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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

Nature, SciComm, Politics, Music, Shodan🥋, 🏀, Carlton FC

🌈 Ally Born: 331 ppm CO2 .. more

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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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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you :)

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you :)

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you so much! :)

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
I'm still unsure why you'd make this point in relation to my post about my son raising $ for mental health.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
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

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
www.mycause.com.au/page/385454/...

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 1d
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

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mr dog @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social · 2d
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

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 3d
Near Barga, Tuscany

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

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

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 3d
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

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d
Yep, it's gutwrenching.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d
More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.
euanritchie.bsky.social Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 7d
"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

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

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Morabeets @morabeets.bsky.social · 4d
The Carlisle River Fire in the Otways from yesterday with a 45 degree day tomorrow.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d
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

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d
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...
Traditional owners heartbroken by dingo cull after Piper James's death
The Queensland government euthanises six dingoes involved in Piper James's death on K'gari, and is expected to cull more in the coming days.
www.abc.net.au

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
New profile photo?

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
It's a favourite colonial activity.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
Hardly 'Adult Content', it's just good old David.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
He’s much bigger than I imagined

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
Murdered is more accurate, it’s a deliberate act by government to kill dingoes that have done nothing wrong, other than being dingoes.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
Way more dangerous than dingoes, that's for sure!

Reposted by Euan G. Ritchie

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Jenny Sinclair @jennysinclair.bsky.social · 5d
Her mother was on the radio today saying she wouldn’t have wanted this.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
All good :)

But to be clear, dingoes have a very broad diet, including fruits, insects and vertebrates. There is an abundance of food for them on K'gari. People feeding them because they are naturally skinny is a big part of the problem. theconversation.com/dingo-dinner...
Dingo dinners: what’s on the menu for Australia’s top predator?
A survey of 32,000 samples of dingo droppings and stomach contents reveal that this predator’s appetite is as wide-ranging as Australia’s landscapes. But medium and large mammals are top of the menu.
theconversation.com

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
With respect, that's a nonsense that they are starving, there is plenty of food for Wongari on K'gari. Dingoes are naturally skinny. Supplementary feeding is not needed and would only make matters worse. It's super simple. Don't feed or approach dingoes. Respect signs and warnings, be vigilant.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
Also, 'involved in death' seems a rather unhelpful headline given the Coroner's report.
euanritchie.bsky.social Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
🙄 😠 Tragedy x 2!

"Queensland government officers will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari. A coroner's report found Piper James was bitten by dingoes before she died, but drowning was the most likely cause of death."

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Dingoes involved in death of Canadian backpacker to be euthanased
Queensland government officials will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari.
www.abc.net.au

Reposted by Peter Thorne, Euan G. Ritchie, Scott L. Greer , and 11 more

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 5d
I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed.

When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL

I was traumatized for years from reading the news story.

The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · 5d
🙄 😠 Tragedy x 2!

"Queensland government officers will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari. A coroner's report found Piper James was bitten by dingoes before she died, but drowning was the most likely cause of death."

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Dingoes involved in death of Canadian backpacker to be euthanased
Queensland government officials will euthanase a pack of dingoes involved in the death of a Canadian backpacker on K'gari.
www.abc.net.au