Addressing Threats and Ecosystem Intactness to Enable Action for Extinct in the Wild Species

Type: Journal Article Reference: Dalrymple, S.E., Abeli, T., Ewen, J.G., Gilbert, T.C., Hogg, C.J., Lloyd, N.A., Moehrenschlager, A., Rodríguez, J.P., & Smith, D. (2023). Addressing Threats and Ecosystem Intactness to Enable Action for Extinct in the Wild Species. Diversity 15, 268. doi.org/10.3390/d15020268 Abstract The species listed as Extinct in the Continue Reading

Reproductive skew in a Vulnerable bird favors breeders that monopolize nest cavities

Type: Journal Article Reference: Stojanovic, D., McLennan, E., Olah, G., Cobden, M., Heinsohn, R., Manning, A. D., Alves, F., Hogg, C. & Rayner, L. (2023). Reproductive skew in a Vulnerable bird favors breeders that monopolize nest cavities. Animal Conservation. doi: 10.1111/acv.12855 Abstract Reproductive skew occurs when a few individuals monopolize Continue Reading

Assisted Colonisation as a Conservation Tool: Tasmanian Devils and Maria Island

Type: Book Chapter Reference: Hogg, C., & Wise, P. (2022). Assisted Colonisation as a Conservation Tool: Tasmanian Devils and Maria Island. In M. Gaywood, J. Ewen, P. Hollingsworth, & A. Moehrenschlager (Eds.), Conservation Translocations (Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation, pp. 476-483). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108638142.029 Summary Tasmanian devils are endangered Continue Reading

Conversations That Matter: Can genomics save the ‘devil’

For the past 12 years, Dr. Carolyn Hogg has been working with the Save theTasmanian devil Program utilizing genomics as a vital tool to save thisendangered marsupial. Carolyn joined a Conversation That Matters about the role genomics is playing in an all-out effort to save the Tasmanian devil. Listen to Continue Reading

ABC Radio National: Will any Koalas be left in the Australias East by 2050

Being one of Australia’s cutest animals hasn’t prevented its slide towards extinction.  Reporter Rachael Brown investigates what is being done to try to curb the koala’s declining population: Listen to the full broadcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/will-any-koalas-be-left-in-australias-east-by-2050/13953818

Our new conservation super power: Big data joins genetics in the fight to rescue Australia’s embatteled biodiversity

The grand vision Carolyn is talking about is being coordinated through a new national project called the Threatened Species Initiative (TSI), for which she is the science leader. Find the full article here: https://inside.australiangeographic.com.au/articles/our-new-conservation-superpower