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How do you study a bird that’s a master of camouflage and only active in the dead of night? Shoshana, from the ANU, will talk about how GPS technology, tiny handsewn backpacks, and a conservation detection dog uncover the secret lives of reintroduced bush stone-curlews.
Biography:
Shoshana Rapley is a PhD candidate at the Fenner School of the ANU. Birds are her driving passion in life, and she channels this into conservation research across Australia. Her PhD is about the reintroduction of the bush stone-curlew, which involves understanding their behaviours to improve release tactics. She also works on waterbird tracking in the Murray Darling Basin and is an author on the annual Australia’s Environment Report.
Bookings open on 13 June at https://www.trybooking.com/DAMGA