Here you will find links to news articles and radio interviews, as well as resources you can download such as information posters, our logo and print out data sheets.
Please feel free to use any of these resources for promotion of and education about EchidnaCSI.
Any photos of echidnas taken through EchidnaCSI can be found on our BioCollect page.
Head to the 'data' tab and then click on the 'images' tab.
Please feel free to use any of these resources for promotion of and education about EchidnaCSI.
Any photos of echidnas taken through EchidnaCSI can be found on our BioCollect page.
Head to the 'data' tab and then click on the 'images' tab.
Media
News Articles
Calling citizen scientists: more data needed to protect echidnas
The Guardian | 22 February 2018
"These masters of disguise are some of the world’s oldest surviving mammals, but they are threatened by habitat loss, traffic and feral cats – and they need our help"
Read full article here: www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/22/calling-citizen-scientists-more-data-needed-to-protect-echidnas
Tracking elusive echidna populations
CSIRO and ALA | 16 January 2018
"Echidnas are notoriously shy and difficult to see in the wild and even though they are one of our iconic Australian animals, we know very little about them. The team behind Echidna CSI want to change that."
Read full article here: blog.csiro.au/tracking-elusive-echidna-populations/
Media Release: Citizen Scientists wanted to solve echidna mysteries
University of Adelaide | 4 September 2017
"The Australian public is being called on to help better understand and conserve our iconic native echidna, by collecting echidna scats (poo) and taking photographs wherever echidnas or scats are spotted."
Read full article here: blogs.adelaide.edu.au/environment/2017/09/04/media-release-echidna-csi/
More articles:
> Echidna app leads to spike in monotreme research (May 2019)
> Echidna CSI app using public to build Australia wide research project (Jan 2019)
> Echidna study focus on scat (Jul 2018)
> Life history of echidnas to be told in Victor Harbor (Jul 2018)
> Send in your scat samples! (October 2017)
> Smartphone app used to help researchers save endangered echidna (Sep 2018)
> Calling citizen scientists to log local echidna sightings (Sep 2017)
> Help to solve an echidna mystery (Sep 2017)
The Guardian | 22 February 2018
"These masters of disguise are some of the world’s oldest surviving mammals, but they are threatened by habitat loss, traffic and feral cats – and they need our help"
Read full article here: www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/22/calling-citizen-scientists-more-data-needed-to-protect-echidnas
Tracking elusive echidna populations
CSIRO and ALA | 16 January 2018
"Echidnas are notoriously shy and difficult to see in the wild and even though they are one of our iconic Australian animals, we know very little about them. The team behind Echidna CSI want to change that."
Read full article here: blog.csiro.au/tracking-elusive-echidna-populations/
Media Release: Citizen Scientists wanted to solve echidna mysteries
University of Adelaide | 4 September 2017
"The Australian public is being called on to help better understand and conserve our iconic native echidna, by collecting echidna scats (poo) and taking photographs wherever echidnas or scats are spotted."
Read full article here: blogs.adelaide.edu.au/environment/2017/09/04/media-release-echidna-csi/
More articles:
> Echidna app leads to spike in monotreme research (May 2019)
> Echidna CSI app using public to build Australia wide research project (Jan 2019)
> Echidna study focus on scat (Jul 2018)
> Life history of echidnas to be told in Victor Harbor (Jul 2018)
> Send in your scat samples! (October 2017)
> Smartphone app used to help researchers save endangered echidna (Sep 2018)
> Calling citizen scientists to log local echidna sightings (Sep 2017)
> Help to solve an echidna mystery (Sep 2017)
TV Appearances
All living things episode
Channel 10 TV show - Scope | 3 March 2018
"Echidnas are curious creatures - they’re small and prickly and they have short legs, narrow beaks and long tongues. But the bad news is, their numbers may be dropping."
Watch Frank and Tahlia on the Scope episode, starting at 2 mins here: tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/scope/season-4/episode-38
Totally Wild meets EchidnaCSI
Channel 10 TV show - Totally Wild | 28 November 2017
"You're looking at some echidna detectives in the middle of a very important investigation. They're hot on the trail of this spiky Aussie icon"
Watch Frank and Tahlia introduce EchidnaCSI on Totally Wild: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVpz5o1AfY
Channel 10 TV show - Scope | 3 March 2018
"Echidnas are curious creatures - they’re small and prickly and they have short legs, narrow beaks and long tongues. But the bad news is, their numbers may be dropping."
Watch Frank and Tahlia on the Scope episode, starting at 2 mins here: tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/scope/season-4/episode-38
Totally Wild meets EchidnaCSI
Channel 10 TV show - Totally Wild | 28 November 2017
"You're looking at some echidna detectives in the middle of a very important investigation. They're hot on the trail of this spiky Aussie icon"
Watch Frank and Tahlia introduce EchidnaCSI on Totally Wild: www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVpz5o1AfY
Radio Interviews
The World Today with Eleanor Hall, Sarah Dingle
ABC Radio | Fri 10 Aug 2018
"They're one of our most well-known monotremes and they're right under our nose, but mystery continues to surround the echidna."
Hear Gavin Coote interview Tahlia about the phenomenon of echidnas populating urban areas:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/echidna-scats-point-to-heavy-monotreme-numbers-in-urban-areas/10106092
Breakfast with Spence Denny
ABC Adelaide | 18 January 2018
"You rarely see echidnas walking around, and when you do it's quite a treat."
Hear Frank talk about some of the amazing biology of echidnas:
www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/breakfast/adelaide-echidna-science/9338772
On Drive with Louse Saunders
ABC Radio Hobart | 5 Sep 2017
Hear Frank talk about citizen science, Tasmanian echidnas, and why the project is important:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/drive/echidna-csi/8873652
ABC Radio | Fri 10 Aug 2018
"They're one of our most well-known monotremes and they're right under our nose, but mystery continues to surround the echidna."
Hear Gavin Coote interview Tahlia about the phenomenon of echidnas populating urban areas:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/echidna-scats-point-to-heavy-monotreme-numbers-in-urban-areas/10106092
Breakfast with Spence Denny
ABC Adelaide | 18 January 2018
"You rarely see echidnas walking around, and when you do it's quite a treat."
Hear Frank talk about some of the amazing biology of echidnas:
www.abc.net.au/radio/adelaide/programs/breakfast/adelaide-echidna-science/9338772
On Drive with Louse Saunders
ABC Radio Hobart | 5 Sep 2017
Hear Frank talk about citizen science, Tasmanian echidnas, and why the project is important:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/drive/echidna-csi/8873652
Newsletter Archive
Click the links below to see our past newsletters.
09/07/2020 - It's breeding season!
07/05/2020 - Bushfire recovery and new projects
29/10/2019 - Spring Update - survey, scat analysis & more!
04/04/2019 - Update - what's in store for 2019
25/10/2018 - Spring Project Update
31/07/2018 - Join us at National Science Week!
04/07/2018 - Sign up to the Big Scat Hunt
14/05/2018 - EchidnaCSI project update
20/03/2018 - Citizen Science Day - this Saturday!
25/01/2018 - EchidnaCSI newsletter
22/01/2018 - Are You a Passionate Echidna Spotter?
22/12/2017 - Christmas Update
13/11/2017 - EchidnaCSI Newsletter
26/09/2017 - Welcome to EchidnaCSI
09/07/2020 - It's breeding season!
07/05/2020 - Bushfire recovery and new projects
29/10/2019 - Spring Update - survey, scat analysis & more!
04/04/2019 - Update - what's in store for 2019
25/10/2018 - Spring Project Update
31/07/2018 - Join us at National Science Week!
04/07/2018 - Sign up to the Big Scat Hunt
14/05/2018 - EchidnaCSI project update
20/03/2018 - Citizen Science Day - this Saturday!
25/01/2018 - EchidnaCSI newsletter
22/01/2018 - Are You a Passionate Echidna Spotter?
22/12/2017 - Christmas Update
13/11/2017 - EchidnaCSI Newsletter
26/09/2017 - Welcome to EchidnaCSI
Downloads
EchidnaCSI LOgo
Use this image anytime you want to share EchidnaCSI quickly and easily. Can use for Facebook, emails, websites, newsletters etc
| echidnacsi_logo_yellow.png |
Information Poster
Print as A4 or A3 and use as an information guide for the EchidnaCSI project
| echidnacsi_information_poster.pdf |
Information Postcard
Want something more pocket sized? Print out this postcard as A5 or A6 as a handy on-the-go guide.
| postcard_info.png |
SCAT Identification guide
Want to be sure that the scat you've found is from an echidna? Use our handy scat identification guide.
| official_scat_guide.jpg |
Scat Collection Data Sheet
If you're out in the field and don't have access to phone or internet, bring these data sheets along with you to take down all of the information you need to then upload to BioCollect later.
| echidna_scat_collection_data_sheet.pdf |
For more information regarding the EchidnaCSI Project please email us:
echidnacsi@adelaide.edu.au
Or find us on facebook:
www.facebook.com/EchidnaCSI
echidnacsi@adelaide.edu.au
Or find us on facebook:
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