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James Vandersteen

@Field_Ecologist

Field Ecologist | Conservationist | Naturalist | PhD at @UNSW/@unswbees investigating the role of dingoes as apex predators in the Australian Alps.

 Sydney
Joined June 2019
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Thomas Newsome@NewsomeTM2 Oct 2024
More detailed information on possums as scavengers, including from multiple bioregions: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… and a summary here, enjoy: theconversation.com/vegetari…
Brushing up on carcass consumption: Investigating spatiotemporal scavenging dynamics of brushtail...

Brushing up on carcass consumption: Investigating spatiotemporal scavenging dynamics of brushtail...

Although considered primarily herbivorous, brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) are increasingly becoming recognised as key members of local scavenger guilds in Australia. However, our underst...

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‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold, writes @Patt_Finnerty + @newsomeTM @Sydney_Uni theconversation.com/vegetari…
‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold

‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold

In Australia, people tend to think carnivores lead the clean-up crew after an animal dies. But brushtail possums – thought to be plant-eaters – also eat carcasses.

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Benjamin Viola@BM_Viola19 Aug 2024
New paper discussing various approaches to marine wildlife surveys from vessels of opportunity! Such a wonderful voyage with many memorable moments. Here, we also provide an open access dataset describing sightings off Tasmania's west coast. nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
A quantitative assessment of continuous versus structured methods for the detection of marine...

A quantitative assessment of continuous versus structured methods for the detection of marine...

Scientific Reports - A quantitative assessment of continuous versus structured methods for the detection of marine mammals and seabirds via opportunistic shipboard surveys

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Dr Kylie Cairns@dr_cairns18 May 2024
Replying to @Field_Ecologist
@Field_Ecologist and others talking about ACT dingoes. Yes some have odd coat colours, but this doesn’t change the fact that they are dingoes and a native animal. Policy needs to evolve with changing scientific knowledge. abc.net.au/news/2024-05-18/n… @UNSWScience @unswbees @mikeletnic
Little is known about the dingoes living in the ACT, but one researcher is trying to change that

Little is known about the dingoes living in the ACT, but one researcher is trying to change that

Concerns have been raised over the current assumptions about the ACT's dingoes, and it's hoped more understanding can help the animals coexist with humans and other species.

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Emmy Groves@EmGrovesy17 May 2024
Dingoes in Namadgi!?! #canberra abc.net.au/news/2024-05-18/n… 🐈‍⬛🐶🐕🐾 @UNSW @Field_Ecologist @dr_cairns @marisa_paterson @RebeccaVassarot @georgievpurcell
Little is known about the dingoes living in the ACT, but one researcher is trying to change that

Little is known about the dingoes living in the ACT, but one researcher is trying to change that

Concerns have been raised over the current assumptions about the ACT's dingoes, and it's hoped more understanding can help the animals coexist with humans and other species.

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Thomas Newsome@NewsomeTM3 May 2024
A nice write up about scavengers, including a feature on our work in Australia "Everyone scavenges: From pole to equator, nature's recyclers perform a widespread and largely unheralded service" doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae0…
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This is amazing and very welcome news for Wilkerr (dingoes) in Northwestern Victoria! "Effective from 14 March, the Dingo Unprotection Order will conclude in north west Victoria" premier.vic.gov.au/striking-… An excellent decision, @Steve_Dimo & @RosSpenceMP. Thank you!
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Mike Letnic@mikeletnic17 Jan 2024
Just back from Namadji National Park with @Field_Ecologist who is looking at the effects of dingoes on alpine ecosystems. We saw plenty of dingoes including one with a great big rip in its side.
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Incredible to watch tens of thousands of Grey-headed Flying-fox megabats (Pteropus poliocephalus 🦇) leave their roost at sunset to forage for nectar overnight - so many that they're accidentally mapped as rain on the @BOM_au weather radar! 🤯 #wildoz – at Smiths Lake, New South Wales
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explore.org@exploreorg16 Nov 2023
The bear cams were still on to capture this wolf in his finest moment.
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The scale of the fires currently burning across northern Australia is pretty unfathomable. This animation visualises just the last two months of fire captured by #DEAHotspots - for context, the map covers an area larger than France, Spain and Germany combined...
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Benjamin Viola@BM_Viola23 Oct 2023
New paper out today exploring the marine habitat use of Snow Petrels tracked from East Antarctica! Funnily enough, I’m currently on my way to Mawson station for a summer (6 months) to build upon this work with @AusAntarctic @IMASUTAS Link to paper: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Dr Kylie Cairns@dr_cairns7 Oct 2023
Short note describing instances of dingoes killing foxes by @HWConflict et al. doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.030 An discovery during radio tracking GPS collared dingoes on the NSW coast.
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Read this powerful declaration from First Nations peoples calling for an end to the persecution of dingoes. More here theguardian.com/environment/… by @donnadlu
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Have you voted for #TeamDingo in #AusMammalOfTheYear yet? Show your support before 10am today 👉 cosmosmagazine.com/nature/am… Molly likes reading about dingoes at bedtime.
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Wow, did not see that coming, the platypus, gone! #TeamDingo persists! Vote now at cosmosmagazine.com/nature/am… #AusMammalOfTheYear @CosmosMagazine

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Thomas Newsome@NewsomeTM17 Aug 2023
Pleased to advertise a 2 year Postdoctoral Fellow to join my lab group (thomasnewsome.com/) to work on an ARC funded project with a focus on rewilding and conservation. Please share! Full details: nrmjobs.com.au/jobs/2023/200…
About Me

About Me

University of Sydney

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Karina Sorrell@KarinaSorrell8 Aug 2023
The next part of the story in flying #drones for #science is out! We show despite #seabirds regularly interacting with drones during many hours of flight time for population surveys, operations could still be safely completed. Take a read here: doi.org/10.3390/drones708051…
A figure of a drone and seabird interaction behaviours

ALT A figure of a drone and seabird interaction behaviours

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Guy Ballard@DingoResearch27 Jul 2023
A #feralcat watching an endangered #malleefowl We’re getting some amazing insights from our #cameratraps #PEST research
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@theprojecttv17 Jul 2023
A woman has been mauled by a pack of dingoes on K'Gari Island while jogging on the beach, prompting calls for the dangerous animals to be put down.

Woman Attacked By Pack Of Dingoes On K'Gari

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Dr Lee Raye@LeafyHistory18 Jul 2023
I'm just ever so excited to announce that today is release day! My book is now officially out!🙀💚 THE ATLAS OF EARLY MODERN WILDLIFE catalogues the state of nature in Britain and Ireland between 1519-1772 CE. I've found some astonishing records!! 🐺🦫🦅🦃🐳🐟🐢🐍🦞🦐
Book cover on a snowy background with eagle faded in: The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife: Britain and Ireland between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution, by Lee Raye, from Pelagic Publishing. The cover has a wolf on it

ALT Book cover on a snowy background with eagle faded in: The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife: Britain and Ireland between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution, by Lee Raye, from Pelagic Publishing. The cover has a wolf on it

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