/newsroom/ en /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 /newsroom/news/list/2024/06/03/human-activity-contributed-to-woolly-rhinoceros-extinction /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 /newsroom/news/list/2023/03/23/australian-shallow-reefs-in-decline /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/25/citizens-recruited-to-unlock-the-secret-lives-of-echidnas Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Environment Institute and members of the general public have recorded the largest number of echidna sightings across ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog to aid in the conservation of the iconic mammal. January 25 2022 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2022/01/25/citizens-recruited-to-unlock-the-secret-lives-of-echidnas /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog 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 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog. November 25 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/11/25/echidnacsi-recognised-as-a-top-citizen-of-science /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 /newsroom/news/list/2021/10/01/bat-souvenir-trade-risks-to-public-health /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/02/echidna-conservation-science-initiative-a-finalist-in-eureka-awards The ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) is a finalist in the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum’s 2021 Eureka Prizes. September 02 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/09/02/echidna-conservation-science-initiative-a-finalist-in-eureka-awards /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies Leading science communicators from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog 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 /newsroom/news/list/2021/08/17/echidnas-poop-and-creepy-crawlies /newsroom/news/list/2021/05/28/video-platforms-normalise-exotic-pets Researchers at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube could be contributing to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging the exotic pet trade. May 28 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/05/28/video-platforms-normalise-exotic-pets /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/04/supporting-the-recovery-of-adelaide-hills-wildlife Wildlife ecologist Dr Jasmin Packer from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences, has lent her voice to the long-haul recovery of the habitat devastated by the recent Adelaide Hills bushfire, which is home to endangered species and wildlife.  March 04 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/03/04/supporting-the-recovery-of-adelaide-hills-wildlife /newsroom/news/list/2021/02/23/dont-focus-on-genetic-diversity-to-save-our-species Scientists at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide have challenged the common assumption that genetic diversity of a species is a key indicator of extinction risk.  February 23 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/02/23/dont-focus-on-genetic-diversity-to-save-our-species