Don Whap and Madeina David
"Many might think that a remote island, if left alone, should keep its uniqueness. But they’re under threat at the moment from impacts and drivers way bigger than ourselves." Don Whap and Madeina Davi...
12 Nov 202424min
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Byron Lamont
“Our plants have been able to cope with some of the world’s poorest soils [and] adapt to some of the strangest pollinators.” In a career spanning fifty years, Emeritus Professor Byron Lamont is recogn...
11 Sep 202415min
Andrew Bird
“There are a lot of important outcomes to this sort of pollination study.” Andrew Bird is undertaking his Masters at La Trobe University, in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens of Victoria, s...
27 Aug 202412min
Fiona Marshall
“Tasmanians as a whole are very proud of this species, that it is so unique and the largest freshwater invertebrate in the world.” Fiona Marshall has over 30 years experience in the natural resource m...
20 Aug 202415min
Dr Matt Holden
“We found three species in our house that had never been documented in the Atlas of Living Australia.” Dr. Matthew Holden is an applied mathematician and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensl...
13 Aug 202415min
James Wood
“The whole purpose of a seed bank is to try and safeguard genetic diversity of wild plant populations.” James Wood has been the Manager of the Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre (TSCC) since 2005. Ba...
6 Aug 202417min
Ange Pestell and Mary Thorpe
“I found thousands of kangaroo selfies and swamp wallaby selfies, they’re up there with my favourites.” Ange is an applied ecologist who has recently returned to research after many years in the publi...
31 Jul 202411min
