Animal Scientist | PhD Candidate @UniofAdelaide | Wildlife Research | #OneHealth | Working on Kaurna Country | she/her
Adelaide, SA
Joined July 2023
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Tara McKenzie retweeted
A little bit of possum magic in outback Queensland 💫 The team at Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary on Kunja Country have captured a Brushtail Possum on a camera trap – the first sighting of the species on sanctuary in over a decade!
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-BowraPossu
Tara McKenzie retweeted
Traditional methods based on trap, adopt or euthanise have failed to control cat numbers. An eight-year trial of a more supportive community cat desexing program has been a resounding success theconversation.com/how-to-c…
Tara McKenzie retweeted
Hundreds of possums are scattered about your #adelaideparklands , but they’re spread out very unevenly.
Despite low densities in many Parks, there is one place where a large possum population is under pressure.
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Tara McKenzie retweeted
Who likes fresh olives? It turns out that some of your #adelaideparklands possums really love them, and others don’t.
Here’s the latest report from Park Lands possum researcher, @TaraDoesScience
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Tara McKenzie retweeted
A joey possum, still in its mother's pouch, has been found to be in good health, despite its mother's serious illnesses.
Researcher @TaraDoesScience has found dozens of possums in your @adelparklands but is concerned that some of them are in poor health.
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Tara McKenzie retweeted
This is on you, @tanya_plibersek. Knowingly destroying threatened species habitat and an area of cultural significance to First Nations Peoples, against the wishes of local community. You can’t spin your way out of this abomination.
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Tara McKenzie retweeted
Who, or what, is attacking your @adelparklands possums? And why are they underweight, compared to their country cousins? Adelaide University researcher Tara McKenzie has made some surprising discoveries in your Park 17.
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