Sara Kophamel

Policy Officer @DCCEEW. Interested in wildlife conservation and health 🐢🩺 Views my own

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

Did you know that a fat #turtle is a healthy turtle?
We developed a tool to measure body fat🍔 in #seaturtles🐢 and tested it on nesting & foraging turtles on the #GreatBarrierReef🏝

👉🏽 in @ESR_IR: https://t.co/WbfPCKIEJL

*special thanks go to #QPWS & #Gudjuda rangers

[Lewis Pugh @LewisPugh]

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 After intense negotiations, the @UN has adopted the world's first international treaty to protect the #HighSeas. This is great news for the oceans and everything that lives in them. It’s also great news for you 👇📰

https://t.co/qhOczXXHzy

[Adam T. Downie @AdamDownUnder]

The study that inspired and formed the foundation for my entire PhD is out now in @PLOSBiology

Using Nemo, we looked at how baby coral reef fishes🐠 support their amazing swimming performance🏊‍♀️🫧 and how they transition from ocean to reef life🧬

https://t.co/xSx7Oxfj04
📸: me

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

@DmitryAKonovalv @ESR_IR Sounds like a plan- we definitely need to chat :-)

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

Did you know that a fat #turtle is a healthy turtle?
We developed a tool to measure body fat🍔 in #seaturtles🐢 and tested it on nesting & foraging turtles on the #GreatBarrierReef🏝

👉🏽 in @ESR_IR: https://t.co/WbfPCKIEJL

*special thanks go to #QPWS & #Gudjuda rangers

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

🫱🏽‍🫲🏾Conducted with the support of #Wulgurukaba, #Bindal, #Gudjuda, #Girringun, Howick Islands Aboriginal Corporation, #Gudang & #Yadhaykenu People

@MunnsSuzy
Ian Bell (#QPWS)
Leigh Ward (#UQ) & Diana Mendez (#JCU)
@JCUTurtleHealth
@theverbalturtle
@jcu
@TropWATER
@AITropHealthMed

[Endangered Species Research @ESR_IR]

Did you know that a fat turtle is a healthy turtle? 🐢
We developed a method that measures body fat in #seaturtles and that can be included in monitoring programs.
*trialled on foraging and nesting turtles on the #GreatBarrierReef* https://t.co/7jnpuO6BaK

[Red List of Ecosystems @redlisteco]

📢 Just released

@IUCNssc guidelines on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence : first edition

More info and access here
👇
https://t.co/UKJd5h9hhk
#HWC2023 #wildlife
via @IUCN

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

With special thanks to:
@MunnsSuzy
@JCUTurtleHealth #turtles
Leigh Ward (#UQ) & Diana Méndez (#JCU)
@DmitryAKonovalv
Ian Bell & Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (@QldEnvironment)
Maite Balastegui (@uchceu)
Nathan Cassidy
Lauren O' Brien & Lauren Burchell
@jcu
@TropWATER

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

NEW PAPER🚨New method to estimate body fat in #seaturtles🐢🍔

We validated a Bioelectrical Impedance Analyser (BIA) using #CT scans & #AI. BIA is portable & can track body fat changes over time📈

In @Ecol_Evol: https://t.co/43jt6T4SrU
& @ChicagoJournals: https://t.co/GOrk0LgiGm

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

🐢A ground-breaking technique developed by a JCU researcher could revolutionise how we measure the health of sea turtles and other threatened species.
@SaraK0P @MunnsSuzy @JCUTurtleHealth

Full story📄👉https://t.co/xOpcYGMSAX

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Exclusive: lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain https://t.co/Wn3UYwmSFz

[Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @BonnConvention]

🆕peer-reviewed paper co-authored by CMS Secretariat's Aquatic Unit is out:

➡️Range-Wide Conservation Efforts for the Critically Endangered Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

assesses current conservation approaches & identifies useful ones for other species.

https://t.co/s5IoC0ixDf

[Aalayna || she/her @aalayna23]

Green et al. (2022) attempts to set the record straight. Overconsumption, not overpopulation, is the primary source of biodiversity decline. Read the rest of our argument here 👇🏽👇🏽 https://t.co/dP2b3nwGYJ

[Mongabay @mongabay]

Fifty-eight Indigenous people were killed in the Brazilian, Colombian, Ecuadoran and Peruvian Amazon between 2016 and 2021. Most of the investigations are ongoing and lawyers report delays and irregularities in the processes. https://t.co/GEW0O8yZNE

[Marko Terzin @MarkoTerzin]

Finally out! Clonality in a coral Savalia savaglia observed in both favorable and stressful conditions in the Mediterranean
https://t.co/kGImVpDAyX

[Iván Ramírez @_Ivan_Ramirez]

‘Catastrophic’ drought displaces one million in Somalia, world asked to ‘step up’ support https://t.co/yge3kREcEM

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

New research from @Melissa_Staines in #BiologyLetters - The ecological importance of the accuracy of environmental temperature measurements https://t.co/2L2houH0EO | #climatewarming #ecology #seaturtles

[Sara Kophamel @SaraK0P]

"Record coral cover doesn't necessarily mean the #GreatBarrierReef is in good health"

Great article that highlights why long-term monitoring is critical for understanding the current status of the reef. 🌡🏝

@ZoeR_Coral @ConversationEDU

(study 👉🏾 https://t.co/WRuu3pNy5o)

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

New data shows coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef is at a record high, despite a disturbing decade of marine heatwaves, cyclones and floods.
@ZoeR_Coral on why this robust robust data can still be deceptive. https://t.co/h3hbNx9h4A @CurtinUni

[Chester Zoo @chesterzoo]

Our conservationists in Uganda 🇺🇬 have captured incredibly rare new footage of the giant pangolin!

Take a glimpse into the secret life of this endangered species as they wrestle each other and catch a piggy back from mum 🎥

[Jen McWhorter, PhD @JenMcWho10]

Our paper is out! Climate refugia on the Great Barrier Reef fail when global warming exceeds 3°C https://t.co/k3RnY8OF88