Postdoctoral research opportunity: biodiversity offsetting
Fri, 18 Mar 2016An exciting opportunity to join the Threatened Species Recovery Hub and work towards improving the outcomes of Australia's threatened species and ecological
communities.
Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position, within Assoc Prof Martine Maron's
research team. The Research Fellow will also collaborate with researchers across The University of Queensland and at other universities, and work closely
with government departments to provide research that informs better offset policy.
The role involve specific outcome-oriented research focusing on cost effective biodiversity offsetting.
Applications close 31 March 2016. Click here for more information.
Photo: Brigalow, Acacia harpophylla (Margaret Donald, Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0).
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New work to support bushfire recovery and COVID-19 impacts
Fri, 27 Mar 2020We are receiving an additional $2 million to deliver science to support wildlife and habitat recovery efforts following Australia’s bushfire crisis. The rapid rollout of work now faces the added and acute challenge of COVID-19.
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Addressing our wildlife cat-astrophe
Tue, 17 Mar 2020Predation by cats is a key threat to at least 123 threatened species in Australia. Better understanding and reducing the impact of feral cats on susceptible wildlife has been a major area of research for the hub.
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Considering cats and foxes after the bushfires: Fewer pests but more impact?
Tue, 17 Mar 2020One of the post-fire challenges to population recovery that many native species will face is increased risk of predation, including by introduced foxes and cats.
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Effective conservation of Australian mammals threatened by cats
Tue, 17 Mar 2020Chief Science Officer John Kanowski and Regional Ecologist SW Michael Smith from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy discuss the far-reaching work their team is doing to protect vulnerable mammals from introduced predators.
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Feral cats: An Australian Government perspective
Tue, 17 Mar 2020Oliver Tester from the Office of the Threatened Species Commissioner tells us about the Australian Government’s action on feral cats.
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