Welcome to WCC, the only podcast serving dessert and cocktails along with the best in Australian wildlife science!
The most entertaining science discussions often happen after dinner, usually over cake, frequently over cocktails, but always in a relaxed atmosphere. Grab some dessert, pour a tasty drink, and come join us at the table for a chat with some amazing wildlife scientists and our animal nerd buddies. Cheers & Enjoy!
Producer: Kristian Summers
Host/Nerd: Janne Torkkola
WCC Ep.59. Quarantinis #3 - BFDV with Johanne Martens
We sat down with Johanne Martens, PhD candidate studying the ecology and evolution of Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) in Australian parrots. She is currently at the Centre for Integrative Ecology at Deakin University in Geelong, Victoria. Over some Black Feather cocktails & hazelnut-chocolate slice, we discuss her early research in introduced Amazon parrots in Germany, avian disease ecology and epidemiology, and the impacts of Beak & Feather Disease Virus in Australia.
Follow Johanne on Twitter @johanne_martens, and check out @DeakinCIE for more ecological goodness 😊
10 Jul 2020
WCC Ep.58. Quarantinis #2 - Urban Cats and Wildlife with Prof. Sarah Legge
We’re joined by Professor Sarah Legge, ecologist and threatened species biologist, professor at #ANU, Principal Research Fellow at #UQ, member of the #NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, and co-author of “Cats In Australia - Companion and Killer” from CSIRO Publishing. Along with Black Cat cocktails and cheesecake, we discuss feral cats in Australia and, from her recent work, the impacts of domestic cats on native urban wildlife.
For more #TSR updates, follow @TSRHub on Twitter and @nespthreatenedspecies on Facebook.
12 May 2020
WCC Ep.57. Quarantinis #1 - Snake Chat with Scott Eipper
#WCC Quarantinis is now in session with the audio only edit! For our first round we're joined by herpetologist and naturalist Scott Eipper. Along with his partner Tie, Scott runs the wildlife education consulting service Nature4You in Brisbane, Australia. He has authored of numerous books and peer reviewed articles on Australian fauna, often with a particular focus on reptiles including venomous snakes. Over gin martinis and chocolate-coffee cupcakes, we discuss a slew of new snake related research articles.
For more from Nature4You, check out @wildlifedemonstrations on IG or wildlifedemonstrations.com (https://www.wildlifedemonstrations.com/)
Video link to the episode here - https://youtu.be/f-rYhmnl61k (https://youtu.be/f-rYhmnl61k)
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