Mike Young

Ecology, wildlife and conservation keep me busy. Dining, birding and photography keep me sane. Every now and again, a perfect espresso is the icing on the cake.

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

@lenoretaylor The specific question I'm yet to see answered in any coverage of the proposed tracking app: will it be open source so that we can have independent verification that it functions exactly as the government says it does? #privacy #security #auspol #Covid_19 #COVID19au @EFF

[DWER WA @DWER_WA]

Did you know that the online IBSA portal has over 265 flora and fauna surveys for you to explore? Helping you learn more this International Day for Biological Diversity! @_WABSI #IBD2019 #Biodiversityday https://t.co/WdR45HjSAM

[Friends of the Western Ground Parrot @FriendsWGP]

First #westerngroundparrot nest found in the wild since 1913. Sadly no sign of successful breeding. Only a pile of feathers was found near the nest.

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

@k_medbury @FriendsWGP Just spent the last week meandering through WGP country. Nuytsland and Cape Arid. Absolutely beautiful. Sadly, vast, vast areas have been burnt and rendered unsuitable habitat (for many things, not just WGP). Great loss.

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

@BobBrownFndn Outstanding, thanks!

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

@BobBrownFndn Bob, thoroughly enjoyed your talk in #Perth tonight. Thank you. Can you provide a link/details for the poet you quoted regarding #climatechange? #greennomads

[Leo McComb @leomccomb]

Had a great time in the Mallee helping @KateLSenior with her pitfall trapping the other week. Unfortunately no small mammals, but plenty of cool reptiles! #WildOz

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

.@Laughlin_DC on establishing references for #restorationecology - historical conditions can be used in many cases, but trait-based targets are more generalizable. His plenary a great start to the day at #SERA2018. @SERAustral

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

Thanks @MaksymPolyakov. Very happy to have been able to talk about IBSA https://t.co/2SDiB7o4qh at #sera2018 (thanks @SERAustral!). Looking forward to today's programme, there are some great speakers lined up. https://t.co/QEIXL1ORzr

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

"Maintenance of indigenous knowledge and cultural practice is becoming urgent." - Gerry Turpin outlines the activities of the @aust_trop_herb Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre. #SERA2018 @SERAustral

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

.@GuyBoggs of @_WABSI just gave a great talk at #SERA2018 on collaboration and connecting #restorationecology science, policy and industry. And thanks for including a plug for my talk tomorrow, Guy! @SERAustral

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

.@TanqRen presenting the @ARC_CMSR and @_WABSI Completion Criteria project for mine site rehabilitation, at #SERA2018. Very complex project with significant stakeholder input, will be a great benefit to WA when done. @SERAustral #restorationecology

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

Fascinating #SERA2018 plenary talk by @MaksymPolyakov on the valuation of #ecosystem services as relevant to #restorationecology. There's a sweet spot for revegetating agricultural landscapes - restoration and production can coexist and deliver economic benefits! @SERAustral

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

And we're off! Prof. @KingsleyDixon1 opens #SERA2018 at UQ. Great turnout, here's looking forward to an outstanding #restorationecology conference.

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

Just touched down in #Brisbane for #SERA2018. I'm excited! Ready to learn all about what's cutting edge in #restoration #ecology right now - and hopefully get some of that warm and sunny #Queensland weather while I'm at it :-P

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

@AngryWagtails @wamuseum Yep. And renamed all the coastline features sketched by Leseur as well.

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

Sounds to me like François Péron was proper hardcore, whereas Nicolas Baudin might have been a bit of a wimp. Pics from the #Art in #Science expo at Fremantle Maritime Museum. #extremeenthusiasm #zoology #WesternAustralia @wamuseum

[SERAustralasia @SERAustral]

1 week to till #SERA2018 🌱🌿🌳🐨🦇🦎🐜‘Striving For Ecological Excellence’ Conference in Brisbane https://t.co/HwsW4CU90j #ecologicalrestoration

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

Spent the weekend out at #WonganHills, mostly looking for #wildflowers but also just to get out of #Perth. Beautiful! The area has had a great season. Orchids galore, birds going off, even the farmland looking good. So green and lots of water still about. #camping #Australia #4x4

[Mike Young @mike_young00]

@AngryWagtails Gotta be nice up there right now, yeah?