Global Ecology people in the news
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | PRESS RELEASES
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- The Guardian – Global heating will make it much harder for tropical plants to germinate, study finds
- The Nation – Fossil discovered in 1960s finally reveals its secrets
- Phys.org/Scimex/Brightsurf – Australian fossil reveals new plant species
- The Lead – Weeding out global threat to crops
- Nature Bats Last Radio Show – Extinction cascades
- Flinders Blog – Opportunity to fix catastrophes next in line
- SBS The Feed – Is the mass extinction we’re living through now any worse than an ice age or an asteroid collision?
- ABC Off Track – The banteng paradox
- New Scientist – Dingoes are both pest and icon. Now there’s a new reason to love them
- Morning Bulletin/Queensland Times/Stanthorpe Border Post – ‘Smarter’ management needed to stop wave of extinctions
- National Tribune/Mirage News – Frogs on front line of climate change
- Earth.com – Conservation efforts to save amphibians are largely insufficient
- Diario.eco – Las poblaciones de anfibios están en declive a nivel mundial
- Noticias Más Verde – ¡Día de la Tierra 2020: ¡Salvemos a las ranas!
- Scienmag/Eurasia Review/Bioengineer.org – Earth Day alert to save our frogs
- EcoVoice – Earth Day calls to save amphibians on the brink
- Tekk.tv – Erdentag-Alarm zur Rettung unserer Frösche
- Scimex/EurekAlert!/Phys.org – Earth Day call to save our frogs
- Triple M (Newcastle) – Interview with Corey Bradshaw about precarious structure of supply chains from the pandemic
- Open Mind – The end of the UN Decade of Biodiversity: what has been achieved?
- Flinders In Touch – Broadcasting the 1.5 degrees message
- News.com.au (and every Murdoch-rag in Australia) – Coronavirus: The day our world changed
- Geo – Suuri syntyvyys on lapsille uhka (High birth rates are a threat to children)
- News.com.au – The big impact of a small number – what 2C of warming actually looks like
- New Scientist – Finding Sahul
- Popular Science – Heat and drought are causing feral camels to overrun communities in Australia
- RTR FM (Perth) – Kangaroo Island Fire Aftermath
- The Chicago Tribune – 1 billion dead animals? Experts are pushing back on eye-grabbing estimate of toll in Australia wildfires
- The Advertiser – Kangaroo Island’s threatened animal species in battle for survival after bushfires destroy their habitats
- New York Times – How many animals have died in Australia’s wildfires?
- Eu Rio – Quantos animais morreram nos incêndios florestais na Austrália?
- Le Journal du Dimanche – Incendies en Australie : comment a été calculé le chiffre de 500 millions d’animaux tués?
- Nouvelles du Monde – Mitaines et biberons Koala: sauver la faune australienne après les incendies
- Daily Mail – Alpine bog skinks, corroboree frogs and broad-headed snakes: The full list of endangered animals facing extinction – as bushfires wipe out a BILLION critters
- The Chicago Tribune – Australia wildfires prove devastating to koalas, kangaroos and other animals: ‘It’s a biological Armageddon rarely seen’
- The New York Times – Koala Mittens and Baby Bottles: Saving Australia’s Animals After Fires
- The Guardian – Kangaroo Island bushfires: grave fears for unique wildlife after estimated 25,000 koalas killed
- Radio-Canada – Feux en Australie
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- The National (UAE) – Beyond the Headlines: How many children is too many?
- Numerama – Vivons-nous vraiment la sixième extinction de masse ?
- Fox News – Massive animals in Australia died from humans and climate change, study says
- Sci News – Study: Humans and climate change drove Australian megafauna to extinction
- Daily Telegraph – Scientists solve mystery of extinct prehistoric beasts
- News.com.au/The Advertiser/Herald Sun/New Zealand Herald – ‘A lot of suffering’: Grim 3000 yo warning about to come true
- Australia’s Science Channel – Both people and climate led to megafauna extinction
- Green Career/Water Career – Megafauna deaths detailed
- ABC Newcastle – Demise of Australia’s megafauna (listen)
- EurekAlert!/Scimex/Medianet/Phys.org – People, climate, and water supply all played a role in the extinction of Australia’s megafauna
- Flinders University Blog – Overpopulation prophecy unfolds
- Inverse – Are we in a “mass extinction” right now? Here’s the evidence
- The Advertiser – Professor Paul Ehrlich drops a bomb on coal-loving politicians, calling for action on climate change
- ABC – Are we in the sixth mass extinction on Earth? The signs are all there
- The Conversation/Gizmodo/From Press/Phys.org/Qrius/Business Daily/Modern Australian/Daily Bulletin/The Alayaran/News Pronto/The South African/Conservation Mag – What is a ‘mass extinction’ and are we in one now?
- Population Matters – High population density hurts child health, study finds
- Cosmos Magazine – Evolution holds clue to destruction by insect invaders
- The Guardian Nigeria – How to prevent African child deaths
- The National Tribune/Mirage News – Child deaths in Africa could be prevented
- Sahara Reporters/News Naira – Child mortality in Nigeria, other African nations, caused by poor basic amenities – study
- EurekAlert!/MedicalXpress/ScienceDaily/ScienMag/Insurance News Net – Child deaths in Africa could be prevented by family planning
- InterPress Service – Impact van overbevolking op kindersterfte zwaar onderschat
- Mamamia – Six actual, bona fide experts on the 7 best things you can do to fight climate change
- ABC News – Bird populations are collapsing, and it’s a sign of a bigger problem
- ABC – Do shark repellents work? Here’s what the science says
- ABC Sunshine Coast – Should our State Government provide rebates for shark repellent devices?
- The Messenger – Diving in to help ocean life
- Cosmos Magazine – Humans pushed cave bears towards extinction
- Yahoo! News – Are we heading toward extinction?
- ABC News – South Australia’s call for a wildlife cull (watch interview)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal – Environmental degradation study highlights importance of family planning
- InDaily – African countries and the state of their environments: the best and the worst
- The Science Times – 인류는 어떻게 호주로 건너갔나?
- Scimex/EurekAlert!/Phys.org/Science Codex – Environmental destruction linked to African population raises questions about unsustainable family sizes
- Brinkwire – People first arrived in Australia in large groups, computer modelling reveals
- Forskning.no – Hvordan kom de første menneskene seg til Australia?
- The Wire – From Sunda to Sahul: the unbelievable journey of the first Australians
- Scientias – Hoe kwamen de eerste bewoners van Australië op het continent aan?
- Grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de – Studie: Erstmalige Besiedlung Australiens wurde von einer fortgeschrittenen Seefahrerkultur zielgerichtet geplant
- Atlas Obscura – How many people did it take to first occupy Australia?
- Historia y Arqueología – Dos estudios sugieren que hubo más cantidad de inmigrantes originales en el poblamento de Australia
- ARS Technica – How many people did it take to colonize Australia?
- EurekAlert!/Science Daily/Phys.org – Retracing ancient routes to Australia
- Xinhua – University collaboration reveals early humans journey to Australia
- Daily Mail UK – People first arrived in Australia in large groups 50,000 years ago, computer modelling reveals
- Radio Adelaide – Tracking Australia’s first arrivals
- Newsweek – How ancient humans reached the mega-continent of Sahul in one massive, well-planned wave of migration
- Daily Mail – People first arrived in Australia in large groups 50,000 years ago, computer modelling reveals
- ABC News AM – New details on the arrival of Indigenous Australians 50,000 years ago
- Sydney Morning Herald/Brisbane Times – Modelling shows ‘mind-blowing’ ancient Aboriginal journey to Australia
- SBS World News/9News – Aust first peoples migration was planned
- 7News – Australia’s first migrants’ arrival more than 50,000 years ago was extensively planned
- Canberra Times – First peoples migration ‘was planned’
- Scimex – First Aussies arrived in large groups using complex technologies
- The Australian – Aust first peoples migration was planned
- Mirage News – Earliest maritime routes mapped from north
- NBC News – World’s population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100, U.N. report finds
- CABAH – Koala extinctions past, present, and future
- Echo Daily – Loss of habitat means koalas face uncertain future
- The National Tribune/Mirage News – Climate change leaves koalas facing an uncertain future
- The Conversation – Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: our experts respond
- ABC ‘The Signal’ – So you’re in an extinction wave
- Independent Australia – On Australia’s major environmental crises
- Australia’s Science Channel – Murray River habitat restoration increases native fish populations
- Radio Adelaide – Potential for native fish boost
- Water Career – Snag study shows sticks help
- Business Insider (Singapore)/Business Insider (France) – 15 signs we’re in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
- EurekAlert!/ScienceDaily/Phys.Org/7th Space/Eco Magazine/Fishing World – Australian Murray River habitat restoration increases native fish populations
- KBS World Radio Korea 24 – Environmental impact of high populations (listen)
- Truth Out – Children are demanding dramatic climate action. Listen to them
- Climate Code Red – New study shows IPCC is underselling climate change
- Phys.org/EurekAlert! – Study shows IPCC is underselling climate change
- Science Daily – IPCC is underselling climate change
- Daily Kos – IPCC reports too conservative with language as new modelling suggest warming’s underestimated
- Keep It Clever – Dingoes aren’t dogs but native Aussies
- Vet Practice Magazine – Dingoes are native — and need protecting
- Radio EcoShock – The rules of extinction
- Triple J – Research has found that dingoes are not related to other dogs …
- Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) Radio – Why the dingo needs to be protected
- Stiripesurse – Descoperire a cercetătorilor australieni – Dingo este o specie de sine stătătoare, diferită de câini sau lupi
- Science Daily – Australian dingo is a unique Australian species in its own right
- tekk – Dingoes sollten in Australien eine eigenständige Art bleiben
- DevDiscourse – Australian researchers sound confident say dingo is not a dog, a new species
- BT – Australske forskere: En dingo er ikke en hund
- Art Daily – Australian researchers say dingo is not a dog, but own species
- ABC News – Dingoes are a ‘fair dinkum’ separate species needing better protection, researchers say
- ABC News – Dingo a ‘fair-dinkum’ separate species (watch)
- Lab Roots – Should Australia recognize the dingo as a distinct species?
- Katherine Times – Researchers want dingoes ‘protected’
- EurekAlert!; Phys.org; Scimex; 7th Space – Dingoes should remain a distinct species in Australia
- ABC Radio (Sydney, Alice Springs, Riverland SA, Adelaide) – Dingoes not related to other dogs and should be protected
- Le Courrier Australien; RTL; rfi.fr; Malay Mail; Yahoo! Singapore; Channel News Asia; Rappler; Daily Magazine; Business Standard India; GMA News; Deccan Herald; New Straits Times; South Coast Herald; Rising Sun Chatworth; Pretoria North Rekord; Ladysmith Gazette; Ridge Times; Standerton Advertiser; Berea Mail; Brakpan Herald; Randfontein Herald; Corridor Gazette; Capricorn Voice; MSN; Northglen News – Australian researchers say dingo is not a dog, but own species
- Fraser Coast Chronicle – Unique claim confirmed
- Radio Adelaide – Extinction science with Prof. Bradshaw
- ABC North and West SA (Breakfast with Paul Culliver) – Global insect declines
- ABC Adelaide 891 Radio (Afternoons with Sonya Feldhoff) – David Attenborough and the World Economic Form (live interview)
- Tom Dispatch – “We Can’t Undo This”
- Wall Street International (Italia) – Cambiamenti climatici e coestinzioni
- The Advertiser – Work nears on huge Yorke Peninsula open-range sanctuary under Great Southern Ark plans
- Adelaide Now – Former Victor Harbour Mayor calls for long-nose fur seal cull to protect Granite Island penguins
- The Islander – KI feral cat program contributes to positive biodiversity outlook
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- Thom Hartmann Program, Ring of Fire Radio – The extinction domino effect that could annihilate all life on Earth has already begun
- Climate News Network – Extinction toll may be far worse than thought
- National Geographic (España) – El cambio climático podría causar un efecto dominó en la extinción global
- Rinnovabili – Grandi estinzioni, sottostimato l’effetto domino del riscaldamento globale
- The University Network – Climate change could trigger extinction domino effect
- I Fucking Love Science – Runaway global warming could create an “extinction domino effect” wiping out all life on Earth
- Earth.com – Climate change could trigger a cascade of extinctions domino effect
- Daily Mail – Climate change could trigger an ‘extinction domino effect’ that would annihilate all life on Earth, chilling report warns
- Blue Planet Heart – I cambiamenti climatici aumentano l’effetto domino che causa l’estinzione delle specie
- Express – END OF WORLD: Climate change could trigger DEATH of ALL species in ‘domino effect’
- V3 – Global warming increases risk of ‘extinction domino effect’, warns EU study
- Science Daily/Eureka Alert/Phys.org – Global warming increases the risk of an extinction domino effect
- InDaily – Optimistic SA environmental report card issued
- News.com.au – Australian government inquiry grapples with growing extinction crisis
- Daily Courier – Talking about extinction
- BC Local News/Kelowna Capital News/Penticton Western News – Expert to speak on extinction of species and humanity’s peril in Kelowna
- UBC Okanagan News – UBC hosts global-change expert Corey Bradshaw
- The New Daily – Thousands of ways to kill the world: Global warming is the worst-case scenario
- SBS News – Climate change may cause mass extinctions, new report shows
- Tech2 – Extreme environmental changes could trigger the annihilation of all life on earth: study – WorldStage
- dpa International – Study: Climate change losses could trigger ‘extinction domino effect’
- ABC AM – Loss of animal or plant species to climate change could cause global ‘extinction domino effect’
- Yahoo! – Climate change risks extinction effect
- CABAH – Creating virtual Earths to investigate climate change and co-extinction (watch)
- Hakai Magazine – Many shark repellents don’t work
- Adelaide Now – Flinders University Professor explains climate change’s effect on SA if we limit warming to 1.5 C
- Adelaide Advertiser – Why SA’s crops and fish stocks face ruin
- Australian Science Channel – EU renewable-energy policy chips away at forestry protections
- ABC Radio National – The scientist’s guide to a successful career in academia (listen)
- Australia’s Science Channel – How to get ahead in science
- Flinders University – Sustainability at Flinders (video)
- BBC: More or Less: Should we have smaller families to save the planet?
- ALERT – Scientists critique transport strategy of Asian Infrastructure Development Bank
- NT News – ‘It’s simply not good enough … to be leaving the next generation with a crisis like this’
- Stock Journal – A jump ahead on rabbit control
- MD Magazine – How population and global resources are reaching a boiling point
- News.com.au – Endangered species could suffer silent extinction in Environment Department reshuffle
- InDaily – High time for a ‘smart’ offshore energy plan for SA
- Plantae – Interview with Professor Corey Bradshaw, The Effective Scientist
- ABC Late Afternoons – interview with Sarah Tomlinson about our work with the Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
- InDaily – The last rhino: why populations can’t be saved by a single breeding pair
- NZ Herald – When survival odds get too big
- Conservation Careers – Standing on the shoulders of giants – a chat with Corey Bradshaw from ConservationBytes
- Radio Adelaide – Dingoes (listen, forward to 48:40)
- ABC – Dingo fence dismantlement could help farmers and the environment, ecologist claims
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- La Croix – Cent études sur la nature qu’il faut avoir lues dans sa vie
- ABC Afternoons – Insect declines (listen)
- Global Journalist – The Overpopulation Debate (watch)
- Triple J Hack (ABC) – Big game hunting (listen)
- 2SER (radio) – The ongoing biological annihilation
- Nezavisimaya Gazeta – Russian population in 2050 will be reduced by 20 million (Население РФ к 2050 году сократится на 20 миллионов)
- Science Magazine News at a Glance – Construction begins on world’s largest predator-free zone
- InDaily – Fleurieu wetlands face high extinction risk
- Green Career – Small swamps play big role
- Australasian Science – Fertilisers make plants weaker
- ALERT – Australian wins egg-frying contest for Trump
- Radio New Zealand (Rural News) – Fertilisers & crop health (listen; my bit starts at 01:46)
- Adelaide Advertiser/Courier Mail/Daily Telegraph/Herald Sun/News.com.au – Fertilisers found to reduce plants’ resistance to fungal diseases
- Flinders University – Earth crusader’s fight for biodiversity
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FLINDERS UNIVERSITY PRESS RELEASES
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- Australian fossil reveals new plant species (18/06/2020)
- Global warming will lift agriculture weed threat (03/06/2020)
- Frogs on front line of climate change (22/04/2020)
- People and climate led to Aus megafauna extinction (27/11/2019)
- Child deaths in Africa could be prevented (04/10/2019)
- Environmental destruction in Africa raises questions (28/06/2019)
- Earliest maritime routes mapped from the north (18/06/2019)
- Koalas hang by a thread as forests shrink (14/06/2019)
- Dingoes a native species – so need protecting (08/03/2019)
- Optimistic SA environmental report card issued (21/11/2018)
- Losing species to climate change causes global ‘extinction domino effect’ (14/11/2018)
- Timber! EU move ignites forest debate (28/08/2018)
- Virus combo gets jump on pesky feral rabbits (25/06/2018)
- Hunting a ‘great’ shark deterrent (24/05/2018)
- High time for ‘smart’ offshore energy plan (27/04/2018)
- How to get ahead in science (09/04/2018)
- Debate on Top 100 ecology articles (20/11/2017)
- Ecologist heads for top biology award (12/10/2017)
- Major conservation program activates ecology lab at Flinders (22/06/2017)
- Fertilisers can make plants weaker, sicker (25/01/2017)
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