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Getting rid of cane toads, taking sea slug portraits, and how country birds become city birds. Hear all about critter-based science from CSIRO, Deakin University and Victorian National Parks Association scientists.
Toad in a hole - and how to deal with it
Dr Mark Tizard
(Principal Scientist, CSIRO Health & Biosecurity)
Cane toads have been the scourge of Northern Australia since the 1930's - the latest break-through in gene editing may provide a solution... but are gene tech and environmental issues awkward roommates?
Nude and salty sea slugs
Kade Mills
(ReefWatch Coordinator, Victorian National Parks Association)
Sea slugs are colourful, clever, hermaphrodites and some can discard their penis and grow a new one, yet we know very little about them. That is why I organised people to take photos of them. I will tell you all about what we found.
Refuge for urban robins: why trees are key!
Christine Connelly
(Lecturer in Environmental Science, Victoria University)
Have you ever met a yellow robin? Once, this spunky little species was common across where our suburbs are now. Some robins remain but they're virtually isolated from each other, which isn't good news. Find out why the solution is simply: more trees!
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