Ben Pitcher

Behavioural Ecologist #ConservationBehaviour Taronga Conservation Society🐺🦜@TarongaZoo & Marine Predator Research Group🦭🐧@MPRG_MQ @Macquarie_Uni Views Mine

[Ben Pitcher @PitcherBen]

Great to contribute to this vital research led by @RobHeinsohn & @CratesRoss
Models show current efforts only slow the decline of critically #Endangered Regent Honeyeater
Extinction is looming
Zoo breeding is essential but in situ protection also a must
https://t.co/X40m2VuRvj

[Oryx @OryxTheJournal]

Tripovich et al. used a collaborative approach to develop & evaluate strategies for protecting nests of the regent honeyeater, a Critically Endangered Australian songbird. They show that nest protection can provide a pathway for recovery of the species 🪺 https://t.co/zuy29K1aqy

[Joy Tripovich @joytripovich]

We are recruiting a #PhD student to come and work on this important research.
Get in touch if you are interested or have any questions. https://t.co/1JJnhMT6Mn

[Wildsydneyharbour @Wildsydharbour]

Congratulations Dr Jane Hall for her fin-tastic and timely presentation teaming with the theme of the 2024 @marinemammalogy conference.

@tarongazoo @Macquarie_Uni

#PerthSMM2024 #MarineMammalScience #WAtheDreamState

[Dr. Vanessa Pirotta @VanessaPirotta]

Day 4 of the @marinemammalogy conference- poster time! Proud to be with the @MPRG_MQ team on this fabulous poster documenting our work on fur seals in Sydney Harbour.

Congratulations to Dr Ben Pitcher for leading this poster.

@marinemammalogy @RobHarcourt

[Ben Pitcher @PitcherBen]

@zoophilosophy @tarongazoo

[Dr. Vanessa Pirotta @VanessaPirotta]

Timely piece from the new Dr @joshreed_mq, @RobHarcourt, @petercorkeron and Prof Leslie New.

Surviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered #rightwhales – females still don’t breed afterward https://t.co/G5UOQ3XfYs via @ConversationUS

[Wildsydneyharbour @Wildsydharbour]

A massive congratulations to Dr @joshreed_mq on his graduation today @macquarieuni! Both the @MPRG_MQ and @Wildsydharbour were proud to celebrate this special milestone.

Josh’s PhD research focused on modelling the decline of the North Atlantic right whale.

#mymq

[NSW Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water @nswdcceew]

Now that’s a marathon swim! Diaz the long-nosed fur seal has travelled 6,000km since being released late last year. She’s the fifth seal to be released as part of the Seabirds to Seascapes Project with @sydneymarine, @tarongazoo and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service 💙

[Wildsydneyharbour @Wildsydharbour]

If you’re getting ready for tonight’s #NewYears celebrations, let us know if you spot the @SydOperaHouse #furseal/s! Take a photo and hashtag #wildsydneyharbour.

#Fireworks #citizenscience @RadioNational @tarongazoo @abcsydney @VanessaPirotta @RobHarcourt @PitcherBen @v__morris

[Wildsydneyharbour @Wildsydharbour]

It’s holiday time and that means lots more eyes on #Sydney Harbour! Please report your sightings via our super quick survey: https://t.co/V4I6xxOKar

Or, simply post a photo and tag us and use #wildsydneyharbour

#citizenscience @PennySharpemlc @tanya_plibersek @tarongazoo

[Atlas @ElsevierAtlas]

Our winner#1 for #AtlasAwards, dedicated to #WorldAnimalProtectionDay, is a study from @SEI_Sydney published in @CellPressNews, which provides a decision support tool to assess the ethical considerations of modifying animal behavior against alternative options.
Congratulations!🙌

[John Gibbons 🇵🇸 @think_or_swim]

This, from @ClimateSciBreak is just…perfect. Watch the full clip, you won’t be disappointed. 🧑‍🍳

[ISBE2024 @ISBE2024]

Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol

https://t.co/ia5Gj4zu29

[Dr Kylie Cairns @dr_cairns]

Short note describing instances of dingoes killing foxes by @HWConflict et al. https://t.co/JvNKfV8bTR

An discovery during radio tracking GPS collared dingoes on the NSW coast.

[Ben Pitcher @PitcherBen]

@JackDAshby @KatharineLind @Wildsydharbour

[#AustralEcology @AustralEcology]

New in #AustralEcology: Brush-turkeys mound-building behaviour alters seasonal rates of leaf litter decomposition. The species may act as an ecosystem engineer by modifying rates of litter buildup. @EcolSocAus @WileyEcolEvol @EcoMatt94 https://t.co/XCUN25Ob8S

[Dr. Vanessa Pirotta @VanessaPirotta]

The team continue to remotely spy on Narrang the released #furseal. She’s still hanging around #Sydney today! Let @Wildsydharbour know if you see her this weekend.

#wildsydneyharbour #wildoz @MPRG_MQ @tarongazoo @nswenviromedia

[Wildsydneyharbour @Wildsydharbour]

Narrang update 📣!

Since her release, Narrang has made her way up the Northern Beaches and is now with the other #furseals at #Barrenjoey.

If you’re on the water this weekend, please keep an eye out for her. Remember to tag us using #wildsydneyharbour

📸Dr @PitcherBen

[Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure @nswdphi]

Very proud to have been part of Narrang's journey back to the wild with @tarongazoo and @SydneyMarine ❤

[Taronga Zoo @tarongazoo]

We're flippin' excited to share with you that a young Long-nosed Fur Seal which was rehabilitated at the Taronga Wildlife Hospital was released earlier this week! Tune in to hear more about little Narrang's story 😊 @NSWDPE @SydneyMarine @ParksAreGreat