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    Australian reptiles on the brink of extinction

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1058-australian-reptiles-on-the-brink-of-extinction
    21 Sep 2020: They may not be cute and cuddly, but these Aussie animals need our help before it is too late. A new study from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub predicts that 11 species of snakes and lizards are likely to become extinct by 2040 unless there is a
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    Katie's happy she changed track

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1002-katies-happy-she-changed-track
    7 May 2020: Katie Fuller switched her career choice to have a "real go" and ended up navigating giant tankers“I started sailing in a Mirror dinghy and ended up keeping watch on oil and gas tankers,” AMC alumni Katie Fuller says of her career progression. The
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    How to deal with FOMO in the COVID-19 era

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1033-how-to-deal-with-fomo-in-the-covid-19-era
    13 Jul 2020: One good thing about lock down and life in isolation has been the lack of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Nothing was happening, and everyone was in the same boat and stuck at home in survival mode. No-one was traveling or out having amazing,
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    Burrow-hopping on wombat researchers’ radar

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1056-burrow-hopping-on-wombat-researchers-radar
    10 Sep 2020: Wombats are nocturnal, solitary animals that spend the daylight hours slumbering in underground burrows. This subterranean habitat can range from a single burrow to a complex network of burrows with multiple entrances. While they tend to sleep alone,
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    Leading the way for a sustainable future

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/631-leading-the-way-for-a-sustainable-future
    23 Sep 2020: The University of Tasmania is leading the way in sustainability initiatives. Reaching for the STARS The University of Tasmania has become the first Australasian STARS rated institution, achieving a Silver rating in August 2020. Over 1,000
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    Darwin and the devil’s plight

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1063-darwin-and-the-devils-plight
    30 Sep 2020: Research into the deadly cancer affecting Tasmanian devils has found the marsupials are mounting their own natural defence against the disease. An international team from Australia, the US, United Kingdom and France has analysed the natural
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    Devils could be saviours for threatened birds in Bass Strait

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1062-devils-could-be-saviours-for-threatened-birds-in-bass-strait
    24 Sep 2020: While birds and native predators may seem like an odd coupling, a recent study by University of Tasmania ecologist Matthew Fielding suggests that reintroducing native predators to the islands could help rebalance the ecosystem and protect our more
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    Protecting communities from bushfire with people power

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1085-protecting-communities-from-bushfire-with-people-power
    6 Nov 2020: As fiercer and faster bushfires become the new norm, a major cultural shift in the way we prepare and adapt to bushfire risk will be needed according to the latest research from the University of Tasmania. A new research project is drawing on the
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    Treats of Tasmanian island birds

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1013-treats-of-tasmanian-island-birds
    7 Jul 2020: A courier package arrives from King Island, Tasmania. In it is an entire forest raven, still frozen. Most of us would wonder if it was Friday the 13th and discard the package and its contents immediately. But not University of Tasmania PhD candidate
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    Australia needs a national bushfire monitoring agency

    https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2020/1045-australia-needs-a-national-bushfire-monitoring-agency
    13 Aug 2020: Australia’s bushfire monitoring system is unfit for purpose and we need to build a national agency to strengthen our resilience and adaption to climate change, urge a team of leading fire researchers. In a comment published in the journal Nature,

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