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Nat Forsdick
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Conservation genomics researcher @ MWLR in Aotearoa New Zealand 🧬🐦🐸🐛🌿 | Bird Nerd & President @birdsnewzealand.bsky.social | Secretary @scboceania.bsky.social | pākehā | she/her 🏳️‍🌈 Opinions are my own. www.researchgate.net/profile/Natalie-Forsdick/research
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Apr 30
This June I've committed to exercising for at least 30 mins EVERY DAY as part of the #SweatWithPride challenge to raise money for our Rainbow communities💦🌈 I’d be super grateful if you could chip in to help me reach my goal! www.sweatwithpride.com/fundraisers/...
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I’m taking on Sweat with Pride this June to raise money for our Rainbow communities! 💦🌈 Our schools, workplaces, and doctors’ offices are still not safe places for many Rainbow New Zealanders and it’s...
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · 12d
Wow these are some stunning creations!
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Ecological Society of Australia @ecolsocaus.bsky.social · 12d
We love seeing all the entries to the annual Threatened Species Bake Off!

Each year, hundreds of bakers of all ages take part in the competition, baking an edible creation that looks like a threatened animal or plant to raise awareness and kick-start action.

😍 Which is your favourite? #TSBakeOff
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · 12d
After voting ngutu-pare wrybill in #BOTY2025 this week, I was delighted to pick up a copy of Bird of the Year today! @ellenrykers.com
Cover of the Bird of the Year book by Ellen Rykers. The pale blue cover is illustrated with five framed bird illustrations: top-left, a female and male tītipounamu rifleman; top-right a kōkako; middle-left, a fierce ruru; bottom-left, a gleaming yellow mohua; and bottom left: a kea displaying its colourful underwing. Text in red in the bottom right reads: ‘Twenty years of ruffled feathers: A celebration of the birds of Aotearoa’.
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Forest & Bird @forestandbird.bsky.social · Jun 9
The battle of the birds is BACK! 🐦✨ 

Bird of the Year returns this September. 

🗓️ Voting will open Monday 15 September 
🗓️ Voting will close Sunday 28 September 

You can sign up now to become a campaign manager.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/xjbevgkqfr
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · 28d
📢 Fantastic article on the impacts of overheads on #ECRs in #AoNZ: ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzsr/article... 🔥🔥🔥 @oliviatruax.bsky.social
View of Indirect costs: the perverse consequences of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Research Overheads System
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Edana Lord @edanalord.bsky.social · Jun 30
I'm super excited to share our new paper on Norwegian lemming genomics just published in @pnas.org!! Read the paper here: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
Summary ⬇️
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 25
I imagine so! Not sure who you would be best to connect with there but sounds like there would be interest.
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Hugh Possingham @hugepossum.bsky.social · Jun 21
#iccb2025 biodiversity and carbon planting day with Brisbane Sustainability Agency #ArcherfieldWetlands Getting in a few thousand plants and finding lots of bird species
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 20
Had a great time in Brisbane for #ICCB2025! My favourite part was making new connections by getting to greet people at the registration desk, and at the poster evening, where I had a constant stream of lovely questions.
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 20
Thanks Diana! There was so much to catch this week, it’s nice to know folks in other sessions/not at ICCB can find them useful.
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Society for Conservation Biology Oceania @scboceania.org · Jun 19
Here is the link to our SCB Oceania Region Statement from #ICCB2025
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Society for Conservation Biology Oceania @scboceania.org · Jun 19
If you can’t wait for the next ICCB - We are thrilled to announce that the next SCB Oceania conference will be held in Nov 2026 together with @newzealandecology.bsky.social in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa NZ!

#NZES_SCBO2026 #ICCB2025

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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
We’re excited to welcome the new President of the Society for Conservation Biology: Mwezi Mugera! We acknowledge and thank outgoing President Vanessa Adams for her long service. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Our #ICCB2025 #conservation congress statement from today’s @scboceania.org members meeting: static1.squarespace.com/static/66c56...
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Averting complete extinction of multiple frog species in Kosciuszko National Park requires a proactive response in the face of chytrid, says David Hunter. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Michael McFadden explains how recent Australian drought led to emergency rescue of Booroolong frogs, with 60 collected for an ex situ breeding programme, including sperm biobanking for all male founders. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Deon Gilbert shares conservation work for the Baw Baw frog, which has been hit hard by chytrid. Lots of challenges with reproductive management initially, but lots of learnings, including use of artificial breeding technologies, mean things are turning around. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Luis Carrillo shares some #conservation success stories from Amphibian Ark. More than 10% of amphibian species require ex situ conservation, so there’s a lot more to do. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Alicia Dimovski is working to use dermal secretions for minimally-invasive tests of hormone levels (eg testosterone & corticosteroids) in amphibians. This technique looks promising for understanding physiology and assessing stress. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Phillip Byrne discusses population augmentation for genetic rescue via hybrid vigour. High levels of population structure and local adaptation make outbreeding depression a real risk for amphibians so experimental crossing via artificial fertilisation can be used ro inform management. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Aimee Silla discusses the applications of reproductive technologies to assist conservation breeding programmes for amphibians. Aimee calls for a standardised framework to measure fitness-determining traits. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Gina Della Togna discusses reproductive technologies & biobanking for amphibian #conservation. While most survey respondents have an understanding of this tech, but <40% are using it, so the team are working on scaling up initiatives globally. #ICCB2025
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
If you work with shorebirds in Oceania, you can contribute to this understanding of actions and successes by completing this survey: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #ICCB2025 🪶
Shorebird conservation action
We are collating shorebird conservation action that have been undertaken across the East Asia-Australasian Flyway. If you have implemented any shorebird conservation work, we want to hear from you!
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Elize Ng describes the challenges of coordinating #conservation across the East Asian Australasian Flyway. What has been done, and how successful have these actions such as predator control, habitat protection and restoration been? #ICCB2025 🪶
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
He-bo Peng discusses how an aquaculture ban has led to unregulated mollusc harvest in Yalu Jiang has impacted shorebirds at this major stopover site in the East Asian Australasian Flyway. Around 75% of the shorebirds stopping off rely on molluscs for >90% of their diet. #ICCB2025 🪶
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Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social · Jun 19
Shorebirds are declining at a higher rate than that of their habitat loss. Dan Liang is investigating how direct mortality by humans at key stopover sites in their migration routes may explain the discrepancy. #ICCB2025 🪶
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