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Michael, a former Government ecologist, will update eight years of citizen science research and cover new discoveries since 2022 into Gang-gang nesting ecology and behaviour.
Abstract
Michael will provide an update of the eight years of citizen science research into Gang-gang nesting ecology and behaviour which is now nearing its conclusion. The talk will cover new discoveries since a 2022 presentation by Michael and Chris Davey. The talk will describe;
- where Gang-gangs are known to nest across Australia;
- what guides their selection of nest trees in the Canberra area;
- whether Gang-gang pairs return to the same nest hollow
- what are the greatest threats to nesting chicks
- what are potential consequences of climate change; and
- what can be done to best protect nesting Gang-gang and their chicks
Biography
Michael Mulvaney is a former Government ecologist. Red Hill is the centre of Michael’s universe and he became involved in Gang-gang citizen research when a nest site was discovered on Red Hill in 2017 and he wanted to know how important this nesting site might be. Since then he has been a supervisor of many hundreds of fellow Gang-gang lovers across their south-eastern Australia range, who between them have documented most of what is known about Gang-gang nesting ecology and diet.
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