WaterNSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands River ecologist says ‘classic bureaucratic tangle’ led to government agency stopping flows to Gwydir wetlands region in March

A leading scientist has criticised an “appalling” New South Wales government agency decision to stop water flowing to wetlands in the state’s north-west, saying it was “absolutely crazy” that researchers had to scramble to save animals buried in drying mud.

Dr Richard Denniss dismantles the gas industry’s favorite threat.
If taxes kill investment, why is the gas industry rushing to Norway to pay 78%? 🙄
“They are playing us for fools.” 🔥
Nationals’ Susan McDonald has no rebuttal & scrambles to change the subject. #auspol

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major polluters

Well worth a read if you missed this.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

You're hearing it more and more... it's time to tax gas exports!

More than 50 community organisations, including ACOSS and Oxfam, are calling for a 25% export tax.

Australians are fed up with the gas industry not paying its fair share.

✍ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/41IwWTa

Effective #biodiversity 🐟 🐠 🤝 policy making depends on #comparable and #generalisable data. We demonstrate how #eDNA 🧬 is empowering 💪 🌍 🌐 global biodiversity analyses.

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‘Incomprehensible’: birds flee and hundreds of turtles left to die after government cuts water to NSW wetlands Frogs and sheep in the Gwydir wetlands near Moree have also been bogged after WaterNSW stopped environmental flows, researchers say

An “incomprehensible” disaster is unfolding at wetlands in New South Wales after the state water agency abruptly stopped environmental flows in the state’s north-west, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep.

PLS RT📣

Two Postdoc jobs at #mpaib with Serena Ding on collective behavior of worms

(Never seen a "wormuration"? That's them in green)

🪱 social dynamics of collective dispersal: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/2...

🪱 sensory ecology of worm towers: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/7...

eDNAEurope members & newsletter recipients Privacy Policy We strive to minimise any personal data we collect during our work and are committed to treating it carefully. For all our activities, we aim to comply with the provisions of the Gener...

We are trying to bring a European eDNA Society = eDNAEurope to existence. If you can see yourself as a potential future member and/or want updates along the way, you can sign up here: forms.gle/64d8vBFCJ27F...

Seems like a blast. Interested to find out more about #eDNAEurope!

Looks like it was super interesting!

The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify humans.

Loved researching this for @nature.com. A mist of DNA engulfs us & ecologists are figuring out how to grab it to measure biodiversity. @jlittlefair.bsky.social @richardmleggett.bsky.social @profbatgirl.bsky.social @erinhahn.bsky.social @drbarnes.org www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A French city cut its marine pollution — and its seagrass bounced back Neptune grass is generally regarded as the most ecologically important seagrass and shallow-water habitat in the Mediterranean Sea. It suffered a severe decline during the 20th century, and there have...

Tres bien Marseille! Rebounding seagrass after pollution reduction is my news to me good news for April 15 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-fr...

Angus Taylor,
My mother is rapidly approaching the end of her life, in aged care. This awful time is being made easier by the tender, thoughtful care by people from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. How dare you talk about ‘Australian Values’ & reboot One Nation/Trump bs about migrants.

Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it.

~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years.

Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability.

Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it.

This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification

I'm deep down the rabbit hole on FROGFISH, 60 species of anglerfish in family Antennariidae.

They are deeply, utterly WEIRD & MARVELOUS.

Most walk on modified fins.
Others use jet propulsion.
Some are capable of air-breathing.
Some are "hairy", others blend perfectly in sargassum.

This is your chance to play a key role in shaping the ASFB & AFSS 2026 conference by putting forward a Special Sessions Topic.

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🚨 Call closes on Monday 13 April 2026 🚨

Have you ever seen volcanic bubbles underwater?

What do you get when you mix schooling fish and metal music? 🐟🤘

Pure coordinated chaos.

No leader. No plan. Just instinct, motion, and energy—like an underwater mosh pit.

We channeled that into 1 hour of schooling fish to mosh to. Get ready to rockfish! mbayaq.co/4sMdpwU

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

A skinny big-eyed brown lanternfish. Image by Emma Kissling from wikimedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanternfish

Please remember when you swim in the ocean:

200 meters below you, there is a layer of fish that stretches all around the world. It is so dense, that when it was discovered during WWII it scared the navy so bad they bombed it.

This is the ocean's thin inner shell of fish [🧵]

Campus Chaos Four Corners is the home of Australian investigative journalism.

I cried watching this 4Corners ep last night. The greed of people who care about nothing but lining their pockets & buying their next porsche, even if it comes at the costs of 100s of people's jobs, was so tough to see. How do so many people just have no decency?! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Woah will you look at this petrol station sign?? Crazy!!

SeDNAs Webinar 2026 - 3 - Anastasija Zaiko and Maarten De Brauwer YouTube video by Southern eDNA Society

Missed the webinar last Thursday?
No stress! The recording is already up 🎥

Watch it here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S54...

Wait a Minute…What If I Don’t Want to Use AI? AI is everywhere right now. It writes summaries, explains theories, fixes grammar, and recommends playlists.But here’s the thing nobody says out loud: you’re allowed not to use it. Whether you feel…

Bless the librarians of Aberystwyth University for sending this blog out to their students: "Wait a Minute…What If I Don’t Want to Use AI?"

#LibrarySky

Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree The federal government needs to drop the spin and get on with the hard work of addressing biodiversity loss.

TLDR? The @albomp.bsky.social government is being loose with the truth about the environment and conservation, again.

"This important report...mistakes promises for progress – is not worthy of a nation with both the means and the obligation to lead."

theconversation.com/australia-cl...

Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS

Remember this next time anyone in the govt says they can’t afford to raise the rate.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Estimating transport and detectability of Chironex fleckeri environmental DNA in an open coastal bay Abstract. Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a powerful tool for species detection and monitoring; however, understanding its dispersion and transport

🪼🧬 New paper!

How far does environmental DNA travel in coastal bays?

We used biophysical modelling + particle tracking to estimate the transport & detectability of Chironex fleckeri (Australian box jellyfish) eDNA.

🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...

Our webinar series is back!

Dr. Ana Zaiko:
“Faster, Simpler, Smarter: Rethinking how we collect eDNA from water”

Dr. Maarten De Brauwer:
"Rebooting estuarine monitoring – How can environmental DNA help redefine biodiversity baselines in Australia?"

Time: 19 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm NZDT

I wish I could make it, but still in the field :(

This Wednesday, Professor Phillip Wilcox and I will be giving a webinar on #Indigenous #data #sovereignty and #environmental #DNA as part of the Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao programme webinar series run by the Environmental Protection Authority NZ. #eDNA
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5dbf89...