Ben Stepkovitch

Zoology postgrad student, rugby league fanatic, UWH athlete

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

With more reserves planning reintroductions of western quolls in the next few years, careful ongoing management is needed to balance these dynamics in fenced reserves.

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

What happens when threatened predator and prey species are reintroduced together? Reintroduced western quolls @AridRecovery demonstrated a dietary preference towards other reintroduced species and native rodents.
📷 @JannicoKelk
https://t.co/sSEDafSnTJ

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

Getting to deliver nature based school holiday programs for kids in Sydney's remnant bushland is an awesome job :D

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

Hearing inspiring anecdotes from urban ecologists like @HollyKirk @dieterhochuli at #ESAus23 about the importance of kids connecting to nature for their development, has really affirmed my passion as a ranger at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Gardens.
@krgcouncil

📷@ShooterWol

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

@Academic_Gian @Biologist_Britt @seedysarah @unswbees You've got to start studying cute and cuddly plants @Academic_Gian ;) well done everyone :)

[Justine E Hausheer @justinehausheer]

Australia has a lot of fenced reserves for threatened species. But what happens to those critters when you reintroduce native predators? Ben Stepkovitch breaking down some cool work from @AridRecovery #ESAus2023 #ESAus23 #wildoz

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

@BambiraptorF @NathanBeerkens spreading the word of Thanos the Quoll at #ESAus23 ;)

#thanosthequoll

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

Here's my Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues team for #Origin I! Pick yours with the #BrydensLaywersTeamPicker here: https://t.co/K8O0PTcCVa #uptheblues
https://t.co/c9vofE0A4f

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

What have long lived species ever done for us!

Justifying the importance of conserving turtles through investigating their value in studying ecotoxicological impacts on aquatic systems

@JamesUVanDyke #ESAus18

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

@terngirl @terngirl loving these graphics. What app do you use to convert the photos of your drawings into such clear images?

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

Populations of northern quolls naturally fluctuate on Groote Eylandt in absence of outside threats - may not always be cause for concern when populations drop on mainland
#ESAus18 @skyefcameron

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

So lucky to be able to hear Pablo the Inca Dove (@urbanfrogger) sing about the plight of her species at #ESAus18

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

So stoked to be able to witness @AridRecovery reintroducing Western Quolls into the reserve this week

#WildOz #interning #rewilding

[Dr John Martin @Wingtags]

Yes, foxes occur in urban areas
Ben @westsyduhie MSc student presenting his ongoing research on their diet
#avpc2017
@AnimalEcoLab

[Bronwyn Fancourt @BronFancourt]

Peter Fleming explaining why "compassionate conservation" is neither at #AVPC2017

[Robyn Hall @Virologica]

#AVPC2017 @BronFancourt - spatial and temporal overlap between cats and dingoes in Taunton NP. Dingoes don't appear to deter cats.

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

Spot the glider. Great fun spotlighting at @MulligansFlat tonight as part of #avpc2017 #AVPC17 . #threatenedspecies

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

Sam Dutton, advisor to #threatenedspecies Commissioner, providing update on #feralcats strategy. #looksgood #avpc17

[Ben Stepkovitch @steppo94]

David Peacock- 1080 'Trojan baits' allow released pops of #threatenedspecies to establish rather than to eradicate feral predators #avpc17

[@TSCommissioner @TSCommissioner]

Australia's #ThreatenedSpecies strategy is fighting #extinction for all our amazing species great and small