honeyeaters at Australian National University, listed on FindAPhD.com

16/08/2019

How much damage is potentially caused by seismic surveys..a parliamentary inquiry would be welcomed

Controversial seismic surveys have now been proven to impact on rock lobsters in Tasmania.