Professor Euan Ritchie 🌏 🌳 🐾 🔥 🎶 Profile picture
Dad & scientist living on unceded Wurundjeri land (he/him) The Conversation https://t.co/3AVaAcm3LV Bluesky: https://t.co/BZbF0zaxH1 🌈Ally Born: 331 ppm CO2
Oct 29, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
Federal @AustralianLabor keeps saying they’re going to end the neglect of the environment and clean up the mess of the previous federal LNP government. But, the curious thing is, they refuse to mention… This theage.com.au/national/victo…
Aug 22, 2022 11 tweets 9 min read
People often ask me, why are you so passionate about dingoes, Euan? There are many reasons, here are some of them 🧵

1. Are dingoes a native species, are they even a species? It's fiercely debated! Fascinating! theconversation.com/the-dingo-is-a…

#TeamDingo #AusMammalOfTheYear 2. It's fun to compare dingoes to similar apex predators elsewhere in the world theconversation.com/ever-wondered-…

#TeamDingo #AusMammalOfTheYear
Mar 2, 2022 16 tweets 11 min read
It's #WorldWildlifeDay.

Australia has > 1800 threatened species & they receive ~$120 million p.a. for their recovery. Australia is an extinction hotspot.

Australia will likely spend > $100 billion on building subs.

Saving species is a great investment.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… It's #WorldWildlifeDay.

Since the British invasion of Australia, ~230 years ago, at least 100 endemic species have been driven to extinction.

Just last month, the koala was formally listed as endangered in Qld, NSW and the ACT.

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Jun 5, 2021 32 tweets 28 min read
It's #WorldEnvironmentDay2021. The time for tokenistic days & further platitudes is well & truly over.
Bad news: We are living in an environmental & extinction crisis.
Good news: We *can* fix it, but it requires accountability from governments right down to individuals. Thread. So why are we in this terrible mess, nature.com/articles/s4155…, and most importantly, what can we do about it? Well, @DonADriscoll has put together a very handy explainer
Sep 8, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
Our recently published survey reveals the disturbing extent and effects of suppression of environmental scientists in Australia theconversation.com/research-revea… by @DonADriscoll @BobPressey, Noel Preece, and me

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