Dr Vanessa Pirotta

Wombats make square poops 💩

I finally visited @bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary in Tasmania, Australia, where I met Pebbles the wombat.

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary plays an important role in the rescue and rehabilitation of Tasmanian wildlife.

#wombat #animals #wildlife #tasmania #australia

It's so wonderful to see Nations investing in #Antarctic science. Last week was a true celebration of this in #Hobart, #Tasmania, with the #French Embassy
on the ice breaker L'Astrolabe.

C’est formidable de voir des nations investir dans la science antarctique.

Cleaning up our blue backyard on @cleanupaustralia Day. Today I took the time to put the gloves on and look for rubbish in Gamay.

Helping clean up the local environment for the dolphins and fur seals we are protecting!

#cleanupaustraliaday #beach #cleanup #weekend #active

Who is more influential: scientist, athlete or actor?

Find out… via @sailgp.bsky.social

#thinkaboutit #sailgp #influencer #scientist

Now that’s a fun snap on campus! Claudia and I enjoyed teaching second year students today at @mqsociology.bsky.social

We’re helping students get ahead in their careers and prepping them for the fantastic road ahead in their studies.

#uni #science #womeninstem #scicomm #selfie

Laurie the dolphin trainer aka @mattokine, from one of our favourite children’s television shows here in Australia- H20: Just Add Water.

I got all the behind the scenes goss about what it was like to be head trainer and @phoebejtonkin’s onscreen boss.

#h20 #dolphin #tv #childhood #goldcoast

Announcement from me! @mqsociology.bsky.social students, meet your whaley-new lecturer!

In addition to my ongoing scientific research, I’m also lecturing now.

Underwater snap by the OG of marine mammal science- Prof Harcourt

#humpday #annoucement #mymq #drvanessapirotta #science

What a day. Risso’s and pan tropical spotted dolphins offshore of Sydney, Australia.

Part of our SOMS research- Sydney Offshore Megafauna Surveys with the @gamayrangers

#dolphin #offshore #research #wildlifephotography #wildlife

I spoke to @abcnews_au to help people be aware of this entangled whale.

This whale was last seen in Victorian waters on Friday 13/2/26. If you see it, call:

@deeca_vic emergency hotline: 1300 136 017
@orrcaaustralia : (02) 9415 3333

#entanglement #humpbackwhale #victoria

Entangled humpback whale update 15/2/26

An entangled humpback whale was observed yesterday in Victorian waters. Thank you Graeme Burgan & Wildlife Coast Cruises

You can report to two locations:
Vic Gov: 1300 136 017.
ORRCA: (02) 9415 3333

#entanglement #humpbackwhale #whale #victoria #australia

This is SO kind! Thank you!

This. Dolphins smack bang in the middle of Sydney Harbour, yet we know so little about them here! (13/2/26)

We’re on a mission to find out more about them in our own blue backyard.

📸Transport for NSW Maritme

Happy Friday!

#dolphin #dolphins #sydney #australia #sydneyharbour

A professional headshot of Vanessa Pirotta holding her children's picture book, The Voyage of Whale and Calf. Vanessa wears a black blazer, and her shoulder-length dark hair is wavy as she smiles gently at us.

Care for future scientists runs through all of @drvanessapirotta.bsky.social's work.

As author of the picture books The Voyage of Whale and Calf & Oceans at Night, she knows that wonder begins early & encouragement can shape a lifetime.

Learn more about her books: www.publishing.csiro.au/book/8029

Shark inside swimming net- it was probably more nervous about the person filming it!

#shark #sharknet #manly #sydney #comms

G’day Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds 👋 Come for a kayak!

As the new owners of the @bondsflyingroos, we thought you might like to see @sailgp’s blue racetrack and learn more about the beautiful Sydney Harbour your team will race on.

@sailgp.bsky.social

#SailGP #racing #Australia #Sydney #sailing

Dr Pirotta standing on rocky outcrop beside the ocean, camera in hand.

🐋 Dr Pirotta captivates via her storytelling & empowers communities to actively participate in marine protection. “We as scientists should take the chance when asked to share knowledge,” she says.

👉 Read more: bit.ly/3NjCsaU

@drvanessapirotta.bsky.social

POV: Australian humpback hangout right now.
Get ready, annual humpback day is coming....
#whale #antarctica #annualhumpbackday #ocean
@Qantas

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Enjoying our blue backyard, from one generation to the next.

Gamay Ranger April and I enjoyed a beautiful morning kayak on Sydney Harbour. Unfortunately, no dolphin or fur seal sightings.

📸 thank you @sydney_by_kayak for the cuppa, kayak and photo.

#wildsydneyharbour

The Today Show helping us find this whale: The hunt is on to find a tangled whale off the NSW South Coast, with authorities asking for the public's help to locate it.

If you spot the whale, please call ORRCA on (02) 9415 3333.

#9Today
#scicomm
#whale
#entanglement

Teachers and home schoolers- this is for you! Let's celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science together next week.

 Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026 (Term 1, Week 3)
 Time: 12:00–12:45 pm
 Platform: Zoom
 Cost: Free
 
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#teachers #school #learn

The search continues for an entangled humpback whale in New South Wales waters, Australia.

Here are some of my thoughts.

If you see a whale close to shore, contact ORRCA 02 9415 3333 or the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service on 1300 072 757

#scicomm #whale #entanglement

NSW south coast, #Australia. If you see a humpback whale in Australian waters right now, please report it:

Call NSW National Parks and Wildlife service: 1300 072 757 (13000PARKS)

Divers, do you use flash photography? Does it impact marine life?

Find out from latest research by Harasti and Gladstone.

Scicomm: White’s Seahorse are found only in Australian waters, no where else! endemic to Australia.

#scicomm #scuba #underwater #photography #seahorse

I believe in storytelling and the power of film, and I’m proud to become an Ambassador for the Wild Earth Oceania Film Festival @wildearthoceania.

#WildEarthOceania #Storytelling #Impact #Film #ocean

An out of this world congratulations to this years @australianoftheyear and wonderful human @aussieastrokatherine!

This is SUCH a wonderful celebration of woman in science and mums in science- means a lot to me.

#ausoftheyear #astronaut #space #womeninstem #womeninscience

What next for sharks here in Sydney? Respectfully, here are my thoughts and reflections. This serves as an extension to my comments earlier this week.

#shark #sharks #sydney #bullshark #australia

Let’s keep learning together. Positive ocean news:

- Meet the Risso’s dolphin, spotted yesterday off Port Macquarie by @jodie_lowe88

- Where is that white whale?

- keep a lookout for summer Bryde’s whales in Aussie waters.

#scicom #whale #marinebiologist #australia #dolphin

Let’s work with shark scientists to develop education around shark safety to be considered in schools nationwide.

Echoing the call from @nsw_sharksmart to be #sharksmart.

And no, I personally do not support a shark cull. Let’s divert those resources to scientific research.

#shark

Continued science is essential to help us be better informed.

Shark science communication echoing the timely work of @nsw_sharksmart

#sharksmart #shark #manly #sydney #wildysydneyharbour