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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · 1d

Adventures in North American Birding, Part 1: Fall Warblers Make Me Want To Cry

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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 15d

Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story)

[Iceland photo for attention only]

Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · 15d

Came home from a workout, found a pink-tongued skink on the doorstep, and ate some tacos. 10/10 for a Tuesday.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · 28d

Litoria tyleri and a cute little ringtail bum to round out a very long Wednesday. #wildoz

A yellow frog perched on a tree branch lit by a torch.

A common ringtail possum on a tree branch looking back at the camera

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · 28d

Ya'll I feel like such a grown-up writer...

Martin Shaw @thebooksdesk.bsky.social · 28d

Deal news! Really excited to share that @justinehausheer.bsky.social's book debut, "The Vanishing Wild. Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction", will be appearing courtesy of @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social in May next year! unsw.press/news/the-van...

NewSouth Acquires Justine E. Hausheer's The Vanishing Wild

NewSouth Publishing is thrilled to announce the acquisition of world rights to The Vanishing Wild: Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction, via literary agent Martin Shaw, a powerful and ...

unsw.press

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Sophie Black @sophieblackwords.bsky.social · Sep 8

Catriona Menzies-Pike does the maths on Meanjin www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/m...

Meanjin's 'financial' shutdown doesn't add up

Melbourne University reported a $273 million surplus in 2024 on an operating income of $3.2 billion. It is against these figures that the 'purely financial decision' to close Meanjin has raised eyebro...

www.crikey.com.au

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Ben Walter @benwaltez.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here's me in Guardian Australia on the total debacle with Meanjin.

www.theguardian.com/books/commen...

The end of Meanjin after 85 years is as sad as it is infuriating | Ben Walter

MUP says it is ‘no longer viable’ to make the literary magazine – but almost none of them are financially viable. That’s not their purpose or value

www.theguardian.com

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Also FYI the # of threatened animal species referenced in the comic (>150) is now more than SIX HUNDRED. (And for plants it's >1,400. So maybe pour yourself a drink with that cake.

Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Have I baked cakes in years past for #ThreatenedSpeciesDay? Yes. Am I tired and grumpy and really vibing with this FirstDogOnTheMoon carton? Also yes.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How can we solve Australia's threatened species crisis? With baking! | First Dog on the Moon

This is a cake in the shape of democracy which is also endangered

www.theguardian.com

Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Have I baked cakes in years past for #ThreatenedSpeciesDay? Yes. Am I tired and grumpy and really vibing with this FirstDogOnTheMoon carton? Also yes.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How can we solve Australia's threatened species crisis? With baking! | First Dog on the Moon

This is a cake in the shape of democracy which is also endangered

www.theguardian.com

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

It doesn’t take much digging to realise that Australian wildlife is in crisis. But without these folks putting their blood, sweat and tears (literally) into their work, we’d have lost so much more already. #wildoz

A woman in a cap smiling at a small lizard in her hand

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

But for #ThreatenedSpeciesDay, I want to take a minute to appreciate the scientists, conservationists, land managers, & Traditional Owners who are putting in the hard yards for our wildlife.

A man in a cap looking into a hole in a termite mound.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

I filed the manuscript for my forthcoming book(!) just a few days ago, so expect more news about that very soon from @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social. #thevanishingwild

A woman's hand holding a stack of papers up against the backdrop of a bookshelf.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

I trapped Tassie devils & mountain pygmy possums, listened for night parrots, learned about grassland restoration on Cape York and rice agriculture the Riverina, collected platypus eDNA and played with koala detection dogs.

A woman smiling and a black and white dog.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

I’ve spent much of the past 2 years thinking about threatened wildlife: searching for these species, spending time with the scientists trying to save them, and writing about the experience.

A women's hand holding a small brown possum.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 7

If you love wildlife, your feeds are probably full of #ThreatenedSpeciesDay stories: tales of hope, eulogies to the species we’ve lost, and cries of rage at the fact that the Australian government is still failing wildlife. #wildoz

A dead Tasmanian devil lies by the side of the road as cars speed behind it.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 1

That feeling when you’re being watched…. 🐋

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Sep 1

Met some new (and very curious) friends over the weekend! 🐋 We stopped 100m away but they decided to come closer and say hello.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Aug 27

If you’re looking for excellent apocalyptic climate fiction with a dash of murder mystery & botany, this one is a winner.

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you're not mounting your taxidermy on a motorized scooter then you're doing it wrong.

Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · Aug 26

Who doesn't need a remote-controlled badger?

Remote-Controlled Badger Helps Study Prairie Dog Alarm Calls

Researchers in Montana use a taxidermied badger and remote-control car to show how long-billed curlews listen in on prairie dog alarm calls.

blog.nature.org

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Take. My. Money.

Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s not a want it’s a need www.bonfire.com/support-ibp-...

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Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Agendio has been my go-to for a decade. They're not cheap but they offer an overwhelming amount of customisation features, including a lot of vertical/column layouts and heavier gsm paper for those fountain-pen dorks amongst us (myself included).

Justine E. Hausheer @justinehausheer.bsky.social · Aug 16

First earthquake! Surprised it took me this long. The windows were rattling for a good 20 seconds

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Vincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · Jul 31

Critics of #ColossalBio and #DeExtinction @toriherridge.bsky.social @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social, @flintdibble.bsky.social, and I have been targeted by "articles" attacking our credibility, looks like a targeted smear campaign against us for honest criticisms...

www.newscientist.com/article/2490...

Critics of de-extinction research hit by mystery smear campaign

Several researchers who have been critical of Colossal Biosciences’ plans to revive extinct animals say they have been targeted by online articles trying to discredit them

www.newscientist.com

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Jul 29

More on dingoes, led by @drcairns.bsky.social.

"Current evidence indicates...dingoes are on a different evolutionary trajectory to domestic dogs...we argue that the appropriate nomenclature for dingoes is Canis dingo or Canis lupus dingo, not Canis familiaris."
www.publish.csiro.au/AM/justaccep...

Taxonomic tangles posed by human association - the urgent need for an evidence-based review of dingo and domestic dog taxonomy and nomenclature

A serious challenge in modern taxonomy is whether or how relationships with humans have altered the evolutionary trajectory of species and how this should be dealt with in taxonomic nomenclature. Desp...

www.publish.csiro.au

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Ben Phillips @benflips.bsky.social · Jun 29

We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...

Post Doctoral Research Associate in statistical ecology Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK

The Population Biology and genomics Group is seeking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Associate.

www.seek.com.au

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