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Professor Euan Ritchie

@euanritchie.bsky.social

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Dad, ecologist & conservation scientist living on unceded Wurundjeri Country in Narrm. He/him.

Research: https://euanritchie.org/
The Conversation: bit.ly/2rjBg9A

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Nov 12

Ok, here’s my starter pack! go.bsky.app/4ASwaLv
Non-exhaustive list!

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We're so proud of him. Thank you.

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Academic workload expectations are moving from unsustainable to truly absurd

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www.mycause.com.au/page/385454/...

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www.mycause.com.au/page/385454/...

Click here and donate to Mind Australia for Rohan's 100km run to raise funds for headspace Box Hill

Mind Australia supports more than 13,000 people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges every year. We have been providing this individualised,

www.mycause.com.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 2h

Can't bring themselves to use the word 'dingo', because murdering _dingoes_ via poison, as opposed to the deliberate misnomer 'wild dogs', is deemed odious by many.

scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Never mind that 'wild dog' is deeply offensive to First Nations peoples too!

Tracking bait fate: reducing the ‘unknowns’ in baiting programs

Mini-transmitters complimented the use of camera traps to monitor bait fate when investigating the success of wild dog management programs. The reduction in ‘unknown’ bait fate was a result of the mi...

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Australian Mammal Society @ausmammals.bsky.social · 2h

Head to 14imc2027.com/imc2027 for all the details, including how to sign up for the student flash rego sale!

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3h

He's closing in on $10,000 raised for the mental health organisation, Headspace. I'm inspired by our son every day. If you can help him and his charity run, please do!

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

I’m so, so proud of our son. If you can support his cause, raising $ for mental health, please do! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Melbourne teen to run 100km for his 18th birthday - ABC listen

Instead of nightclubbing, Rohan Martin Ritchie wants to raise money for Headspace when he turns 18.

www.abc.net.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you :)

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you :)

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much! :)

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

I'm still unsure why you'd make this point in relation to my post about my son raising $ for mental health.

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

www.mycause.com.au/page/385454/...

Click here and donate to Mind Australia for Rohan's 100km run to raise funds for headspace Box Hill

Mind Australia supports more than 13,000 people experiencing mental health and wellbeing challenges every year. We have been providing this individualised,

www.mycause.com.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

www.mycause.com.au/page/385454/...

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d

I’m so, so proud of our son. If you can support his cause, raising $ for mental health, please do! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Melbourne teen to run 100km for his 18th birthday - ABC listen

Instead of nightclubbing, Rohan Martin Ritchie wants to raise money for Headspace when he turns 18.

www.abc.net.au

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie, Andrew Watkins, Brandon Whitcher

mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 4d

Here is a cartoon about the heatwave and are we allowed to blame anyone for it. Also Gina Rinehart's turtle. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s getting hotter thanks to climate change. Seriously though what will it take? | First Dog on the Moon

What if we started holding the government accountable

www.theguardian.com

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d

Near Barga, Tuscany

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Yes

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Morning

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 6d

A record-breaking heatwave is impacting south-east Australia, with temperatures expected to soar in parts of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Follow our live coverage.

Live: Heatwave sends temperatures soaring across Australia's south-east

A record-breaking heatwave is impacting south-east Australia, with temperatures expected to soar in parts of Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Follow our live coverage.

www.abc.net.au

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 6d

Yep, it's gutwrenching.

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More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.

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"Some have argued the impact of introduced species has been overstated, and that introduced species should be seen as a legitimate part of Australia’s ecosystems. Scientific evidence and conservation outcomes do not support this." theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca... - @aunz.theconversation.com

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Morabeets @morabeets.bsky.social · 6d

The Carlisle River Fire in the Otways from yesterday with a 45 degree day tomorrow.

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Luckily, @albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social aren't still approving projects that are massive carbon bombs...

Duty of care?

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

'Heat dome' to shatter records as south-east soars to nearly 50C

A record heatwave across south-east Australia will peak during the coming days, leading to extreme fire danger and temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius in multiple states.

www.abc.net.au

Reposted by Naomi Priest, Anthony Burke

Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 6d

Another totally messed-up act in colonial Australia.
First Nations peoples disregarded and sidelined, again.
Wongari (dingoes) murdered.
Shame on all responsible.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...