Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024-25 Bush Blitz Taxonomy Research Project Contracts! These hard-working scientists will name and describe 84 species new to science that were uncovered on Bush Blitzes across Australia.

🪱 Elena Kupriyanova (Australian Museum)

🦋 Ethan Beaver (CSIRO)

🐚 Frank Koehler (Australian Museum)

🦎 Jane Melville (Museums Victoria)

🕷️ Jenny Beard (Queensland Museum)

🕸️ Jeremy Wilson (Western Australian Museum)

🦗 Marina Cheng (University of New South Wales)

🪲 Olivia Evangelista (CSIRO)

🐝 Remko Leijs (Ecosystem and Biological Services)

🌳 Richard Jobson (Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust)

🕷️Robert Raven (BAAM Ecological Consultants)

An Approach to Market for the 2025-26 Bush Blitz Taxonomy Research Projects is open until 3pm (AEST) on Friday 18 July 2025.