@KateCCranney

Science communicator with a background in science (M. Sc.), communications, art and law. I translate science for impact. 🌱📝 https://xitter.cf/t.co/YxDi6IEKgJ. (She/her.)

 Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar /Perth
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Have you heard of "cod logs"? 🐟 🪵 Fantastic work by @GriffithARI scientists and their many collaborators in SEQ. This has been a great hub-funded project to work on and promote. A big thanks to @Griffith_Uni’s Carley Rosengreen who has led the charge in spruiking this story.
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub@NESPLandscapes30 Oct 2024
It's a cod in a log! 🐟🪵 For the first time, 'cod logs' carved out with chainsaws from hardwood trees have been deployed to create critical underwater homes in the Mary River catchment. A great story by @jenjnichols on @GriffithARI's hub-funded work. ➡️ abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-1…
A male cod in one of the logs acting as artificial habitats. Image: Griffith University, Australian Rivers Institute.

ALT A male cod in one of the logs acting as artificial habitats. Image: Griffith University, Australian Rivers Institute.

Two of the 'cod logs' before being deployed on the banks of the Mary River (Moonaboola) catchment. Image: Griffith University, Australian Rivers Institute.

ALT Two of the 'cod logs' before being deployed on the banks of the Mary River (Moonaboola) catchment. Image: Griffith University, Australian Rivers Institute.

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Bravo, @CowanMitch! Interesting research into how northern quolls use - and travel across - mining landscapes in the Pilbara region of WA. 🗺️ Mitch is now a research associate with @NESPLandscapes, working on 2 projects in @KakaduNationalP.
Charles Sturt University@CharlesSturtUni3 Sep 2024
🐾 Paving the way for better conservation #CharlesSturtUni PhD candidate @CowanMitch’s research investigates the movement and energy use of #northernquolls living in the #mining landscape of the Pilbara. This research was carried out under AEC approval from Charles Sturt #WildOz
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From dawn to dust, in 40°C+ heat, a team of Indigenous rangers, Parks Australia staff and hub researcher Dr Rachel Paltridge (@IDA_Australia) are searching for the burrows of Tjakuṟa: an endangered skink.🦎 Read the new @ausgeo article by @KateCCranney: ausgeo.co/tjakura
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The #Tjakuṟa, or great desert #skink, is facing a difficult battle for survival 🦎 Thankfully, #Indigenous rangers across the #Australian #desert have joined forces with @NESPLandscapes and @IDA_Australia to protect the iconic species: ausgeo.co/tjakura
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Have you heard of the vegan Dracula?! 🥬🧛‍♂️ A great article on lampreys and the work of hub researcher Dr Luke Carpenter-Bundhoo (@GriffithARI, @Griffith_Uni) and David Moffatt (@qldscience, @QldEnvironment). 📝 abc.net.au/news/2024-06-20/a… by @g_whiteside14. @DCCEEW @TSCommissioner

'Vegan Dracula' fish excites scientists after discovery in Queensland waterways

The finding bucks the belief that lamprey fish live in cold climates and gives researchers hope the species could be resistant to climate change.

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Sometimes cameras set up for night parrots capture a very different kind of bird!🦜 Indigenous rangers at #Ngururrpa IPA in Western Australia are working hard to protect the endangered night parrot. They're mapping its habitat and managing its predators, especially feral cats...
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Great work from the Digital Women Ranger Program, which is supported by @NESPLandscapes and many others. Check out this website for more on their work! healthycountryai.org/index.p… 🌱🦘💻🛰️ #IndigenousRangers @QldWomenRangers
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub@NESPLandscapes30 May 2024
Digital women rangers are Indigenous land and sea managers who are learning and sharing how to use data and digital technologies to help care for Country. 🌱🛰️ Our hub is proud to support the Digital Women Rangers collaboration. See their new report here! nesplandscapes.edu.au/wp-con…
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Did you catch @bmrg4nrm's Tom Espinoza on @abcnews radio today? He spoke about the Australian lungfish, and how scientists, Traditional Owners, government agencies, and landholders are working together to protect it.🔎🐟 abc.net.au/listen/programs/r… @qldscience @DCCEEW @Griffith_Uni
Lungfish surveyed in the Mary River (Image by ABC News: Chris Gillette)

ALT Lungfish surveyed in the Mary River (Image by ABC News: Chris Gillette)

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Have you heard of Heard Island?❄️🌋 Check out the amazing 'Ice and Fire' film this Thursday in Sydney: eventbrite.com.au/cc/ice-and… Created by @DSchwartzOz and showing never-seen-before footage, "this stunning film offers a rare glimpse of some of the world’s most isolated islands".
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Sink your teeth into today's news! Scientists have found an ancient, endangered, toothy lamprey fish in coastal Queensland, a whopping 1400 km north of its previous known range ...
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub@NESPLandscapes9 May 2024
Toothy news! Scientists from @GriffithARI and @qldscience have confirmed the identity of an endangered lamprey 1400 km north of its known range. 🐟🗺️ The work—part-funded by @NESPLandscapes—adds to the literature on lamprey paired species. scimex.org/newsfeed/scientis… @Griffith_Uni
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We're hiring! 🔍 The hub is hiring 2 full-time roles based at UWA's Crawley Campus in Perth. Please share! ➡️ 🌱 Research Communications Officer: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/… 📝 Business Manager: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/… @NESPmarinecoast @nespclimate @UWAresearch @uwanews @DCCEEW
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All together now! The NESP Conference was an invaluable opportunity for the hub’s leadership teams to come together. The Hub Steering Committee, Research Executive Committee, Indigenous Advisory Panel and support staff met to discuss the hub's impact and future direction. 🔎🌏
A group of 19 people stand shoulder to shoulder, facing the camera, with Parliament House in the background.

ALT A group of 19 people stand shoulder to shoulder, facing the camera, with Parliament House in the background.

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"Working with these groups, getting on country, slowing down and relearning. That's been a special moment for me in this." So says Jinibara man BJ Murphy, who recently spoke to @abcnews about the hub's Moonaboola (Mary River) partnership in SEQld. 🐟🐢🔊 abc.net.au/listen/programs/a…

Queensland river team determined to make change - ABC listen

There's a big team effort underway in Queensland to protect precious freshwater species in one of Australia's most unique rivers.

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Did you catch the hub's Moonaboola (Mary River) project on the ABC? Learn about lungfish, eDNA and an endangered turtle that breathes through its bum! 🐢🍑 abc.net.au/news/2024-04-25/m… @sjsmail @Griffith_Uni @bmrg4nrm @MaryRiverCCC @QldEnvironment @DCCEEW @GriffithARI @TSCommissioner

Endangered species aren't bouncing back in the Mary River. Scientists and traditional owners want...

The first extensive study in decades of one of Australia's most unique rivers reveals the rare and endangered species that call it home aren't bouncing back like they should.

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DNA, bilby scats and feral cats ...🧬💩 This Easter, learn how Kiwirrkurra Rangers are collecting bilby scats to help monitor and manage wild bilby, or ninu, populations! #IndigenousRangers #EasterBilby
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub@NESPLandscapes29 Mar 2024
Who's that, hopping about its burrow? 👀 It's an Easter bilby! 🧡 We're proud to work with Kiwirrkurra Rangers, @IDA_Australia and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions @WAParksWildlife to monitor and manage wild bilbies. ➡️nesplandscapes.edu.au/2024/0… @DCCEEW
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How do you spot an ancient fish? 🐟 How do you find an elusive turtle? 🐢 And what exactly is eDNA?? 🧬 These questions and more were answered on the banks of Queensland's Moonaboola (Mary River) this week, at a special demonstration day event!
A young Mary River turtle. Image: Kaitlyn Houghton (DESI)

ALT A young Mary River turtle. Image: Kaitlyn Houghton (DESI)

5 scientists on a riverbank weigh a fish, while a journalist records the survey. Dr Sydney Collett (BMRG), Caitlin Jones (Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee), Dr David Sternberg (BMRG), Prof Mark Kennard and Josh Whiley (GU) weighing a bagged Australian lungfish, while being recorded by Stephanie Smail (ABC Radio National). Image: Keira McGrath.

ALT 5 scientists on a riverbank weigh a fish, while a journalist records the survey. Dr Sydney Collett (BMRG), Caitlin Jones (Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee), Dr David Sternberg (BMRG), Prof Mark Kennard and Josh Whiley (GU) weighing a bagged Australian lungfish, while being recorded by Stephanie Smail (ABC Radio National). Image: Keira McGrath.

Two scientists on a riverbank hold two freshwater turtles upside down, to look at the bottom of their shells. Dr Luke Carpenter-Bundhoo (Griffith University/NESP) and Dr Sydney Collett (Burnett Mary Regional Group) inspect an adult female Mary River turtle. Image: Kaitlyn Houghton (DESI)

ALT Two scientists on a riverbank hold two freshwater turtles upside down, to look at the bottom of their shells. Dr Luke Carpenter-Bundhoo (Griffith University/NESP) and Dr Sydney Collett (Burnett Mary Regional Group) inspect an adult female Mary River turtle. Image: Kaitlyn Houghton (DESI)

A scientists holds a large Australian Lungfish by a riverbank. Prof Mark Kennard (GU/NESP) inspecting an Australian lungfish on Obi Obi Creek. Image: Keira McGrath.

ALT A scientists holds a large Australian Lungfish by a riverbank. Prof Mark Kennard (GU/NESP) inspecting an Australian lungfish on Obi Obi Creek. Image: Keira McGrath.

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I’ll be at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park this week for the launch of Mulyamiji March! 🦎🌞 Keep an eye on @IDA_Australia and @NESPLandscapes this month …
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub@NESPLandscapes10 Mar 2024
Tomorrow, at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, we will celebrate the launch of Mulyamiji March! 🦎 👀 During March, 20 Indigenous ranger groups will join forces to protect tjakuṟa (aka mulyamji, great desert skink) from extinction. @IDA_Australia Visit: nesplandscapes.edu.au/2024/0…
A Tjakuṟa (Mulyamiji, or Great Desert Skink). Image by Nicolas Rakotopare/ Indigenous Desert Alliance.

ALT A Tjakuṟa (Mulyamiji, or Great Desert Skink). Image by Nicolas Rakotopare/ Indigenous Desert Alliance.

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On #WorldWildlifeDay we celebrated the tiny, vibrant mallee emu-wren, the eastern quoll, and the Christmas Island flying fox. 🦉🐍🐠🐢 Our research supports the conservation of more than 35 threatened species in Australia. #NESP #WildOz #wildlife @TSCommissioner @DCCEEW #science
📷 Mallee emu-wren. Photo: David Cook CC-BY-NC 2.0.

ALT 📷 Mallee emu-wren. Photo: David Cook CC-BY-NC 2.0.

📷 Eastern quoll. Photo: David Hamilton.

ALT 📷 Eastern quoll. Photo: David Hamilton.

📷 Christmas Island flying-fox. Photo: Welbergen CC BY-SA 3.0.

ALT 📷 Christmas Island flying-fox. Photo: Welbergen CC BY-SA 3.0.

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The @walkleys now has an award for the Coverage of Science and the Environment! It will 'celebrate reporting that educates and engages audiences and illuminates complex issues'. I'm really looking forward to seeing the finalists' work, mid-year. 🪲📝🌳🎥 @auscicomm #SciComm
Walkley Foundation@walkleys15 Feb 2024
Announcing a new award for Coverage of Science and the Environment in 2024 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism suite. Plus a key date change for entrants. walkleys.com/mid-years-a-new…
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Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! 🎓🔬🌱 62% of our projects are led or co-led by women. Like Assoc Professor Vanessa Adams (@UTAS_), Claire Emmerson (@QUT), Prof Kerrie Wilson (QUT), and @NaomiForrest22 (UTAS) who are studying methods of mapping biodiversity. 🗺️
Associate Professor Vanessa Adams

ALT Associate Professor Vanessa Adams

Claire Emmerson

ALT Claire Emmerson

Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Kerrie Wilson

ALT Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Kerrie Wilson

Naomi Forrest

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