Canberra is holding its annual poultry show this weekend and it’s bloody fantastic
So many breeds - both gorgeous and grotesque and each of them wonderful!!
Oh look, yet *more* evidence that markets are highly unlikely to be the great saviours for nature conservation that the corporate cheerleaders suggest they are! I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya! biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/could-e...
More than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts have written collectively to @albomp.bsky.social and @jimchalmers.bsky.social, pleading for adequate $ to protect and restore nature biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/scienti... - @biodivcouncil.bsky.social
Dr swift parrot
Today was world parrot day!
Check out this short king bringing lunch for his girlfriend 😍 budgies are not a threatened species, but they’re one of the most iconic parrots in the world.
For most people, budgies are the first parrot they ever meet; perfect gateway to loving birds 😍
Dr swift parrot
Chickens make me very happy
We just published a new piece on the blue-winged parrot! One of our least studied difficult birds. Some light Saturday reading with a cup of tea
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...
Five bucks entry fee for the perfect long weekend activity
A new global review has found that nature finance and biodiversity markets alone are not a silver bullet for closing conservation funding gaps, with governments and philanthropy set to remain essentia...
Back when we were doing crowdfunding for parrots my mate Jana helped by giving us donations and donor prizes - now she’s doing a crowd fund! Help her build SE London's coolest stationery store
Check it out:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/extra-the-...
Deep frustration with the budget has led more than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts to write collectively to the Prime Minister and Treasurer, pleading for ad...
My good friend and colleague @yungenchee.bsky.social and I penned an Op Ed for @australia.theguardian.com about @australianlabor.bsky.social's failure to deliver on their promise to voters of 'ending environmental neglect' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One must ask why Labor is so comfortable continuing to ignore the wishes of the vast majority of voters
