Daniel Gautschi
@gautschi_daniel
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PhD Student at the @ANUFennerSchool researching the population dynamics and breeding biology of Norfolk Island Green Parrots
Canberra
Joined March 2021
Meet Australia's most recently named and described longhorn beetle: Excastra albopilosa! I was lucky enough to discover this remarkable species while camping @binnaburra in 2021. Have a read of the UQ News article for more detail and a link to the paper. #entomology #newspecies
Chance sighting by #UQ researcher leads to the discovery of new genus of longhorn beetle. It's believed the white fluffy exterior helps camouflage it from predators. @uqscience 📖 https://t.co/1SQNyqznF7
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Protecting wild bird nests from predators using non-lethal methods improves nest success 🪺 However, the type of method employed and system-specific factors can influence its effectiveness🐦 @gautschi_daniel @antica_c @teamswiftparrot @ANUFennerSchool 🔗 https://t.co/0qlXyCBxgV
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Hey .@ElonMusk, let’s do something wild and save the Lear's Macaw species. #LetTheBlueBirdFly
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I’m currently living it up on holiday in Spain and I couldn’t help but notice the insane number of Monk Parakeets and Rose-ringed Parakeets. They’ve taken over the cities!! Very interesting seeing parrots in such different circumstances.
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Our new report confirms Australia's modern extinction rate is worse than feared, 23 animals and 4 plants have been lost since the 1960s. That's a rate of 4.5 extinctions per decade for the past 60 years. A thread (1/4)👇 https://t.co/nfEZwvbegU
#WorldBiodiversityDay
invasives.org.au
Extinctions are holes torn in the fabric of life, and Australia is ragged from having so many species ripped out.
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An amazing story - would definitely recommend giving this one a watch!
thegiantsfilm.com
The Giants explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in a poetic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the Forest.
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Yesterday Victoria announced an end to native forest logging. How much longer will Tasmania continue to recklessly destroy swift parrot habitat? ⏳
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A feral cat caught on camera trap with a fledgling Norfolk Island green parrot. Only ~250 remain in the wild, so every bird counts. Despite efforts to reduce feral cat numbers in the island's national park, they are still a big problem. 📸Daniel Gautschi & Luis Ortiz-Catedral.
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Let’s be honest. Who doesn’t aspire to have a #wildlifegarden that looks like this?! 😍 I certainly do! 👏👏👇#NoMowSummer
Unbelievable amount of #wildflowers suddenly burst into life with this good weather @_JoelAshton Such a stunning early display in contrast with the formal borders. #GardeningForWildlife #WildflowerMeadow #Insects #Spring
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"five days on King Island wading through waist-high grass and bracken and fending off enormous leeches, in a race against time." At first I thought it sounded a bit dramatic but it's actually entirely accurate!
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Read about our effort to save the King Island brown thornbill! Well done @CratesRoss @CatMYoung & thx @perkinsmiki
smh.com.au
Tanya Plibersek came into office promising no new extinctions. This small brown bird, native to a tiny island, could be the canary in her coalmine.
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Finishing up my PhD fieldwork on Norfolk Island today. It's been a privilege to spend time in such a beautiful place. Now back home to start writing up the rest of my thesis! 🦜
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Hint, they are: - African olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata) - Cherry guava (Psidium cattleyanum) - Brazillian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) - Formosan lily (Lilium formosanum) - Lantana (Lantana camara)
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Managed to capture a quintet of Norfolk Island's worst #weeds in one photo. Can you spot them?
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Nest boxes offer important habitat. New study in #AustralEcology tests the internal climate of artificial nestboxes showing the importance of double-walled interiors when using plastic nestboxes. @Mick_Callan
@D0CT0R_Dave @WileyEcolEvol @EcolSocAus
https://t.co/4wTZhDOze2
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