https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/ en https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/10/well-meaning-dogs-led-astray-by-rule-defying-owners While good dogs never mean harm, they are often directed to remain on-lead in nature reserves to protect wildlife. Research from the University of Adelaide has found that whether dog owners follow this rule is mostly driven by social factors. December 11 2024 Johnny von Einem https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/10/well-meaning-dogs-led-astray-by-rule-defying-owners https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/10/australias-extinction-tally-is-worse-than-we-thought A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1–3 additional species become extinct every week. December 11 2024 Johnny von Einem https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/10/australias-extinction-tally-is-worse-than-we-thought https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/02/cabbies-million-dollar-gift-to-protect-woodland-birds A former taxi driver and member of the University of Adelaide’s Hughes Society, the late Robert Dean Croser has bequeathed $1.1 million to establish the Bob Croser Woodland Recovery Project. December 02 2024 Johnny von Einem https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/12/02/cabbies-million-dollar-gift-to-protect-woodland-birds https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/06/03/human-activity-contributed-to-woolly-rhinoceros-extinction Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favourable habitats as Earth warmed following the Last Ice Age. June 04 2024 Johnny von Einem https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/06/03/human-activity-contributed-to-woolly-rhinoceros-extinction https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2023/03/23/australian-shallow-reefs-in-decline Marine life being out of sight, does not mean it is out of trouble. March 23 2023 Lee Gaskin https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2023/03/23/australian-shallow-reefs-in-decline https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/01/25/citizens-recruited-to-unlock-the-secret-lives-of-echidnas Researchers at the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute and members of the general public have recorded the largest number of echidna sightings across Australia to aid in the conservation of the iconic mammal. January 25 2022 Kelly Brown https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/01/25/citizens-recruited-to-unlock-the-secret-lives-of-echidnas https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) has received the Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science at the inaugural awards for Citizen Science Projects in South Australia. November 25 2021 Kelly Brown https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/10/01/bat-souvenir-trade-risks-to-public-health Little is known about the global bat souvenir trade, its extent and impact on bat populations and forest ecosystems, and the potential risks posed to public health with bats known carriers of zoonotic diseases. October 01 2021 Kelly Brown https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/10/01/bat-souvenir-trade-risks-to-public-health https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/09/02/echidna-conservation-science-initiative-a-finalist-in-eureka-awards The University of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) is a finalist in the Australian Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes. September 02 2021 Kelly Brown https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/09/02/echidna-conservation-science-initiative-a-finalist-in-eureka-awards https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies Leading science communicators from the University of Adelaide will join forces with a local echidna ecologist, to share their expertise in echidnas and insects in a free, interactive workshop on Kangaroo Island, as part of National Science Week (14-22 August). August 16 2021 Kelly Brown https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies