Raylene Cooke

Wildlife & Conservation Biology; Raptors; Australian Owls; Urban Ecology

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

Make a Difference Today! Uganda’s rhinos are in serious trouble due to COVID-19. No visitors means rangers who protect the Rhinos cannot be paid. With no rangers the poachers will return! Please donate & retweet. COVID-19 is devastating for global wildlife
https://t.co/35sU13hZ0Q

[Wildlife & Conservation Biology @Deakin @WildlifeConser3]

ICYMI: Check out our Webinar on studying Wildlife & Conservation Biology at Deakin with us. @CookeRaylene, @JWhiteWildlife & @bradsey discuss our focus on field work, international experience and career development. An amazing learning environment https://t.co/sIYiUxiHJQ

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

And check out these cool maps. Foraging behaviours and short movements heavily tied to Riparian vegetation and high tree cover.

[Urban Powerful Owls @UrbanPowerfuls]

GPS trackers and urban powerful owls. What can this amazing pairing tell us about movement and behaviour of an urban predator? Lots! Congrats to @NickCarter_182 on his first paper! Open access available here 👉https://t.co/BE9qQ7Wgmo

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

Hot off the Press! Joining the dots; How do @UrbanPowerfuls move through urbanising landscapes. So much hard work by our amazing team to collect this data. And it's open access! Enjoy 😀 https://t.co/kBSoIRiI0j

[Wildlife & Conservation Biology @Deakin @WildlifeConser3]

There are so many lessons in conservation that are best learned outside the traditional classroom. Here our students are talking conservation, the environment, & the future with the indigenous Kelabit tribe in the Kelabit highlands of Borneo.

What a great learning environment!

[Wildlife & Conservation Biology @Deakin @WildlifeConser3]

Did you know?
There is a growing body of evidence that a connection with nature improves the mental and physical health of humans. If we designed our cities more sympathetically for nature we could have improved human health and lowered healthcare costs.

[Wildlife & Conservation Biology @Deakin @WildlifeConser3]

Fun fact.
Male Antechinus all die before they reach their 1st birthday. After breeding they go through the classic dasyurid male die-off. So for a period of time the adult population is all female.
No birthday parties for these great little Aussie mammals.

[Wildlife & Conservation Biology @Deakin @WildlifeConser3]

Yay, we are finally on Twitter! Come share the love of wildlife and join the conversation about how we use science to improve the conservation and management of biodiversity. #firsttweet

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

Male powerful owl 🦉 ready for release back to the wild after having its broken wing fixed by @ZoosVictoria. Now has a second chance at life.

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

HOT OFF PRESS: SDMs derived from #citsci data predict
fine scale movements of powerful owls in an urban landscape
https://t.co/Cd0a0LVY2G

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

Ever wondered how Powerful Owls use urban landscapes? Download our latest paper for Free from https://t.co/Cd0a0LVY2G

[Urban Powerful Owls @UrbanPowerfuls]

GPS trackers on urban Powerful Owls provide an insight into how they use urban areas. Very cool stuff. Read 4 Free https://t.co/QJrPJsDFOd

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

Heading back to Borneo tomorrow night. 18 @deakin Enviro students exploring conservation and sustainability from an Asian perspective.

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

The mood of the planet (excluding the USA) summarised by wildlife expressions #Elections2016

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

What a night! Got back one of our GPS loggers from an urban powerful owl. 40 nights data & 1678 amazing data points!

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

This is tonight's target for a new @UrbanPowerfuls GPS tracker. Currently in a willow with prey. #wildoz

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

Just had the somewhat interesting experience of watching and listening to a powerful owl eat a possum. #wildoz

[Urban Powerful Owls @UrbanPowerfuls]

A serious set of talons. Looking very much like we just caught another male. Tracker going on now 😀

[John White Wildlife @JWhiteWildlife]

I just love this shot. A very large male powerful taking off after being fitted with a GPS tracker.