Ethel Mary Read Research Grants applications are due in one week. Good luck to all applicants! We look forward to reading your applications.
If you haven’t prepared an application yet, you do still have time! Find out more and apply here: www.rzsnsw.org.au/EMR
If you motor, you still have time to prepare an application for an Ethel Mary Read Research Grant!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to get experience in grant writing, join a professional society and receive funding for your research!
Find out more and apply here: www.rzsnsw.org.au/EMR
Join us tomorrow night for WATWH with Steph Deering!
From clever crows to toxic prey, this talk reveals how behaviour can shape conservation outcomes in a rapidly changing world.
📅 Monday, 20 April 2026
📍1 Swanson St, Erskineville, @rose_of_australia
⏰ 6:00 pm
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6629335
Our April WATWH speaker is Steph Deering! Steph is a PhD candidate at the University of Canberra whose research explores the predator–prey dynamics between Torresian crows and invasive cane toads in northern Australia.
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6629335
April's WATWH is a fascinating talk by Steph Deering (University of Canberra) exploring how behavioural flexibility and social learning may help native predators survive invasive species.
6.00 pm, Monday, 20 April 2026
Rose of Australia
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6629335
Thank you to everyone who attended the RZS NSW Science and Conservation Careers Forum 2026 at Taronga Zoo, and helped make the day so engaging and informative! And a special thank you for our amazing panellists and their dedicated time to inspire and guide the next generation of conservationists.
A reminder that you must be a RZS NSW member to apply for a Ethel Mary Read Research Grant.
You can learn more about membership and grant conditions on our website: www.rzsnsw.org.au
Join us tomorrow night at WATWH with Dr Anastasia Shavrova (UNSW)!
Come along for great science, lively discussion, and a closer look at the small creatures doing big jobs.
rzsnsw.org.au/event-6597538
We’re looking forward to welcoming students to Taronga Zoo tomorrow for the RZS NSW Student Careers Day!
See you at 9:30am for registrations!
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6578619
At WATWH, Dr Anastasia Shavrova will introduce us to the hidden world of pseudoscorpions! Anastasia is an evolutionary biologist and a passionate science communicator. Her research explores the evolution of reproductive strategies and sexual conflict of arachnids.
rzsnsw.org.au/event-6597538
Next Saturday we’re bringing together students and conservation professionals at Taronga Zoo for a full day of career insights and structured networking.
Five sectors. Five speakers. Small-group networking. Real advice.
Spots are limited – don’t miss out.
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6578619
🦂✨ They’re tiny, fast, and hiding in more places than you think. This month at Wildlife at the Watering Hole, Dr Anastasia Shavrova (UNSW) takes us into the remarkable world of pseudoscorpions.
📅 Monday 16 March
📍 The Rose of Australia Pub, Erskineville
⏰ 6:00 pm
rzsnsw.org.au/event-6597538
From grant writing to field ecology, consulting to species reintroductions – these are the people translating science into real-world conservation impact.
And the best part? You’ll sit down with them in small groups to ask your own questions!
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6578619
So, if you are a young zoologist or looking to cover a gap in your research funding, this grant is for you!
Please share this opportunity with your networks.
Find out more and apply here: www.rzsnsw.org.au/EMR
After receiving a generous bequest from longstanding member, Mrs Ethel Mary Read, the RZS NSW established the EMR Research Grant Fund. Our object was to fill a neglected niche: support for smaller zoological projects.
We have now been supporting small projects for 40 years!
Join us on March 14 at Taronga Zoo for RZS NSW Science and Conservation Careers Forum!
If you're studying ecology, wildlife science, conservation biology (or anything adjacent) – this day is for you! See you there!
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6578619
As the RZS NSW Office reopens for 2026, we are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for Ethel Mary Read Research Grants!
Find out more: www.rzsnsw.org.au/EMR
⏰🏳️🌈 Celebrate Mardi Gras with a special WATWH on gay animals, queer science, and the politics of research. Join us for an evening exploring same-sex behaviour across the animal kingdom and how the fight for queer liberation has shaped the science behind it.
rzsnsw.org.au/event-6560993
A well deserved spotlight for IDWGIS2026! @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social is doing incredible work, and we’re proud to have her as a contributor to Australian Zoologist. Thank you for sharing her story, @csiropublishing.bsky.social!
The full transcript of @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social's address is published in #AusZoologist, the journal of @rzsnsw.bsky.social: connectsci.au/az/article/4...
We hope it inspires curiosity, confidence, and possibility; especially for the young researchers still finding their way.
🏳️🌈 Meet our Mardi Gras edition WATWH panel of brilliant early-career researchers from UNSW:
🦎 Daphne Willemsen (they/them)
🧬 Neve Kelly (she/her)
🕷️ Caitlin Creak (she/her)
🌊 Cody Williams (he/him)
rzsnsw.org.au/event-6560993
This February, WATWH is diving into the wild, queer side of nature. Join us for a celebratory, thoughtful, and eye-opening evening of science, history, and queerness in the animal kingdom.
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6560993
Mareshell Wauchope, University of Sydney, has received a 2025 Paddy Pallin Science Grant for her project: “Anchoring animals in reintroductions – harnessing behaviour-based strategies to improve urban rewilding success”
Congratulations, Mareshell!
Learn more: buff.ly/DBnob1a
Patrick Bragato, University of Sydney, has received a 2025 Paddy Pallin Science Grant for his project: “Investigating eastern quoll reintroductions - improving success beyond the fence”
Congratulations, Patrick! Find out more about this research on our website: rzsnsw.org.au/Paddy-Pallin...
The RZS NSW is proud to announce that Dr Lily Bentley, University of Queensland, has received a 2025 Paddy Pallin Science Grant for her work on conserving threatened seabirds.
Congratulations, @lilybentley.bsky.social! Learn more about her research: buff.ly/DBnob1a
Australian Zoologist has a new home: @csiropublishing.bsky.social, the not-for-profit publisher within CSIRO.
Our journal is now part of library-funded open access agreements, which means eligible authors can submit as open access without extra charge.
Browse content & submit: connectsci.au/az
Join us tomorrow night at WATWH for an evening with Prof Mike Letnic as he shares his team’s research on the catastrophic impacts of cane toads on freshwater crocodiles and the innovative strategies being developed to stop their spread across northern Australia.
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6429449
🌿🐊 Meet this month’s Wildlife at the Watering Hole speaker – Prof Mike Letnic (UNSW)!
Mike will be sharing his team’s research on the catastrophic impacts of cane toads on freshwater crocodiles and efforts to stop their westward spread across northern Australia.
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6429449
Join us this month for Wildlife at the Watering Hole with Professor Mike Letnic (UNSW) as he reveals the shocking impacts of cane toad invasion on freshwater crocodiles, whose populations have plummeted by up to 75% since the toads arrived.
rzsnsw.wildapricot.org/event-6429449
Thong Pham has received a 2025 EMR grant for his zoological project: Securing the Future of the Manning River Sawshelled Turtle: Investigating the Optimal Release Age for Captive-Bred Hatchlings.
Congratulations, Thong!
Find out more about his project here: rzsnsw.org.au/page-18112