Katherine Best

Widlife Conservation + Ecology
WOTCH (Wildlife of the Central Highlands)

[Katherine Tuft @KatherineTuft]

⁦@AridRecovery⁩ admin legend Milly brought 3 days of English rain back from her holiday. Here it is contrasted with 2 years of rain (total!) we’ve had here. On my desk as a reminder of why we’re slogging out this hot summer to do drought relief and monitoring at the reserve

[Arid Recovery @AridRecovery]

Western Quolls are breeding despite the ongoing drought. Spare a thought for Dot here. Being a first-time mum can sometimes be overwhelming, especially when there can be up to six babies to look after! #wildoz

[Arid Recovery @AridRecovery]

We received a commendation in the Premier's Awards for Environmental Innovation for 20+ years of arid zone restoration and reintroduction, all built on community and partnerships. Thanks @bhp @SAEnvirWater @BushHeritageAus @UniofAdelaide and our hundreds of volunteers #PremAwards

[Katherine Tuft @KatherineTuft]

Thrilled to receive a commendation for @AridRecovery at this year’s Premier’s Awards in partnership with @bhp

[Arid Recovery @AridRecovery]

Mulga parrots are regulars to the few bits of greenery growing around the research station this #NationalBirdWeek

Photos: @EcologyKat

[Katherine Best @EcologyKat]

Last night's electrical storm over Roxby Downs and Andamooka was incredible to watch and at times a little frightening as lightning was hitting the ground all around us. Sadly, the much needed rain didn't come to the party.

[Katherine Best @EcologyKat]

Sometimes there are rainbows in the desert!

[Arid Recovery @AridRecovery]

Why hello...
This scarlet-chested parrot is a rare visitor to @AridRecovery. Photographed here by @EcologyKat feasting on the flowers and seeds of poached egg daisies. Just in time for #BirdWeek

[Katherine Best @EcologyKat]

Enjoying the night skies of Andamooka @AridRecovery

[Arid Recovery @AridRecovery]

Just a bettong digging about. Burrowing bettongs are the only member of the kangaroo family that dig warrens, some of them 3 metres deep with many tunnels and chambers. #wildoz

[Katherine Best @EcologyKat]

@GeorgieNeave @AridRecovery Some more hopeful daisies 🌼

[Katherine Tuft @KatherineTuft]

Rust: sciencing up an old problem. ⁦@AridRecovery⁩ teaming up with Waratah Fencing and ⁦@UniofAdelaide⁩ to fence out ferals for the long haul https://t.co/BiVZI3ZXI6

[Anna MacDonald @Dr_AnnaM]

Top #quollity twitter content right here in this thread ⬇️

[Katherine Best @EcologyKat]

Retweeting this again for the people in the back

[Jen Heemstra @jenheemstra]

Imagine what academia would look like if faculty made a habit to:
1. Ask students and postdocs what they think needs to change in academic culture
2. Stop talking and listen
3. Ask how we can help
4. Listen some more
5. Work together to create change

[Arid Recovery @AridRecovery]

On #WorldSnakeDay we would like to introduce our newest team member, Tirari the Woma Python!
Tirari likes to dig in the sand, is a fussy eater and her favourite colour is the red of the sand. Say hi to make her feel welcome! 🐍

[Jules Farquhar @FarquharJules]

The Lake Eyre Dragon lives in a strange salty world, utterly devoid of water and shade. But at a closer look, it's clear how they scrape out a living: refuge from the extremes can be found in the shadows of an elevated ant nest, the odd branch, or under the buckling salt crust.

[TigerChamp @Tigerchamp007]

Hey! @Ologies why don’t you come down under and do a Quokka-ologies, and a flat-white-ologies and why-do-we-have-all-the-snakes-ologies. I have a spare room. And a cat.

[Wilderness Society @Wilderness_Aus]

Can you believe it’s left to volunteer citizen scientists to check the forest & streams for endangered species before logging starts?

And then, when findings of near extinct wildlife are reported, the government sends in the loggers anyway.

@WOTCHinc @WildernessVIC

[Eco-shout @Ecoshouting]

You'll find the word Geater Glider written all over @VicForestsComms operations map for "Castella Quarry" coupe in Toolangi forest indicating exactly where each threatened glider is and where they'll log anyway. How sick is that. How sick is @DELWP_Vic. Beyond disgust. #springst

[Forest Conservation Victoria @ForestCVic]

On the left we have @DanielAndrewsMP's vision for our water harvesting, carbon storing native forest...On the right we have the vision that a majority of the Victorian community have been asking for, for decades. Our native forests left standing for the greater good.🌳🐨#springst

[Vivianna Miritis @vmiritis]

Missing watching these amazing sunsets before bed. Fieldwork in arid NSW was pretty great 🌅 #sunset #wildoz