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Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 11/25/2021 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2021/11/25/dai…
Millions of crabs shut down the streets on Australia's Christmas Island

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#RedCrabs #australia #ChristmasIsland
The impact of flowering plants on the evolution of life on Earth

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#evolution #FloweringPlants #impact #ResearchResults
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#ChristmasIsland #reptiles are another great ARWH case study this #ScienceWeek. Lister's #gecko and the blue-tailed #skink only exist in captivity (only ~1000 of each!) after environmental pressures sent them #ExtinctInTheWild. #WildlifeHealth Image
When astute rangers at breeding facilities on #ChristmasIsland noticed some of the #lizards were dying, the species was left literally on the brink of #extinction. #WildlifeHealth
Working with @Parks_Australia, Jess Agius, @Sydney_Uni and others, the team were able to identify a novel bacteria, Enterococcus lacertideformus, and show the widespread infection of multiple reptile species on the island. #WildlifeHealth sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/n…
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Day 3 in #ScienceWeek, we’re putting #WildlifeHealth under the microscope. From microscopic blood parasites to #whale postmortems, no 2 days are the same for Taronga scientists Dr Karrie Rose (@KarrieARose) & Jane Hall (@janeo1000) at the Australian Registry of Wildlife Health Image
Taronga's ARWH improves #Australia's ability to detect and diagnose endemic, emerging and exotic #WildlifeDisease that could have negative impacts on Australia's trade/economy, #biodiversity, tourism and human health.
#WildlifeCSI in the form of diagnostic pathology is a key part of the ARWH work too. It helps in many conservation contexts, including species recovery programs, for state conservation agencies, #wildlife rehabilitators, and scientists. #CSI
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We have seen the Liberal Govt level of care & support:
#DawnRaid on #Biloela family
#PriyaHandcuffed & kept from her little children in long flights
#Children's hysterical & distraught separation
#Prolonged detention in #Melbourne & #ChristmasIsland
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2. Morrison's lack of care cont:
#Priya's deteriorating health
#Mistreatment of #Tharni in Melbourne when whiteboard fell on her in chn playroom.
#Vitamin deficiency causing #Tharni to have a number of teeth removed
#Denial of birthday cake for Tharni
#Ten day wait for medical /3
3. #MedicalTreatment finally resulted in flight to #PerthChildrensHospital to fight two related infections ignored on CI & treated & with panadol
#Liberal & National MP's breaking ranks with #Morrison #Dutton & #KarenAndrews.
Excuse us in believing your understanding of /4
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The 2019 Novel #Coronavirus, or the #WuhanCoronavirus, has spread from #China to over a dozen countries, including the United States, France, and Japan.

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Air Canada Announces It Is Suspending China Flights

Effective Jan. 30, @AirCanada is suspending all direct flights to #Beijing and #Shanghai until Feb. 29, the airlines said in a statement. aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020-01-29-Air…
@AirCanada New Zealand Charters Plane to Evacuate Citizens from Wuhan

@WinstonPeters, #NewZealand’s foreign minister, announced that the government has agreed with national carrier Air New Zealand to arrange a chartered flight to #Wuhan to evacuate citizens, according to local media.
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