Adam Toomes
@AdamToomes
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Postdoctoral researcher investigating drivers and dynamics of the Australian illegal wildlife trade. All views are my own.
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined January 2018
Great to see the wildlife trade special issue in Conservation Biology is out now: Looking forward to reading about some of the lesser studied taxa in wildlife trade, and glad that our work led by @BastianLTC is included!
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Reptiles and amphibians are popular in the exotic pet trade, where Australian species are valued for their rarity and uniqueness. Despite a near-complete ban on the export of Australian wildlife,...
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RT @BastianLTC: Australian reptiles worth tens of thousands being smuggled in socks and chocolate boxes
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RT @environmentinst: A recent study by @UniofAdelaide's Dr. Phill Cassey & Sebastian Chekunov reveals that 16% of Australian reptile specie….
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Thanks to @ABCaustralia & @ErinParke2 for highlighting the global trade of 🇦🇺 endemic reptiles & amphibians! We found 33 species never recorded before in overseas markets - work led by @BastianLTC with @OliverStringham @taaprowse & @InvasionEcology
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RT @BastianLTC: For an easier read, here's a wonderful article in @ConversationEDU about our research into the international trade of Austr….
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The first comprehensive overview of trade in Australian reptiles and frogs worldwide shows more species should be listed for monitoring under the international convention on wildlife trade.
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RT @letminn0w: Pet fish in an aquarium? We want this 🤩 We love this 💙 We need this 👏.Pet fish in our rivers? Yeah, we don't need this 🙅♀️🚫….
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RT @CharlieLass: Proud to be presenting my research again at #biosym24 on the Australian invertebrate trade and its implications for biosec….
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RT @ConversationEDU: A chameleon, a viper and a poisonous toad are just a few animals that may sneak into Australia unless we stay vigilant….
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Invasive alien species become much harder and more expensive to manage as they establish and spread through the landscape. So preventing their arrival is vital.
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RT @arman_pili: (1/13) 🧪 Exciting news! My 3rd PhD paper is hot out of the science oven! 🌟📚🌍We've developed a groundbreaking #tool for #for….
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We developed a reliable, robust and defensible tool that can identify attributes of invading alien species and predict which species worldwide, with no prior history of invasion, have the potential...
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RT @JohnEScanlon: UN Crime Commission is meeting in Vienna. Join us for a deep dive into the benefits of the 3 existing #UNTOC Protocols -….
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RT @ICCWC_WFC: 📣 Save the date!. The launch of the @UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 will be live streamed next week. 📺 Watch the li….
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RT @Biodivcouncil: With growing enthusiasm in gardening to help wildlife, which simple features will help the most native species?.After 5,….
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RT @WildCRU_Ox: The #EU is a global hub for #wildlife #trade. 12 researchers, inc. WildCRU's @verissimodiogo, propose ways current #regulat….
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RT @cardosopmb: New #preprint led by @AliceCHughes and Ben Marshall looks into 22 years of #wildlife #trade in the US. When LEMIS data is c….
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RT @AA_Andersson: Police seize >130 #lizards🦎, 3 #snakes🐍, 8 #eggs🥚 in #Sydney home. Suspects charged & facing 15 yrs prison. They had pr….
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A criminal group had planned to export the reptiles to Hong Kong for lucrative sums, police say.
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RT @KatherineGWHill: I'm super excited to share the first chapter from my PhD! We examined 14,000 online advertisements to discover which p….
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RT @environmentinst: 🎉Congrats to @LizReed_palaeo for her Images of L&T Comp win, run by the @uofalib. Check out her pic + also @GrutznerFr….
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RT @CharlieLass: Feeling very privileged to have met @HugePossum and Karen Possingham last week. Thank you again for the Possingham Supplem….
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