December 5

The Plains-wanderer with Saskia Gerhardy

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MEET THE

Plains-wanderer

Pedionomus torquatus

The Plains-wanderer was last assessed by the IUCN in 2022, and is listed as endangered.

Saskia Gerhardy


Ecologist

Saskia is a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide, studying the Plains-wanderer, focusing on the population of Plains-wanderers at the Bush Heritage Australia reserve at Boolcoomatta Station. Saskia is applying bioacoustic monitoring as a major tool as part of her project.

Sakia has a lot of really cool posts on her Instagram, showing off the plants of the Australian arid habitats, and some of her bird-banding acivities. Follow her on Instagram - @saskiagerhardy


PhD candidate

University of Adelaide


Tags

Australia, BioAcoustic Monitoring, BioAcoustics, Bush Heritage Australia, fieldwork, Plains-wanderer, research, Saskia Gerhardy, Soundscapes


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