How many species live around your house?

In the COVID lockdown of 2020, three housemates decided to count.

They thought there’d only be a handful, but the number kept rising and rising.

Could their simple suburban Queenslander house be the next candidate for a new national park?

Featuring:

Dr Matt Holden, Mathematician, University of Queensland.

Dr Andrew Rogers, Ecologist, University of Melbourne.

Dr Russell Yong, Taxonomist. 

Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Additional mastering: Nathan Turnbull.

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This episode of What the Duck?! was first broadcast in Feb 2024 and is produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.

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Summer: How many animals REALLY live in your house?

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What The Duck?!

Summer: How many animals REALLY live in your house?

DEC 20, 202425 MIN

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<p>How many species live around your house?</p><p>In the COVID lockdown of 2020, three housemates decided to count.</p><p>They thought there’d only be a handful, but the number kept rising and rising.</p><p>Could their simple suburban Queenslander house be the next candidate for a new national park?</p><p>Featuring:</p><p>Dr Matt Holden, Mathematician, University of Queensland.</p><p>Dr Andrew Rogers, Ecologist, University of Melbourne.</p><p>Dr Russell Yong, Taxonomist. </p><p>Production:</p><ul><li>Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.</li><li>Petria Ladgrove, Producer.</li><li>Additional mastering: Nathan Turnbull.</li></ul><p>If you want to hear more "What the Duck?" episodes- please like and subscribe <a href="https://pod.link/1606314974">here</a>.</p><p>This episode of What the Duck?! was first broadcast in Feb 2024 and is produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and Kaurna people.</p>