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Nic Gill

@tasbiophiliac.bsky.social

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Tasmanian author and environmental writer, conservation detection dog handler. Eco-flâneur and known associate of the Difficult Birds Research Group, on the traditional lands of the Moomairremener people, SE lutruwita/Tasmania 🐶🦉🐕‍🦺📚 nicole-gill.com

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Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 1d

Well, anything you want!

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 1d

Ben, are you OK??

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 6d

“Bear to the Rescue” is officially out today! Well, technically, it was officially out yesterday, but we were too busy trying to smash out our field work before the river got too high and flooded us in! ⛈️ 🐶

You can order a copy from your local book shop here 🐨🐶📚
yourbookstore.io/p/bear-to-th...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 7d

A cartoon from my new book PHYSICS FOR CATS which comes out a week tomorrow! Preorder at you local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

Image 1.
Title: Slides for my lecture at the geology conference
Three diagrams of layered forms labelled with:
Sandstone,
Shale,
Igneous rock,
Limestone,
Granite.

Image 2.
Title: Slides for my lecture at the desserts conference
The same diagrams now labelled with:
Sprinkles,
Custard,
Chocolate,
Sponge cake,
Berry compote,
Biscuit base.

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 13d

Eeep! Today, I had my first, entirely unexpected sighting of “Bear to the Rescue”in the wild! 🐨 🐶 📕

I didn’t expect to see them out so soon, so got completely over-excited and made Sophie and Tim pose holding them. Unbelievably, they are available in store at Fullers Bookshop RIGHT NOW! 🐨🐶📚

A stack of beautiful kids picture books, including my book, "Bear to the Rescue"

Bookseller Sophie holding a copy of "Bear to the Rescue" inside a bookshop. She is smiling and has pink hair.

Tim, a tall, blond bookseller with glasses, holds an open copy of "Bear to the Rescue"

Multiple open copies of the book "Bear to the Rescue", which have been signed by one of the authors, Nic Gill

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Nick @knockaboutwok.bsky.social · 14d

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Just incredible that any government could under fund an eradication program for these things.

Long term cost is going to be many multiples of the cost of an eradication program.

Australia warned 'window of opportunity' to eradicate fire ants is 'closing'

Authorities launch an independent review of Australia's national fire ant eradication program to evaluate the country's fight against one of the world’s most destructive pests.

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 15d

The raspberries really make it. I had the Basque cheesecake yesterday and it was absolutely amazing!

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 15d

One of my dogs refuses to eat Schmackos, much to the delight of the others

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 15d

100% recommend!

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 15d

Sadly true 🍰☹️

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 15d

For anyone venturing anywhere near the Tasmanian Central Highlands, it is absolutely imperative you stop at the Bothwell Post Office. Not only do they make the most delicious cakes and GF “glamingtons”, they also provide a little snack for the doggos so they don’t feel left out 🍰🧁🍥🥮🐶🦴

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 17d

Somebody needs to boss around the bovines!

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 18d

Or plotting insurrection. Can be difficult to differentiate between the two

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 18d

IKR?

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 18d

They are the best of dogs 🖤🤍🖤

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 18d

Happy birthday other Grommy! 🎂☺️🐶

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 19d

The Z-bomb is 7.5

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 19d

This week, my Very Good Dog Gromit turned five 🖤🤍🎂🐶 🤍🖤

Hard to believe, also a bit scary how fast the time goes. Which is why it’s important to pack in as many good times as we can. According to Gromit, good times are generally improved by the addition of water, sand, pond slime, or snow.

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 24d

Again and again: free speech silenced at the behest of an organised pro-Israel lobby group by weak-kneed management.
If people don’t stand up to this pressure there won’t be a single institution left in which anyone can talk about the genocide in Gaza.

Complaint letter emerges after Melbourne hospital’s decision to cancel ‘children and war’ panel angers staff

Exclusive: Letter to CEO argued event would pose a risk of ‘moral injury, vicarious trauma and harmful workplace behaviours’ to staff and patients

www.theguardian.com

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 24d

Shameful. Are native plants not good enough for these feathery ingrates?! 🦜

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 26d

They know the climate chaos coming, they know their decision will make it worse, and kill any hope of mitigation, but they did it anyway - for their own benefit.
Not a principle among them.

Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 27d

A Friday afternoon special from the Albanese government.
Literally the worst environmental decision imaginable.

Australia's largest gas project given final approval to operate until 2070

Australia's biggest gas project, Woodside's North West Shelf, has received final approval to extend operations through until 2070.

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · 27d

BEAR TO THE RESCUE has landed! 🐨🐶📙

Stoked to get our paws on our first copies of the new book! Got the dogs to help with unboxing - mixed results.

Gromit was politely interested. Morello tried to eat the packaging, and fell off the bench. But Zorro is an old hand, and showed them how it's done!

Border collie wearing an inflatable collar, looking serious near an unopened box.

Book in a box, cover up: "Bear to the Rescue" by Romane Critescu, Nic Gill, Illustrated by Sylvia Morris.

Small black and white border collie with orange lead sits on bench next to opened box of books, eating a piece of non-toxic packaging material

Black and white sprollie licks his lips over open box of books.

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · Sep 7

🌳🐨🌳 I'm never sure if we should say "Happy" for this particular annual event, but something we can be happy about this Threatened Species Day is that the NSW Government just announced a huge new park - the Great Koala National Park! 🌳🐨🌳

Read all about it here: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cover for a book entitled "Bear to the Rescue" illustrated in a cheerful cartoony style, with a grey and white dog in a working jacket and boots saying "Happy Threatened Species Day", standing under a burnt out tree with a koala and her joey sitting above him looking down.

Nic Gill @tasbiophiliac.bsky.social · Sep 7

Good news for Threatened Species Day! A great big new park! 🌳🐨 🌳

Also nice to see that significant commitments have been made to support the people in the region who have relied on forestry for jobs until now — no real progress without supporting local communities 🐨 🌳💚🧍‍♂️

Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · Sep 7

NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging | New South Wales | The Guardian share.google/7sh9DN8fvuTO.... Good we need to increase our Koala population #News #Australia

NSW locks in great koala national park and brings in immediate ban on logging

Minns government to create one of the largest national parks in the state as forest advocates welcome ‘historic’ victory

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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