Asitha Samarawickrama

Environmental Scientist, Researcher, Conservationist, Educator, Cricketer & Federer Fan. Volunteer at @janegoodallau & @Roots_Shoots.
Tweets my own

[Asitha Samarawickrama @BirdmanSamare]

A massive thank you to @KayaBMoore , @KDNewman87 and the Humans of @BioSci_UniMelb team for helping me share a little bit of my story and honours research :)

https://t.co/qne5Zxw9pT

[BioSciences UniMelb @BioSci_UniMelb]

“My dream is to see species saved from extinction with the help of new #technology”
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Asitha Samarawickrama (@BirdmanSamare) recently evaluated the effectiveness of thermal cameras for #conservation for his Honours

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[Asitha Samarawickrama @BirdmanSamare]

@bbctms So Robinson was dropped?

[Extinction Rebellion Global @ExtinctionR]

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[Asitha Samarawickrama @BirdmanSamare]

Protect Australia's iconic #oceans https://t.co/oyWczLUMyJ

[Coldplay @coldplay]

Madonna, Shakira and BTS will co-headline the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ Final Halftime Show at the New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19.  

Curated by Coldplay's Chris Martin and produced by Global Citizen, the show will raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, improving access to quality education and football for children around the world.

[Furkan Gözükara @FurkanGozukara]

Absolute comedy gold! Senator Bernie Sanders brilliantly mocks the billionaire class. He reveals a 5 percent wealth tax would cost Jeff Bezos 14 billion dollars, yet still leave him with a staggering 265 billion to survive.

The establishment's greed is completely unhinged!

[Troll cricket unlimitedd @TUnlimitedd]

Reporter: Michael, Why don't you commentate in the IPL?
Michael Holding: "I ONLY COMMENTATE ON CRICKET. IPL IS NOT CRICKET.
I don't watch t20 cricket. Not even one ball. T20 will destroy the game I love. It is dumbing down cricket. They should find another name for it."
This statement was made by the legendary Michael Holding 5 years back. 5 years later, he has been proven right. The man is a visionary indeed.

[👑 @coffeededo_o]

The whole world should adopt this policy

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Vulture populations in India collapsed. 500,000 people died as a result.

In the 1990s, Indian farmers started using a cheap painkiller called diclofenac on their cattle. When vultures ate the carcasses, the drug destroyed their kidneys.

Without vultures, cattle carcasses rotted in fields instead of being stripped clean in 45 minutes. Feral dog populations exploded by five million. Rabies cases surged. Pathogens spread through water supplies.

University of Chicago economists compared death rates in districts that used to have vultures to districts that never did. Human mortality rose more than 4% after the collapse. Over 100,000 extra deaths a year. Half a million in five years.

India banned the drug in 2006. The vultures still haven't recovered.

This is what a keystone species is to us. This is why we protect the animals nobody finds cute.

[Phil Collins @PhilCollinsFeed]

Phil Collins is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Inductee! @rockhall

"Obviously I’m pleased and honored to be inducted. It wraps up what has been a wonderful life in music." PC

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

The govt still hasn't released the $5 million in emergency surge funding the food relief sector has been calling for to help Australians who can't afford to eat BUT comes up with $20 million for an advertising campaign telling us to use less fuel?

Surely we can fund food banks to help them deal with record levels of demand?
https://t.co/2CWqg1421m

[Elisa Mosini 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @MosiniElisa]

Slovenia has joined Spain in demanding the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement over the situation in Lebanon

Honestly, it’s a shame that so many lack the courage shown by Slovenia and Spain in opposing Netanyahu

Hats off to the Slovenians and the Spaniards
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[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday.

These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Imagine if Iran bombed and destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge in California, what would you call it? TERRORISTS

The U.S bombed and destroyed the highest bridge in Iran, the B1 bridge, why do you call it “PEACE”?

Bombing a bridge is a war crime under international humanitarian law

[Dieter Hochuli @dieterhochuli]

Sad but hardly surprising - most koalas relocated died rather than thrived in their new home. Translocation failures seem to be the norm rather than the exception in conservation biology. As is sharing the outcomes of failed relocations/reintroductions. https://t.co/Ep9IoFvYwK

[Dieter Hochuli @dieterhochuli]

In light of last night‘s Australian budget, it’s fitting these two pins sit side by side. Spending on a captive breeding program for an endangered species instead of addressing the processes threatening it is peak greenwashing. And ecologically illiterate.

[Aida Greenbury @AidaGreenbury]

A palm oil tycoon is now even destroying Indonesia’s forests that are home to critically endangered orangutans in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the island of Borneo!

https://t.co/ox5CYgh6TS

[Threatened Species Index @AusTSX]

For this #WildlifeWednesday is the critically endangered Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea). These migratory shorebirds breed in Siberia in June-July. During the non-breeding period, they can be found in Africa, Asia, New Zealand and Australia!

📷 John Barkla

#WildOz

[ESPNcricinfo @ESPNcricinfo]

"We will never forget what those teams did for us" - Sanath Jayasuriya

Thirty years ago to the day on February 13, Wasim Akram and Sachin Tendulkar played in the same team, and India and Pakistan came together to support Sri Lanka in ways the island will always honour ✍️ @afidelf

👉 https://t.co/nehMasDRPV

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

🚨 Well Done Florida ~ Now Other States And Countries Need To Follow Suit 🚨

Florida is strengthening animal welfare protections with the passage of Dexter’s Law, a new statute designed to prevent repeat animal abuse and improve accountability across the state. Named after a shelter Dog whose inhumane death in 2023 sparked public outrage, the law responds to growing concerns that individuals convicted of animal cruelty were still able to adopt or obtain pets with little oversight.

The law, which went into effect this month, tasked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement with creating a statewide, publicly searchable animal abuse registry, which lists individuals who have been convicted of, pled guilty or no contest to animal cruelty offences.

Animal shelters, rescue groups and members of the public can use the registry to screen potential adopters, to prevent animals from being placed into dangerous situations. Names on the registry will remain publicly accessible for 10 years, and re-offenders may be listed again for an additional 10-year period.

[CODE Cricket @codecricketau]

A top cricket broadcaster has slammed the decision to hold the Centenary Test at the MCG as a day-night match.

READ ▶️ https://t.co/HXm58mzlN9