Being one of Australia’s cutest animals hasn’t prevented its slide towards extinction. Reporter Rachael Brown investigates what is being done to try to curb the koala’s declining population: Listen to the full broadcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/will-any-koalas-be-left-in-australias-east-by-2050/13953818
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Our new conservation super power: Big data joins genetics in the fight to rescue Australia’s embatteled biodiversity
The grand vision Carolyn is talking about is being coordinated through a new national project called the Threatened Species Initiative (TSI), for which she is the science leader. Find the full article here: https://inside.australiangeographic.com.au/articles/our-new-conservation-superpower
Call for Antarctic Peninsula Marine Protected Area
Dr Carolyn Hogg made a call for Antarctic Peninsula Marine Protected Area, published in Nature and co-signed by 289 other women in STEMM. This work also had an associated article in The Conversation and was promoted in Science. This was featured in global media in Australia, UK, USA, Korea, Indonesia Continue Reading
New book documents how science is saving the Tasmanian devil
Vet Practice Carolyn Hogg is co-editor of the new book Saving the Tasmanian devil: Recovery through Science-based Management Read more here: https://www.vetpracticemag.com.au/new-book-documents-how-science-is-saving-the-tasmanian-devil/
Tasmanian devils moved from Maria Island in battle against facial tumour threat
ABC News Carolyn Hogg was interviewed by ABC News about Tasmanian Devil facial tumour disease in Tasmanian Devils raised in captivity. Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-20/release-methods-trialled-for-tasmanian-devils/8543764
The Sydney Morning Herold: Devil’s milk could be the killer ingredient in war on superbugs
PhD candidate Emma Peel from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences was interviewed about new research that has proved Tasmanian Devil’s milk can kill some of the most deadly bacterial and fungal infections Read the full article here: https://www.smh.com.au/technology/devils-milk-could-be-the-killer-ingredient-in-war-on-superbugs-20161014-gs29l5.html