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1 month ago | 
theconversation.com | Hayley Stannard |Julie Old
Kultarrs might look cute. But these carnivorous marsupials are fierce and feisty predators.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
shethepeople.tv | Julie Old
At this time of year, images of reindeer are everywhere. I’ve had a soft spot for reindeer ever since I was a little girl. Doesn’t everyone? While I work on Australian mammals, especially marsupials such as wombats, I still find reindeer fascinating. I’ve spent a great deal of time reading up about reindeer. Some of the research may interest you too.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Julie Old |Western Sydney
At this time of year, images of reindeer are everywhere. I’ve had a soft spot for reindeer ever since I was a little girl. Doesn’t everyone? While I work on Australian mammals, especially marsupials such as wombats, I still find reindeer fascinating. I’ve spent a great deal of time reading up about reindeer. Some of the research may interest you too.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
openforum.com.au | Julie Old
Australia is unique in its endemic mammal fauna and has extant members of all three groups. The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) and platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) are egg-laying mammals. Placental mammals are represented by cetaceans, pinnipeds, bats and over 50 species of native rodents. Australia also has more than 330 species of marsupials. Unfortunately, around half of the world’s mammal extinctions have occurred in Australia.
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Aug 31, 2024 | 
openforum.com.au | Julie Old
Wombats are native Australian marsupials. There are three species – the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) and bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus). They are important ecological engineers as their burrowing supports aeration and turnover of the soil and provides shelter for other species. Interestingly, wombats have continuously growing teeth, needed to breakdown the tough vegetation they consume.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Julie Old |Western Sydney
Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows “wombat warriors” to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops. The project initially aimed to uncover information on all things wombat from across Australia, particularly threats. Its ultimate aim is to support conservation, informed by an enhanced understanding of wombat biology.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
phys.org | Julie Old |Hayley Stannard
Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows "wombat warriors" to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
econotimes.com | Julie Old |Hayley Stannard
Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows “wombat warriors” to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops.
The project initially aimed to uncover information on all things wombat from across Australia, particularly threats. Its ultimate aim is to support conservation, informed by an enhanced understanding of wombat biology.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
hashtag.net.au | Julie Old |Western Sydney
Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows “wombat warriors” to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops. The project initially aimed to uncover information on all things wombat from across Australia, particularly threats. Its ultimate aim is to support conservation, informed by an enhanced understanding of wombat biology.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Julie Old |Hayley Stannard
Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows “wombat warriors” to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops. The project initially aimed to uncover information on all things wombat from across Australia, particularly threats. Its ultimate aim is to support conservation, informed by an enhanced understanding of wombat biology.
