Species on the move conference
Tue, 29 Mar 2016Threatened Species Recovery Hub researchers presented at the recent Species on the Move International Conference in Hobart, including Hub Director Hugh Possingham.
Professor Possingham presented on the role of decision science in moving species outside their normal range in response to climate, and other, change.
“There are a whole lot of reasons why we might want to relocate an animal to somewhere it's never been, and it presents a lot of challenges.”
“Decisions about moving species are hard, but if we avoid that decision, and do nothing, extinctions will occur. Even if we lack full information
we can make good decisions about moving species outside their original range in the name of conservation.”
“The species on the move conference brought together managers, researchers and policy makers from across Australasia to tackle contentious issues
in conservation science and management in a rapidly changing world. There is nothing like face-to-face talks, panels and discussions to hammer out
solutions to difficult problems,” said Professor Possingham.
Other TSR Hub presenters included:
- Dr Nicola Mitchell (UWA) - ‘Optimising assisted colonisation of a
critically endangered turtle using mechanistic models’
- Dr Heini Kujala (UoM) - ‘Feeling the heat: Boreal breeding birds follow modelled range changes under warming climate’
- Dr Michael Kearney (UoM) - ‘NicheMapR – a general system for mechanistic niche modelling’.
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Appeasing Bluetongue Managing fire in the Great Sandy Desert
Tue, 13 Aug 2019Karajarri Rangers are leading a Threatened Species Recovery Hub research project to investigate how different fire management approaches affect biodiversity. The first field trip took place in April this year, when a team of 16 rangers, support staff and scientists journeyed to the Edgar Ranges for eight days of wildlife monitoring. Hub researcher Sarah Legge worked with the rangers to compile this report from the field.
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Changing the way research is driven
Tue, 13 Aug 2019Cissy Gore-Birch is a member of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub’s steering committee and the Chair of its Indigenous Reference Group. The Indigenous Reference Group was established to assist hub leaders and project teams to strengthen the engagement and participation of Indigenous people in the hub’s activities and research projects. Cissy recently attended the Species of the Desert Festival on the Paruku Indigenous Protected Area, where she spoke about both threatened and culturally important species, and increasing the voice of Indigenous people in environmental policies and research.
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Indigenous people critical for threatened species
Tue, 13 Aug 2019Dr Sally Box, the Australian Government’s Threatened Species Commissioner, talks about the importance of working with Indigenous groups to conserve Australia’s threatened species.
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Got a possum in your backyard? We’d love to know
Wed, 17 Jul 2019Researchers from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub are calling on citizen scientists to help them learn more about Australia’s possums and gliders by recording sightings in a new, free app. Dr Rochelle Steven from the University of Queensland is passionate about Australia’s possums and gliders and believes people in the community can do a lot to help support conservation, especially in urban areas.
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Australia’s possums and gliders
Tue, 09 Jul 2019There are 27 different types of possums and gliders in Australia. They have a huge variety of sizes, shapes and appearances. We’ve compiled a profile on every species here. One quarter of our possums and gliders are listed as threatened under Australian environmental law. Help their conservation, be a citizen scientist: you can record sightings of possums from your local areas in the free 'CAUL Urban Wildlife App'.
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