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I’ve been finding more hardworking “chick scientists” [sic] studying NZ’s freshwater ecology, and they’re an amazing bunch. Thread to date:
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Cindy Baker at @niwa_nz has developed "love lofts" to help the taonga species lamprey/piharau could spawn. She discovered the first NZ spawning site for lamprey. niwa.co.nz/news/scientist
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Lots of people are being quoted in the media whose whitebait "expertise" is not from conducting hundreds of fish surveys at night in rugged terrain all over NZ, but rather sitting by a single river each year with a beer waiting for fish to swim into a net.
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Jane Goodman at coauthored the report that pointed out only 18 of our 51 native fish species were doing OK; the rest were declining or in trouble. blog.doc.govt.nz/2015/02/27/fre
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Eimear Egan () did her PhD on whitebait earbones, one of the best ways to measure their growth rates. Now she's at working on migratory fish. niwa.co.nz/freshwater-and
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Stella McQueen () is a field ecologist who does heaps of sci comm work on Facebook and wrote the book on looking after NZ freshwater fishes in captivity.
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Natasha Grainger of coauthored the report which showed we have 47 freshwater invertebrates down to "nationally critical" status: as threatened as kākāpō.
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Mothnet. Now based
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Another great resource - again with help from our friends @mwlr_nz and @tinkerbel405 is @mothNetNZ
sciencelearn.org.nz/search?term=mo
AND includes student voice!
bringing mātauranga Māori into your classroom
#PLD #SLH_PLD #MātaurangaMāori #LivingWorld
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Over coffee please click on the link and help yr 13 students science.
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Please help. I’m mentoring an awesome yr 13 group of high school students and they are investigating public perception of artificial light on biodiversity. Bit.ly/darkvaders 5questions
All of life can be found in the muppets.
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When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here.
It’s a wonderful life and I love it.
- Jim
The amazing Wh Tiahuia!! This story and warrior princess are an inspiration. t.co/ujmgRc3DEc
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This study (by , , Te Hemo Ata Henare, and ) examines how access to plants will change with climate change, and how this could threaten traditional plant use & knowledge.
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So up at 6:30 for prep for classes today just gone 19:00 and we’re heading out for putting out traps. #SadThingIsiKnowThisis a Normal day for teachers
Enjoying the Puka whakamara and finding Hiko (one of the moths we found last night)
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Enjoying the moth flash cards
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Hey your lab was missing something - don’t worry I fixed it!! @curiousmindsnz
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We did the pack the van and long drive yesterday this morning is all set up and last min planning.
Looking forward to the amazing Emma Burns talk this afternoon “UNLOCKING MUSEUM COLLECTIONS DATA” part of the Geography Department Seminar series
4pm 5S3 fifth floor of the Richardson building
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There was filming in the planetarium yesterday for a venue promo video and the talent were chanting "Moths. Moths. Moths. We want to see the moths one". Moths #sohotrightnow!
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Today we're launching a new show in the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium - The Secret World of Moths!
Using 3D X-ray tomography we shed light on their hidden world and fascinating life - don't miss this one!
For more info and to book your tickets, head to: bit.ly/OMMoths
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Awesome!!!! Love the photo. Spread the word we’re going to have giveaways from the Facebook page.
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Replying to @mothNetNZ
Yes!!! Thank you for sending! Absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to sit down and learn all about NZ moths. Love that they are also in te reo too! What a huge effort by the @mothNetNZ team and partners. #ahipepe
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The wonderful Wh. Tiahuia Kawe-Small talking about Kaitiakitaka , Sciwnce and of course moths. sciencelearn.org.nz/videos/1836-ka…
@curiousmindsnz #STEMeducation #scichatnz #Pūtaiao
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So happy to see the guides out and about. We’d like to help schools get some class sets of guides.
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Such a cool collaboration. Resources everywhere twitter.com/NZScienceLearn…
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Such a cool collaboration. Resources everywhere
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Marvelling at your new guides since they arrived at school? There are sooo many cool resources out there for those of you keen to learn more about moths - why not start with our collaboration with the @mothNetNZ folks - sciencelearn.org.nz/search?term=Mo
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Fabulous resources for all
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Ka whakamārama a Tiahuia Kawe-Small i kā tikaka o te Kura e pā ana ki te whakamateka o kā pepe tuna i roto i te mahi pūtaiao:
sciencelearn.org.nz/videos/1836-ka
@mothNetNZ @curiousmindsnz @VicMetcalf_NZ @MBIEgovtnz @LCR_NZ @tinkerbel405 #STEMeducation #scichatnz #Pūtaiao @NgaiTahu
Hi did you get your set of moth guides?? Thank you for helping with the fundraising to get us to Toronto this time last year. We’re giving back to all Aotearoa thanks to @curiousmindsnz and @BioHeritage_NZ making sure everyone has access
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Fabulous footage from our Ahi Pepe camp in Whanganui this year. @BioHeritage_NZ @curiousmindsnz
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Ahi Pepe MothNet: bringing #moths and #science to schools and libraries across NZ in both English and te reo Māori.
youtube.com/watch?v=WKJfOc
#citizenscience #entomology #lepidoptera #maori #education
@curiousmindsnz @BioHeritage_NZ @NZEcosanctuary @mothNetNZ
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Download the resources and try them out there will be prizes coming up. t.co/aJbYwaJJ3D
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We’re on tv bit.ly/2LNi28s
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So nervous to hear if our guides got to all the schools. It’s a bit out there sending expensive field guides to every school in the country. Lots of people think is crazy. If you know someone at a school please ask them if their guides arrived? Pass it on.
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Beautiful illustrations
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Blog out today is the third in a series: this one's a basic introduction to #rushes (#Juncus #Luzula). Take a look if you have a minute: lizzieharper.co.uk/news/article/2
@BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour #wildflowerhour
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