@VicBioCon

The Victorian Biodiversity Conference is an annual student-run event bringing together research and practice | 16-19 February 2027 | #VicBioCon27

 Melbourne, Victoria
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#PortPhillpBay is such a special place to dive but I often wonder how different it would have looked when shellfish reefs were thriving. Good to hear about the great work @nature_org is doing to restore these reefs in Southern 🇦🇺 and get an overview of the process #VicBioCon24
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Love this panel discussion title at @VicBioCon #VicBioCon24 - "Not so cute and fluffy!" I'm always keen on discussions of how to conserve, support, and popularise less charismatic species. Seems like a good place to push my own publication on this topic: wellbeingintlstudiesreposito…
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Very interesting panel at #VicBioCon24! The panellists provided advice for those of us using social media and wanted to promote their work/species - 🤳👎No selfies! 🚷 Make messages animal-centric, avoid humans in photos 🤔💭 Think about what your audience wants to hear/see
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Love hearing about how we can improve perceptions of, and therefore the conservation of, less-researched species that might not be your typical ‘cuties’. 🐌 🐍 🐜 🐭 🦇 🐟 #VicBioCon24 @VicBioCon
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🦋 We're at #VicBIoCon24! 🐸 Make sure you catch presos tomorrow from ALA team members Juliet Seers who will present on the ALA Australian Biodiversity Data Mobilisation Program 📊 & @westgatecology who will present on improving data sharing and reuse at the ALA. 🐸 @VicBioCon
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Unbelievably stoked to have been awarded the best poster and best speed talk award @VicBioCon 🥳 A huge thanks to everyone that visited me to chat #frogs during the poster session and came along to my talk! 💕 @SciMelb #PhD #scicomm
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Ground breaking work to protect & recover the Pookila in Victoria! Awesome presentation & plans from @DrPABurns shown at @VicBioCon. A new captive breeding program & genetic rescue is underway 🐭❤️ @ZoosVictoria #VicBioCon23 #FightingExtinction
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What a privilege facilitating this afternoon’s fascinating @VicBioCon panel discussion with @EuanRitchie1, @SciEms, @AJ_Pask and @spectacularia about the ethics of controversial conservation approaches. Thank you to all the speakers, conference team and great audience 🤩🤩
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Absolutely thrilled to have been awarded runner up best presentation today at @VicBioCon #VicBioCon23 for my efforts to increase #conservation status and gain statutory listing for the last small #mammal of our #grasslands, the #fattaileddunnart! The dunnies and I are grateful! – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Super thrilled & grateful for being awarded Best student full talk #award at @VicBioCon!Thanks for joining, for reaching out and for your kind words!🙏🏼Thanks #VicBioCon23 for an amazing #conference and a lovely book🤩Really encouraging for my last 6 months of PhD that's for sure!
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Another great panel here @VicBioCon #VicBioCon23 this time we have @spectacularia @AJ_Pask @EuanRitchie1 @SciEms discussing controversial conservation approaches, chaired by @scidocmartin When is it ok to implement something that is controversial?
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Interesting learning about effects of light pollution in the marine realm and corals in particular by @NERAL_aus during the second plenary session @VicBioCon. From the best conference room!
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BSUD team member Casey Visintin is presenting a sneak peak at #VicBioCon23 of some work that we are developing right now! A tool that quantifies the vegetation diversity and resource provision of landscape architecture designs... Watch this space for more info! #bsud #urbanNature
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Love the @vicbiocon outdoors cinema and looking forward to hearing about #lightpollution from Kaori, @AliciaDimovski and Emily! #VicBioCon23
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Fern Hames@fernhames9 Feb 2023
Connect with other disciplines; create partnerships with people grappling with the big biodiversity problems; listen to First Nations voices; make wise choices in what you buy, do & say; share stories & connect with nature. Panel exploring what we do for nature #vVicBioCon23 – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Goodness, I was already enjoying @ShandiyaB's showcase of @atlaslivingaust galah package at #VicBioCon23 and then there were adorbable pardalotes...
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Interested in plants and fire and at #VicBioCon23 ? Come watch my talk this afternoon, in the fire ecology symposium!
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#Vicbiocon23 great talk by @JCat159 telling us how preserving trees on farms supports biocontrol on pastures by insectivorous birds
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@VicBioCon is happening now! 2 days of learning, discussing and knowledge sharing about #biodiversity in Victoria 🌿🌱🐨 I'll be presenting at 10:45 am today at the Threatened #species and communities session, come check it out! 🙌🏼 #VicBioCon23 – at Melbourne, Victoria
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Fern Hames@fernhames9 Feb 2023
Fantastic to be back at #VicBioCon23 in person. Listening to nature news, catching up, meeting new folk, sharing our #ARIScience stories. Come & say hi to ARI’s @AndrewGeschke & Tess McLaren at our ARI display. Use the QR code to link to our Noticeboard @DEECA_Vic @VicBioCon – at Melbourne, Victoria
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