@AdamToomes

Postdoctoral researcher investigating drivers and dynamics of the Australian illegal wildlife trade. All views are my own.

 Adelaide, South Australia
linkedin.com/in/adam-toomes-ecology
Joined January 2018
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Australian reptiles worth tens of thousands being smuggled in socks and chocolate boxes 9news.com.au/national/animal…

Creatures hidden inside these socks could be worth $25k

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A recent study by @UniofAdelaide's Dr. Phill Cassey & Sebastian Chekunov reveals that 16% of Australian reptile species & 3% of frog species are traded globally. Illegal smuggling persists despite a 1982 export ban. 🔍 Key Findings : tinyurl.com/2y59j3uh 📷Sebastian Chekunov
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For an easier read, here's a wonderful article in @ConversationEDU about our research into the international trade of Australian herps 🐍🦎 @InvasionEcology @AdamToomes @taaprowse @OliverStringham theconversation.com/we-found…

We found 1 in 6 Australian reptile species traded as pets overseas, despite the export ban

The first comprehensive overview of trade in Australian reptiles and frogs worldwide shows more species should be listed for monitoring under the international convention on wildlife trade.

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Pet fish in an aquarium? We want this 🤩 We love this 💙 We need this 👏 Pet fish in our rivers? Yeah, we don't need this 🙅‍♀️🚫 Follow the link to listen to my chat with @AustRiverRestor about keeping pet fish where they belong! arrc.au/why-your-pet-fish-do… #AquaticInvasiveSpecies
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Proud to be presenting my research again at #biosym24 on the Australian invertebrate trade and its implications for biosecurity 🐌 Thank you to everyone who organised such a great event (and for choosing to host it on the sunny Gold Coast ☀️)
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A chameleon, a viper and a poisonous toad are just a few animals that may sneak into Australia unless we stay vigilant, research finds @MonashUni theconversation.com/alien-in…

‘Alien invasion’: researchers identify which exotic animals may soon hitchhike into Australia

Invasive alien species become much harder and more expensive to manage as they establish and spread through the landscape. So preventing their arrival is vital.

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Adam Toomes retweeted
Arman Pili@arman_pili16 Jul 2024
(1/13) 🧪 Exciting news! My 3rd PhD paper is hot out of the science oven! 🌟📚🌍We've developed a groundbreaking #tool for #forecasting potential invaders to prevent future #biologicalInvasions! 👽 READ ON @MonashBiol @chapple_lab #InvasiveAlienSpecies onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Forecasting potential invaders to prevent future biological invasions worldwide

We developed a reliable, robust and defensible tool that can identify attributes of invading alien species and predict which species worldwide, with no prior history of invasion, have the potential...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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UN Crime Commission is meeting in Vienna. Join us for a deep dive into the benefits of the 3 existing #UNTOC Protocols - on trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants & firearms trafficking - & what lessons they hold for potential new Protocols #endwildlifecrime @ADMCapFound
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Adam Toomes retweeted
ICCWC
@ICCWC_WFC10 May 2024
📣 Save the date! The launch of the @UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 will be live streamed next week. 📺 Watch the livestream here: bit.ly/3yfT9fN 🗓️ Monday, 13 May 2024 🕑 13.00 CET See more info ⤵️
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With growing enthusiasm in gardening to help wildlife, which simple features will help the most native species? After 5,795 wildlife surveys in 30 WA towns by 243 citizen scientists the results are in. 212 vertebrate native wildlife species used the gardens and only 4 non-natives. One type of feature attracted more wildlife and diversity than any other? Can you guess which? Awesome project by @UWAAlbanyCentre and @PerthNRM biodiversitycouncil.org.au/n…
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The #EU is a global hub for #wildlife #trade. 12 researchers, inc. WildCRU's @verissimodiogo, propose ways current #regulations could be improved to track all species, observe laws of species’ home countries & ensure sustainability of legal traffic. See: bit.ly/3TvrW0U
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New #preprint led by @AliceCHughes and Ben Marshall looks into 22 years of #wildlife #trade in the US. When LEMIS data is combined with CITES records, the US imported over 29,445 species. With @carol_sayuri_ and many others researchsquare.com/article/r… @libre_research @CE3CResearch
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I'm super excited to share the first chapter from my PhD! We examined 14,000 online advertisements to discover which pet birds Australians are interested in, what traits make them popular, and how this relates to the risk of new invasive species 💻🦜🔍 rdcu.be/dtNsV
A phylogenetic tree of all parrots and passerines found in online trade, with bar graphs of their traded abundance and images of the twelve most traded species: Java Sparrow, Gouldian Finch, Domestic Canary, European Goldfinch, Rainbow Lorikeet, Budgerigar, Rosy-faced Lovebird, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Green-cheeked Parakeet, Cockatiel, Zebra Finch, and Painted Finch.

ALT A phylogenetic tree of all parrots and passerines found in online trade, with bar graphs of their traded abundance and images of the twelve most traded species: Java Sparrow, Gouldian Finch, Domestic Canary, European Goldfinch, Rainbow Lorikeet, Budgerigar, Rosy-faced Lovebird, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Green-cheeked Parakeet, Cockatiel, Zebra Finch, and Painted Finch.

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🎉Congrats to @LizReed_palaeo for her Images of L&T Comp win, run by the @uofalib. Check out her pic + also @GrutznerFrank @AdamToomes & Lachlan McLeod's submissions. Visit adelaide.edu.au/library/libr… or L4 of the Hub til 13/11. Also People's Choice Award voting til midnight 12/11.
Liz's image ‘The thrill of discovery’ shows two of Liz’s students, Rachel Atkins and Rhianna Power, who were photographed excavating 78,000-year-old megafauna fossils in a cave at Naracoorte during their Field Palaeontology course.

ALT Liz's image ‘The thrill of discovery’ shows two of Liz’s students, Rachel Atkins and Rhianna Power, who were photographed excavating 78,000-year-old megafauna fossils in a cave at Naracoorte during their Field Palaeontology course.

Prof Frank Grutzner's submission ‘Colouring in the human genome’

ALT Prof Frank Grutzner's submission ‘Colouring in the human genome’

Dr Adam Toomes' submission ‘Long term monitoring of Australian arid ecosystems’

ALT Dr Adam Toomes' submission ‘Long term monitoring of Australian arid ecosystems’

PhD student Lachlan McLeod's entry ‘Embark on a voyage into the world of marine ecology’

ALT PhD student Lachlan McLeod's entry ‘Embark on a voyage into the world of marine ecology’

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Feeling very privileged to have met @HugePossum and Karen Possingham last week. Thank you again for the Possingham Supplementary Scholarship, and for supporting me and my research 🦂🪲
Hugh Possingham@HugePossum23 Oct 2023
Privileged to meet Charlie Lassaline - recipient of the second Possingham Supplementary Scholarship. She told us about her intriguing research into invertebrate wildlife trade, lots of spiders blogs.adelaide.edu.au/enviro… @UniofAdelaide @Biodivcouncil @environmentinst
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Online #plant trade in Australia has a dark side! Our author @jacob_ecosphere and his team uncovered shocking details: hundreds of prohibited #weeds are invading the country's environment and agriculture through public online marketplaces. blog.pensoft.net/2023/10/06/…

Hundreds of weeds found illegally advertised online in Australia

A research team led by Jacob Maher discovered thousands of online advertisements for weeds that are prohibited in Australia due to their harmful impact on the country’s environment and agriculture.

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It’s finally arrived! 🚨 Tickets for our annual quiz night go on sale today! Join us on the 20th October for our biggest fundraiser of the year - enjoy some top-notch trivia and your chance to win some fantastic prizes🥇 Tickets ➡️ eventbrite.com.au/e/2023-bss…
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This isn't going to blow any minds, but I just pushed some updates to #Rstats #phytools for the plotting method phylo.to.map for projecting a phylogeny onto a geographic map. More details on my blog: blog.phytools.org/2023/09/up….
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Want to do great stuff for great people? Habitat Innovation is currently looking for a Graduate to Mid-level Ecologist to join our close-knit, dynamic, fun and hard working team. Attractive package for the right person. Email us at [email protected] for full PD.
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Me in literally EVERY discussion on how individual consumer behaviour can solve the environmental crisis. Thank you @TadhgHickey
Tadhg
@TadhgHickey30 Aug 2023
Top tips to save our planet 🌏
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