Time for a ‘cold shower’ about our ability to avoid a ghastly future
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,’ said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do...
View ArticleWorried about Earth’s future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists...
Daniel Mariuz/AAP Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Daniel T. Blumstein, University of California, Los Angeles, and Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University Anyone with even a passing interest in the...
View ArticleCitizens ask the experts in climate-change communication
In the second of two consecutive interviews with climate-change experts (see the first one here), readers of the Spanish magazine Quercus have a chat with Katharine Hayhoe. Her words blend hope with...
View ArticleConservation paradox – the pros and cons of recreational hunting
Is recreational hunting bad for biodiversity? Not always.
View ArticleOne trillion dollars!
Or thereabouts. Let’s step back to 2015. In a former life when I was at another institution, I had the immense fortune and pleasure to spend six months on sabbatical in a little village just south of...
View ArticleAttack of the alien invaders: pest plants and animals leave a frightening...
Shutterstock They’re one of the most damaging environmental forces on Earth. They’ve colonised pretty much every place humans have set foot on the planet. Yet you might not even know they exist. We’re...
View ArticleKilling (feral) cats quickly (and efficiently)
I’m pleased to announce the publication of a paper led by Kathryn Venning (KV) that was derived from her Honours work in the lab. Although she’s well into her PhD on an entirely different topic, I’m...
View Article… some (models) are useful
As someone who writes a lot of models — many for applied questions in conservation management (e.g., harvest quotas, eradication targets, minimum viable population sizes, etc.), and supervises people...
View Article‘Living’ figures
Have you ever constructed a database and then published the findings, only to realise that after the time elapsed your database is already obsolete? This is the reality of scientific information today....
View ArticlePest plants and animals cost Australia around $25 billion a year — and it...
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Andrew Hoskins, CSIRO This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article. Shamefully, Australia...
View ArticleIt’s a tough time for young conservation scientists
Sure, it’s a tough time for everyone, isn’t it? But it’s a lot worse for the already disadvantaged, and it’s only going to go downhill from here. I suppose that most people who read this blog can...
View ArticleThe very worn slur of “neo-Malthusian”
After the rather astounding response to our Ghastly Future paper published in January this year (> 443,000 views and counting; 61 citations and counting), we received a Commentary that was rather...
View ArticleVideo explainer — nasty alien species in Australia
You know you’ve made it to the big time in Australia when Behind The News does a story on your research. Practically every kid in Australia watches the show at some point during their school years....
View ArticleAvoiding a ghastly future — The Science Show
Just thought I’d share the audio of an interview I did with the famous Robyn Williams of ABC Radio National‘s The Science Show. I’d be surprised if any Australians with even a passing interest in...
View ArticleAn eye on the past: a view to the future
originally published in Brave Minds, Flinders University’s research-news publication (text by David Sly) Clues to understanding human interactions with global ecosystems already exist. The challenge is...
View ArticleCartoon guide to biodiversity loss LXIX
Here is the final set of biodiversity cartoons for 2021, with some à propos seasonal content. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here.
View ArticleNeo-colonialist attitudes ignoring poachernomics will ensure more extinctions
No matter most people’s best intentions, poaching of species in Sub-Saharan Africa for horn and ivory continues unabated. Despite decades of policies, restrictions, interventions, protections, and...
View ArticleThe integrity battlefield: where science meets policy
Professor Ross Thompson, University of Canberra On the whole, I am inclined to conclude that my experience of academia and publishing my work has been largely benign. Despite having published 120-odd...
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