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Ready to connect science with the world? Your next chapter starts here!
Expressions of interest are now open for associate editors for #PacificConsBio
If you think this is you, click connectsci.au/pc/pages/edi...
Caught up in our mess!
Timmiss et al. analysed NSW #wildlife #rescue data (2011–12 to 2020–21) and found #entanglements are rising. The grey-headed #FlyingFox, #SquirrelGlider and #GreenTurtle were the top #threatened species affected.
Read the article here doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
Digging into #dingo #history!
Jestrimski and colleagues provide a historical overview of dingo occurrence in a #pastoral region in #WesternAustralia.
Are they making a comeback?
Find out more here doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
Time to paws and reflect: Responsible cat care is the purr-fect move
Gillian Bryant and @drbrucewebber.bsky.social from @wafcwg.bsky.social looked at past, current and planned efforts in Western Australia to improve responsible cat ownership
#OpenAccess in #PacificConsBio
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From everyone at #PacificConsBio and @csiropublishing.bsky.social, we hope you all have a happy and safe holiday period and happy new year.
If you want some light reading for the break, head on to connectsci.au/pc where you can find our latest publications
Throwback time: Ensuring we can keep kissing under the #mistletoe into the future
This article by Wyse et al reviewed available #seed storage information for endemic flora from New Zealand to understand how seed banking could contribute to NZ plant #conservation
Read here doi.org/10.1071/PC23...
There's no winging this data!
Researchers at @CSIRO.bsky.social tracked the #movements of juvenile great and plumed #egrets in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia
Read more doi.org/10.1071/PC25...
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#Environmental #Impacts of owned #dogs include:
- #predation of native species, particularly shore birds,
- interference of #birds and #mammals
- scent traces and urine and faeces can transmit #zoonotic #diseases and diseases to #wildlife
- pollute waterways and impact plant growth
Who let the #dogs out? Hopefully not into fragile ecosystems!
In recognition of #InternationalOneHealthDay today, we’re looking back at how our four-legged friends fit into the #OneHealth picture.
Give this perspective article a read connectsci.au/pc/article/3...
In short: connectsci.au brings a new look and new features, but with the same high standards and publication ethics.
Browse Pacific Conservation Biology:
connectsci.au/pc
Powered by @csiropublishing.bsky.social, connectsci.au prioritises accessibility, discoverability & functionality, incl:
- better search filtering across article types & subjects
- journal article split screen view
- nuanced email notification options, inc. saved search alerts: connectsci.au/sign-in
New site, who dis?
Today @csiropublishing.bsky.social launched ConnectSci, a new global destination for trusted science content, hosting our journal, eBooks and a science news service.
You can now find Pacific Conservation Biology here:
connectsci.au/pc
So, what's new for readers and authors?
Saltwater crocodile predating on a flatback turtle on a beach
When crocs crash the nesting party!
A recent study has documented #crocodiles #predating on #FlatbackTurtles in the Kimberley, Western Australia, using beach patrols, infrared videography & #drones
Read the #OpenAccess article here www.publish.csiro.au/PC/fulltext/...
Photo: A karda (goanna, Varanus rosenbergi) next to a lizard trap in Cape Arid National Park. Suzie Cramp, University of Western Australia.
These lizard traps rock!
This #OpenAccess publication by Suzie Cramp et al. in #PacificConsBio highlights the #Cultural & #Ecological importance of #granite #lizard traps in Western Australia’s south coast
www.publish.csiro.au/pc/Fulltext/...
Time’s ticking, but your research could make our collection complete!
"Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt"- Celebrating 50 yrs of Prof. Barbara York Main's groundbreaking, long term invertebrate monitoring
Submission deadline is 30 November 2025
Submission Types Accepted
📎 Case studies
📎 Research and review articles
📎 Short communications
📎 Creative works (accompanied by scholarly reflection)
📎 Collaborative pieces
📢 Don't just publish, contribute to our special collection- Matriarchs of the Wheatbelt🌾
🕷️ Celebrating 50 yrs since Prof. Barbara York Main’s invertebrate monitoring began, we are seeking works on kinship, place & conservation
www.publish.csiro.au/pc/content/C...
🗓️ Submission Deadline 30 Nov 2025
No fees? Yes, please! 💸
You might be eligible to publish #OpenAccess in #PacificConsBio without Article Processing Charges (APCs) — thanks to Read & Publish deals between your library and
@csiropublishing.bsky.social
Find out if your institution is eligible:
www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ope...
We’re wildly excited to welcome Rob Davis (@pezoporus.bsky.social) as the new Editor-in-Chief of #PacificConsBio!
Rob leads the #WildlifeLab at Edith Cowan University, where his team studies #birds, #reptiles, & #mammals to better understand the impacts of #fire, #feralpredators & #habitatloss
We would like to thank Professor Michael Calver as he steps down as the #PacificConsBio Editor-in-Chief after 15 years of service!
From cover to cover, your work has left a lasting impression, thank you for your unbinding commitment!
You’ve always had the write stuff!
@CSIROpublishing.bsky.social
Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, Sidney holds a responsibility to care for ʻāina--the land, people, and systems that raised her
Congratulations, Sidney, and best of luck as this important work continues! 🐌🌿 #Conservation #Kāhuli #CulturalHeritage
🐌🌿Sidney's project aims to uplift and improve kāhuli #conservation #efforts through gathering and archiving oral histories of kiaʻi kāhuli (kāhuli caretakers) and those who have had the privilege of knowing or interacting with the kāhuli.
And the Winner is.... Sidney Stiefel, the University of Hawaii!
#PacificConsBio recently sponsored the Best Speaker award at the @iccb2025.bsky.social in June 2025
Sidney's #Masters #research focusses on documenting the oral histories of Kiaʻi Kāhuli predecessors to improve #conservationefforts
🌊Pacific Island voices shouldn't be lost at sea!
How can we support Pacific Island #biodiversity and #climatechange research?
This #openaccess article shares 8 key strategies to break down some of the barriers faced
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25011
#PacificConsBio @csiropublishing.bsky.social
🦈 The shark trade in #Australia & #NewZealand is off the hook!
📢 Enhanced monitoring & tighter regulations are needed to tackle the trade of these misunderstood predators.
Read the #openaccess article
www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25006
#SharkConservation #MarineScience
@pacificconsbio.bsky.social
Fur real! #Cats are a claw-ful threat to #Carnaby #cockatoo survival.
Read the new publication out in @pacificconsbio.bsky.social
#pacificconsbio
You gotta be in it to win it!
Post-It Science competition is still open at the @csiropublishing.bsky.social booth, make sure you enter!
And a free Publishing workshop with tips and tricks on how to publish your research? Why wouldnt you? Head on down at 1pm in P4 TODAY!
#ICCB2025 #PacificConsBio
Run don't walk!
🎉Head down to the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stand at #ICCB2025 this week and say hi!
All week there's a Post-it Science competition!
Also make sure you head to our "Everything you need to know about publishing workshop" on Thursday at 1pm. Too valuable to miss!
Here's a hot tip!
Long term studies and monitoring of #threatenedspecies is a must to support decision making on adaptive #fire management strategies
Something to remember this #WorldEnvironmentDay
Read more here buff.ly/PfrEzQX
@PacificConsBio.bsky.social