Diana Fisher
@dianafisher1080.bsky.social
Mammal ecology, evolution & conservation. UQ
Fan of Australian & Melanesian nature. Subtropical edible gardens. Markets. My ebike. Corgis, border collies.
IUCN Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group co-chair
Chair Australasian Mammal Taxonomy Consortium
Fan of Australian & Melanesian nature. Subtropical edible gardens. Markets. My ebike. Corgis, border collies.
IUCN Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group co-chair
Chair Australasian Mammal Taxonomy Consortium
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Who says academia is broken?
December 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Who says academia is broken?
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Thanks for this contribution to "Ecosphere"!
Our study is published on linking behavior and predation data to improve inference on interspecific risk perception in carnivores. learn all about how 🐱deal with 🐻! 🧪https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.70503
Linking behavior and predation data improves inference on interspecific risk perception in carnivores
Competition between carnivores and scavengers can alter predation rates and foraging behavior, shaping the effects of predation on complex community dynamics. The perceived risks of conflict and reso...
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecosphere"!
Horrifying. An emergency
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Horrifying. An emergency
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So reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) can't fly, but they are VERY MAGICAL.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
December 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
So reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) can't fly, but they are VERY MAGICAL.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
For example, their EYES CHANGE COLOR during the year & they're one of the few large mammals that can see UV. Golden brown in summer, deep blue in winter.
Let's talk about the unique visual adaptations of Rudolph and company.
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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My heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones grieving their dreadful loss.
But can I just say—the Australian Jewish population is around 0.4%. ALSO, you might have a word with First Nations for whom ALL of their actual home is now a place of remembrance and grief. #auspol #BondiBeach
But can I just say—the Australian Jewish population is around 0.4%. ALSO, you might have a word with First Nations for whom ALL of their actual home is now a place of remembrance and grief. #auspol #BondiBeach
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones grieving their dreadful loss.
But can I just say—the Australian Jewish population is around 0.4%. ALSO, you might have a word with First Nations for whom ALL of their actual home is now a place of remembrance and grief. #auspol #BondiBeach
But can I just say—the Australian Jewish population is around 0.4%. ALSO, you might have a word with First Nations for whom ALL of their actual home is now a place of remembrance and grief. #auspol #BondiBeach
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It's the second day of the #Saturnalia festival. Io, io! 🌟
Celebrations continued at home, where individuals conducted their private religious rituals. People bathed early, made a sacrifice and ate a suckling pig, a Saturnalia favourite! 🐷
followinghadrian.com/2017/12/17/i...
Celebrations continued at home, where individuals conducted their private religious rituals. People bathed early, made a sacrifice and ate a suckling pig, a Saturnalia favourite! 🐷
followinghadrian.com/2017/12/17/i...
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's the second day of the #Saturnalia festival. Io, io! 🌟
Celebrations continued at home, where individuals conducted their private religious rituals. People bathed early, made a sacrifice and ate a suckling pig, a Saturnalia favourite! 🐷
followinghadrian.com/2017/12/17/i...
Celebrations continued at home, where individuals conducted their private religious rituals. People bathed early, made a sacrifice and ate a suckling pig, a Saturnalia favourite! 🐷
followinghadrian.com/2017/12/17/i...
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Murderers. And now moving on to killing American citizens next by taking away their healthcare.
THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.
THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Murderers. And now moving on to killing American citizens next by taking away their healthcare.
THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.
THEY DON'T CARE IF YOU LIVE OR DIE.
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NSW Police Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert aged 22 was shot twice responding to the Bondi attack. He was assigned to the patrol of the Chanukah by the Sea event. His family sadly reports that he has lost vision in one eye & faces a long recovery. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
Police officer shot in Bondi attack loses sight in one eye
The second police officer injured in Sunday's terrorist attack at Bondi Beach has been identified as 22-year-old Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert.
www.abc.net.au
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
NSW Police Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert aged 22 was shot twice responding to the Bondi attack. He was assigned to the patrol of the Chanukah by the Sea event. His family sadly reports that he has lost vision in one eye & faces a long recovery. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Exactly so Jane. Josh Frydenbergs comments were especially galling to me
December 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Exactly so Jane. Josh Frydenbergs comments were especially galling to me
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This is horrific. RFK Jr’s CDC is funding a study in Guinea-Bissau which would involve deliberately withholding the hepatitis B vaccine from hundreds of newborn infants, putting them at great risk of death. They want to repeat Tuskegee.
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study by controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is horrific. RFK Jr’s CDC is funding a study in Guinea-Bissau which would involve deliberately withholding the hepatitis B vaccine from hundreds of newborn infants, putting them at great risk of death. They want to repeat Tuskegee.
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Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead
Australia to Buy Back Guns After Bondi Beach Terror Attack
Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Australia will start a gun buyback program to take surplus, newly-banned and illegal firearms off the street, following the terror attack in Bondi Beach which left 15 people dead
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The independent report into the Optus triple zero outage has been released today www.optus.com.au/content/dam/...
www.optus.com.au
December 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The independent report into the Optus triple zero outage has been released today www.optus.com.au/content/dam/...
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Stay safe out there y'all
December 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Stay safe out there y'all
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This gang-gang cockatoo baby is utterly fantastic 🥲
December 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This gang-gang cockatoo baby is utterly fantastic 🥲
Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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For a glimpse of just how complex, fascinating and unexpected soil ecosystems are, have a watch of this video, and see if it doesn't blow your mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyGI...
How the soil healed wounded soldiers - a tale from Regenesis | George Monbiot
YouTube video by Sustainable Human
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
For a glimpse of just how complex, fascinating and unexpected soil ecosystems are, have a watch of this video, and see if it doesn't blow your mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyGI...
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I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law:
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite.
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum.
Big issues we need to understand.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I see this so often that I think it might qualify as a law:
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
The time people take to notice demographic trends is equal to the time required for the results to materialise.
In other words, however obvious the maths might be, we cannot or will not see it coming.
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Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
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"What is the point of intelligence that can identify environmental protesters but cannot link a cache of guns to a known extremist connection?"
Strong piece on #ASIO #bondibeach #auspol by
@UrbanWronski (repub)
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
Strong piece on #ASIO #bondibeach #auspol by
@UrbanWronski (repub)
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
The Billion Dollar Balcony. ASIO's sovereignty failure - Michael West
"Bondi deserves better ... Australia deserves better". David Tyler examines ASIO's security failure in Australia's deadliest terror attack.
michaelwest.com.au
December 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"What is the point of intelligence that can identify environmental protesters but cannot link a cache of guns to a known extremist connection?"
Strong piece on #ASIO #bondibeach #auspol by
@UrbanWronski (repub)
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
Strong piece on #ASIO #bondibeach #auspol by
@UrbanWronski (repub)
michaelwest.com.au/bondi-attack...
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On Tuesday I wrote to Sofia, asking her either to attach a note to the film and to the platforms on which it is shown, explaining that I was interviewed under false pretences; or to re-edit the film, removing my contribution. I have not received a reply.
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
On Tuesday I wrote to Sofia, asking her either to attach a note to the film and to the platforms on which it is shown, explaining that I was interviewed under false pretences; or to re-edit the film, removing my contribution. I have not received a reply.