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BIGnet
21 Sep 2024 - Canberra Birds BIGnet is an annual meeting of NSW/ACT bird groups, with this year's theme being 'community conservation and engagement in the ACT'. Shoshana Rapley and I presented on the role of the community in the Mulligans Flat–Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment, especially the bush stone-curlew reintroduction. |
Science in the Sanctuary
17 Aug 2024 - Wildbark Science in the Sanctuary was BACK for National Science Week! We delved into an array of fascinating topics including eastern quoll movements, bush stone-curlew population dynamics, kangaroo management, pookila conservation, and future reintroductions! |
Everybody needs good neighbours: resident quolls help newcomers settle in at Mulligans Flat
2 Jul 2024 - ANU Reporter GPS tracking collars have revealed how newly reintroduced eastern quolls are settling in at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary, with quolls who were born at the sanctuary accepting their new neighbours with open paws. |
Groundbreaking research reveals eastern quolls make paw-fect neighbours
4 Jul 2024 - WIN News Canberra Groundbreaking research has revealed eastern quolls make paw-fect neighbours, helping newcomers settle into their area. |
Am I a bad birder?
17 Mar 2024 - Olivia Congdon, ANU Science Can birding be both science and soul-nourishing? Can we strike a balance between documenting birds for conservation and simply enjoying nature’s beauty? Exploring the tension between duty and delight, the story reflects on how birdwatchers can find harmony between contributing to citizen science and being present in the moment. |
Why do quolls have spots?
24 Feb 2024 - What the Duck?! with Dr Ann Jones Imagine you've just been cancelled for a controversial opinion about Taylor Swift's music, and you have to go to ground. You can hide behind big glasses and a big coat - or you could take a lesson from nature and blend in, like a proverbial spotty quoll into the bush. When it comes to camouflage and animal markings, there's a lot we can learn from the animal kingdom. |
UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science panel
11 Feb 2024 - Wildbark Join our moderator and 2021 ACT Young Woman of the Year Dhani Gilbert as she discusses the work of our incredible panelists: CSIRO Research Scientist Dr Erin Hahn, ANU researchers Dr Belinda Wilson and Shoshana Rapley, Industry Ecologist Millie Sutherland Saines, and our Wildlife Officer Keely Small! |
Songs of Disappearance: Australian mammals
1 Dec 2023 - Bowerbird Collective Songs of Disappearance is back with an album featuring our most threatened mammals. Be immersed in a chorus of shrieks, screams, and bellowing from all corners of the country - including our eastern quolls! |
Strange neighbours: the sanctuary on the edge of our city
29 May 2023 - ANU Reporter At Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary you can spot animals that haven’t existed in their natural habitat for more than a century. Now the ANU experts behind this conservation experiment are taking it a step further into the community. |
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Eastern quoll monitoring
25 May 2023 - ANU Media Eastern quolls are well and truly established at Mulligans Flat, and annual night monitoring sessions allow researchers to stay up to date with them and the eastern bettongs. |
Double Helix article
15 Apr 2023 - CSIRO Publishing This issue featured a baby bat hospital, the team that’s bringing the eastern quoll back to the Australian mainland, and Australia’s frozen zoo! |
ACT Emerging Environmental Educator of the Year 2022
1 Dec 2022 - AAEE ACT Chapter The AAEE ACT Chapter congratulates Belinda for her environmental advocacy and education this award! |
Welcome to Wildbark
22 Nov 2022 - ANU Media Wildbark Learning Centre is open for business! In an ACT Parks promotional video, Belinda explained the vital importance of conservation research in our current climate. |
The Quoll Connection author event
20 Nov 2022 - Living Arts Canberra In this author event, we dicussed quolls and family through two wildly different books: My Heart is a Little Wild Thing and Questions raised by Quolls. |
Science in the sanctuary
6 Oct 2022 - Wildbark Hear the latest in conservation news from the sanctuary's researchers, including updates about eastern quolls, New Holland mice, wallaby management, and fox control in the expanded sanctuary. |
Threatened Species Action Plan sets target of no new Australian extinctions
6 Oct 2022 - Canberra Times Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek released a roadmap to improve outcomes of threatened species. Wilson said "Eastern quolls are doing well where they have been given commitment and funding, but I worry about the species where that has not been provided to the same extent." |
Quollified Kids Podcast
5 Sep 2022 Got kids with a passion for Australian feathers, fur, fins, and ferns? Look no further than the new Quollified Kids podcast. In this first episode, I had a chat with Lou about eastern quolls and how we went about returning these spotty predators back to their former home. |
Nature In Focus photography exhibition
28 Jul 2022 - NatureArt Lab This exhibition highlighted the importance of nature photography in promoting nature and conservation awareness. I contributed four botanical photographs. |
Australasian bat night
7 Mar 2022 - NatureArt Lab, Michelle Power, Charmian Gradwell NatureArt Lab proudly hosted a night all about Australia's amazing flying mammals, designed for citizen scientists and artists who would like to learn more about our lesser-understood bat friends. |
Questions raised by quolls book
27 July 2021 - Harry Saddler This book offers an eloquent examination of extinction and conservation set against the backdrop of global climate change. I had the joy of being interviewed by Harry Saddler as part of his research for this book. |
Bettong Bungalow episode
25 July 2021 - WWT Eastern quolls can be cheeky or shy, timid or playful - and we've brought them back to Mulligans Flat. Ranger Mel catches up with our very own Belinda Wilson to talk all things quolls. Warning: incredibly cute quoll footage is aired in this video. |
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Earth at night in colour
16 April 2021 - Apple TV+ With cutting-edge camera technology, witness life after dark in this new docuseries, narrated by Tom Hiddleston. I worked with Offspring Films to capture never-before-seen footage of eastern quolls at night in full colour (Kangaroo Valley episode, and 1 m 10 s in the trailer)! |
The Precious Few exhibition
11 Mar 2021 - Ceilidh Dalton Metal Artist This exhibition aimed to educate and engage the audience in local conservation of threatened species in Canberra with a variety of mediums and styles. |
Experimental research boosting eastern quolls
23 July 2020 - ANU Media In this video and article, I describe our trial releases of eastern quoll mothers with pouch young to boost the survival rates of reintroduced eastern quolls, demonstrating the value of learning as you go. |
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Bettong Bungalow epside
22 Apr 2020 - WWT Welcome to The Quoll Den, a weekly recap on The Bettong Bungalow. Join Ranger Andy as we talk with Belinda Wilson about animal reintroductions, eastern quolls, bats, and wildlife care. |
Science in the sanctuary
Jul 2017-2019 - WWT Science in the Sanctuary is on again, and first up is Belinda Wilson who has investigated ways to reintroduce eastern quolls to mainland Australia. |
ESA/DPIE Outstanding Outreach
29 Nov 2019 - ESA/NSW DPIE Meet the winners of the 2019 Outstanding Outreach Awards, providing recognition to early-career researchers who are doing an excellent job of communicating their research. |
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The Skeptic Zone podcast
2 June 2019 - Skeptic Zone Podcast In this episode, I discussed my work in reintroduction biology, behavioural ecology, spatial dynamics, and all things eastern quoll. |
Forget denim, these genes are Australian made!
21 May 2019 - Pint of Science Join us for a chat about genomes,the future of Australian mammals, and the amazing story of how researchers brought back one of our beloved marsupials. |
Threatened species flying-fox art workshop
30 Mar 2019 - NatureArt Lab with Peter Wale Visit our flying-foxes with expert Belinda Wilson to learn about these creatures, and focus on gestural drawing with Peter Wale to express their spirit. |
Teenage quolls from Australia's 'largest open-air laboratory'
30 Mar 2019 - Dr Ann Jones, ABC Science "With its big white spots, long whiskers and needle-sharp teeth, the cat-sized eastern quoll is a top-order predator that once roamed the Australian woodlands." |
Off Track podcast
23 Mar 2019 - ABC Radio National, Dr Ann Jones, Dr Kate Grarock "Scientists in the dark of night, working to swiftly measure juvenile quolls. Ecologist Belinda Wilson, as well as Kate Grarock at Mulligans Flat in this week's RN Off Track!" |
Inhabiting the woodlands: a panel discussion
21 Sep 2018 - Carolyn Young, Dr Sue McIntyre Join us as we discuss woodland conservation projects whilst surrounded by Carolyn Young's new body of work, 'Inhabiting the Woodlands'. |
SCI ART CBR
21 Jun 2018 - SciArtCbr, Peter Marsack There’s a new group in Canberra that’s bringing together researchers and creatives to share ideas and build networks across disciplines. Tonight we speak with Belinda Wilson about conservation management and outreach. |
Amazing world of bats
May 2018-2022 - WWT, Ingrid Singh, Caroline Hennessy Come celebrate Bat Week by learning about these wonderful creatures of the night! We are very lucky to have our in house bat experts: Ingrid Singh and Belinda Wilson along to talk to us about both mega and micro bats. |
Rare photos of baby eastern quolls
9 Mar 2018 - Canberra Times with Charles Davis Photography These brothers and sisters from a litter of six eastern quolls born at Mulligans Flat are testing the waters of being out of the den and away from mum, captured by wildlife photographer Charles Davis. |
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And 'den' there were 50
8 Mar 2018 - WWT with Charles Davis Photography After being absent from the mainland of Australia for 50 years, the eastern quoll is making a comeback in the wild. With the removal of foxes and cats, due to innovative predator-proof fences, the eastern quoll has been given a fighting chance to re-establish itself once again. |
Rare video of "extinct" baby quolls
15 Oct 2017 - Canberra Times, Will Batson Up to 80 eastern quolls have been born at Mulligans Flat in the past few weeks in a win for the species which have been extinct on mainland Australia since the 1960s. The babies have been captured in rare footage. |
Baby boom: more eastern quoll babies expected
30 Aug 2017 - ABC Canberra Radio with Greg Bayliss and Will Batson ANU PhD researcher Belinda Wilson and Mulligans Flat sanctuary manager Dr Will Batson talk to ABC Radio Canberra breakfast host Greg Bayliss about the latest update on the cheeky spotted marsupials. |
I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters I live and work in, and pay my respects to the Elders past and present. I recognise their continuing connection to Country, and also thank them for protecting its ecosystems since time immemorial.
