Project status: completed
Last week, I released my last snake back into the wild. Total, I was able to collect data from 20 snakes, including three northern tree...
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Dr. Mal Graham
Strategy Director, Wild Animal Initiative
mal.graham "at" wildanimalinitiative.org
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Michelle
- Feb 22, 2019
- 2 min
Off to the Sunshine Coast
After three months in the Daintree, I'm finishing up my project with four weeks on the Sunshine Coast. The aptly named region is just...
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Michelle
- Feb 22, 2019
- 2 min
How I study gap crossing
Mela's post did a good job setting out what a typical day is like for my research. Here, I'm just going to go into a bit more detail...
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Michelle
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
Fauna Gallery
Hey! Short post just to say that I'm gradually documenting all the cool fauna I've seen in a gallery on the photos page, here. Check it out!
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Michelle
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
Daintree sightings: the southern cassowary
The southern cassowary is one of three species of cassowary, and the only species that lives in Australia. It is a ratite, like emus and...
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Michelle
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
The Daintree: where the rainforest meets the reef.
I spent the majority of my project trekking around the Daintree Rainforest, looking for snakes. Although there were lots of days I didn't...
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Michelle
- Feb 11, 2019
- 3 min
Guest post: Mela
Mela came over from the States to help out with my project. Check out her account below. (Cross-posted from the Socha Lab website) Mela's...
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Michelle
- Feb 2, 2019
- 3 min
Snakes!
In honor of #serpentday, here is a quick intro to the snakes I've seen in Australia so far. First, the snakes I'm here to study are the...
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Michelle
- Feb 2, 2019
- 2 min
Bali: Ubud and the mountainous north
Finishing up my summary of my Indonesian trip, which took place in October 2018. We spent about 8 days in Bali, but didn't go to any of...
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Michelle
- Jan 31, 2019
- 1 min
Welcome to Cape Tribulation
The Daintree Rainforest Observatory (DRO) is located in Cape Tribulation. Here's a view of Mt Sorrow from the grounds. Honestly, my...
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Michelle
- Jan 31, 2019
- 3 min
So what am I doing in Australia?
The follow up to the last post --- why study gap crossing --- is why study gap crossing in Australia. The first project I did for my PhD...
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Michelle
- Jan 30, 2019
- 3 min
Why study gap-crossing?
My dissertation is focused on gap crossing in flying snakes and their relatives. Gap crossing behaviors encompass a wide range of animal...
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Michelle
- Dec 30, 2018
- 2 min
Flores and Komodo
The first leg of my trip was vacation. I went to Indonesia, flying into Bali where I met up with my friend Luke. We spent one night in...
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Michelle
- Dec 30, 2018
- 1 min
December update
I'm about halfway through my trip, and have just returned to Cairns after a brief visit home to the USA for Christmas. I haven't been...
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Michelle
- Oct 13, 2018
- 1 min
Research adventure in Queensland
I'm leaving tonight for a 5-month research trip (with a little personal vacation thrown in on the side). Stay tuned for updates about my...
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