17/03/2026
New species of varanids hiding in plain sight!
The unexpected findings in the savanna country of north Queensland have changed scientists' understanding of rock monitors, but there are concerns the new species could be vulnerable to the pet trade.
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16/02/2026
A few photos from field work late last year.
27/05/2025
Big sky country with some pretty amazing sunrises and sunsets!
30/01/2025
It was really interesting to see the Chowilla Floodplain on the Murray River and another large wetland complex on the Murray/Darling system from the air on a recent flight. The evidence of salinity and agriculture exacerbated by drought is very plain to see.
10/11/2024
A few photos from some recent field trips. Some amazing landscapes.
18/10/2024
Moon rise through the Coolibah
09/10/2024
We recently teamed up with our friends at ViridAU to conduct some drone based riparian vegetation monitoring at a mine site in Central Queensland. This technology provides a far more reliable and cost effective methodology compared to traditional ground based monitoring techniques.
28/09/2024
The irony of this sign in completely cleared agricultural land that would have once contained a Brigalow woodland, itself an endangered ecological community, but also habitat for threatened wildlife.
19/06/2024
How the hell did a quoll end up in New Farm??