MEDIA
2024
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Bangladesh uses satellite transmitters on saltwater crocodiles in Asia’s first Mongabay. Apr 2024
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Satellite-tagged crocodiles released in Bhadra river in Sundarban The Business Standard. Apr 2024
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2023
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National Geographic Explorer Festival. June 2023.
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2022
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Weird Animal Week for National Geographic Explorer Academy Adventures (on-screen expert for reptiles)
Dec 2022
Australasia’s remarkable reptiles and amphibians – in pictures. The Gaurdian. Jul 2022
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Perth boy Rehan Somaweera has become one of Australia's youngest authors of a scientific paper.
ABC News. Aug 2021
Young Marine Scientist. ABC Behind the News. Aug 2021
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Their love for the ocean is deep. The Sunday Times. Aug 2021
Rehan Somaweera. 10-Year-Old Lankan, One of Australia's Youngest Scientific Paper Authors.
Pulse LK. Aug 2021
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Rehan Somaweera: One of the youngest people in Australia to author a published scientific paper.
The Sunday Morning. Sep 2021
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What treasures did we find at Ashmore Reef Marine Park? ECOS. Sep 2021
2020
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Double take: New study analyzes global, multiple-tailed lizards. Science Daily. July 2020.
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‘Science with RU’ – Busting myths with science. The Sunday Morning. June 2020.
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Think you’ve seen a mermaid? This Sri Lankan scientist sets the record straight. Mongabay. June 2020.
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Understanding complex interactions the key to the freshwater croc’s future. CSIRO ECOS. Feb 2020.
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2019
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Jeremy Wade's Dark Waters. S1 E - Toxic Invader. May 2019.
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Bringing to light the creatures of the dark. The Sunday Morning. Sep 2019.
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Sri Lanka eyes lucrative charismatic species to save lesser-known ones? Mongabay. Sep 2019.
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How the Last Dragons Survived Extinction. Inside Science. Aug 2019.
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Snake mistake: CSIRO says it's a myth that Australia is home to world's deadliest species. The Guardian. Jun 2019
Scientist makes the stunning claim that Australia is NOT home to the world’s deadliest snakes. Daily Mail. Jun 2019
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Australian snake myths busted by CSIRO. PerthNow. Jun 2019
Snake. Produced for Nat Geo Wild. Mar, 2019.
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‘I preferred animal underdogs’: the snake expert helping Nat Geo bust Hollywood serpent myths.
South China Morning Post. Mar 23, 2019.
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2018
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A plastic-free holiday. NatGeo Asia. Dec 6, 2018.
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Outback. Produced for Channel Nine and PBS by Northern Pictures​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
2017
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Photos show crocodile eating sawfish in Australia. BBC News. Apr 12, 2017
Crocodile takes down savage sawfish in Australian waters. The Daily Telegraph. Apr 13, 2017
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Drone unleashed on weeds threatening crocodile nesting areas in the Kimberley. ABC Rural. Jan 18, 2017
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2016
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Mission to find biological control for major weed stinking passionflower in northern Australia. ABC Rural. Dec 15, 2016
Tide turning for Kimberley crocodiles. WAMSI. Oct 24, 2016.
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European Pet Trade Endangers Rare Reptiles. STEAM Register. July 20, 2016.
Gecko clearance sale: Pet trade is jeopardizing survival of rare reptile species. Science Daily. July 12, 2016.
Meet the Perth scientist showing the hidden wild side of Bali to tourists. Perth Now. Mar 14, 2016.
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2015
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Call out for citizen scientists to help study Kimberley sea snakes. ABC Kimberley. Aug 18, 2015.
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Guide to the Sea Snakes of the Kimberley Coast of Western Australia. Ocean Whispers. Oct 15 2015
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2014
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One of the most detailed crocodile surveys attempted underway at a remote gorge in Western Australia's Kimberley. Daily Mail Australia. Sep 5, 2014
Crocodile survey underway in WA's Kimberley ahead of cane toad arrival. ABC News. Sep 4, 2014
New research on Sri Lankan Horned Lizards. Anole Annals. Feb 14, 2014.
Crocodile survey - finding new ways to end croc-human conflict. Sunday Observer. Jan 19, 2014.
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2013
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Rare Horned Lizards of Sri Lanka revealed. National Geographic Weird and Wild. Nov 28, 2013
DNA sequencing used to learn the history if native snakes. Red Orbit. Mar 13, 2013.
New Sri Lanka snake species found in island country. Science Blog. Mar 12, 2013.
Sri Lanka, home to new snake species. The Sunday Times. Feb 10, 2013
Turtles, snakes and lizards head toward extinction. NBC News. Feb 15, 2013.
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2012
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Lake Argyle study looks at croc homes. Science Network WA. Jun 5, 2012.
Dispatches from the field: spectacular horned lizards, leeches and delicious curries in Sri Lanka. The Lizard Lab Blog. Jan 30, 2012.
Species at risk from cane toads. WA Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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2011
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Close encounters in lab teach crocs to avoid toads. The West Australian. Jun 10, 2011.
Crocs and us: A way to live together. The Sunday Times. Dec 4, 2011.
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2010
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Crocodile paradise under spotlight. The West Australian. Sep 10, 2010.
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2009
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On the trail of the little known lizards. The Sunday Times. Sep 20, 2009
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2007
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Field school brings students to Borneo. Harvard Gazette. Oct 25, 2007.
