Staff
Prof Chris West - CEO
Professor of Zoology, University of Adelaide
Professor of Biodiversity Conservation, Flinders University
Visiting Professor – Conservation Medicine, Liverpool University
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Zoos and conservation
- Conservation, welfare and ethics
- Wildlife disease
- Population management
- Conservation psychology
- Management and metrics in conservation
Simon Habel - Director
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Species conservation
- Wildlife trade
- Protected areas management
- Conservation program management
- Conservation policy development
- Conservation strategic planning
- Integrated conservation and development
Dr Wendy Foster - Manager of Conservation Programs
Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide
Member of several state threatened species recovery teams
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Endangered species breeding, reintroduction, recovery and genetics
- Reproductive biology, especially of marsupials
- Conservation program management
- Prioritisation of conservation research and on-ground work
- Community engagement in conservation
Dr David Taggart - Principal Scientist
Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide and University of Melbourne
Member of several state and national threatened species recovery teams
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Australian mammal life history, reproduction, assisted breeding, conservation and disease
- Endangered Australian mammal breeding, reintroduction, recovery and genetics
- Fauna of South Eastern Australia, South Australia, south-west Western Australia and the Kimberley
- Conservation science: priorities, politics and funding
Dr Carla Litchfield - Conservation Psychologist
Psychology Lecturer - University of South Australia
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Animal cognition and behaviour
- Animal welfare
- Creating pro-conservation attitudes and behaviours
- Great ape conservation
Vicki-Jo Russell AM - Conservation Policy Coordinator
Member of several state and national boards, policy committees and recovery teams.
Areas of expertise and interest:
- South Australian biodiversity law, policy and planning
- Threatened species and ecological community conservation
- Conservation policy and program development
- Conservation strategic planning and NRM
- Community and conservation NGO engagement in conservation
- Management of key landscape threats to biodiversity
- Protected areas management
Briony Horner - Conservation Officer
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Small mammal population ecology
- Plant and animal interactions
- Pollination biology
- Conservation of species and habitat restoration
- Education and training programs for students and conservation professionals
Dr Elisa Sparrow - Conservation Officer
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Reproduction and ecology of wombats and other native wildlife
- Reintroduction biology
- Captive breeding
- Involvement of public in research and conservation work
Liberty Olds - Kimberley Project Coordinator
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Fauna of the Kimberley region
- GIS mapping of habitat types
- Biodiversity surveys
- Coordination and management of conservation projects
Dr Ian Smith - Head Conservation Veterinarian
Areas of expertise and interest:
- zoo and wildlife medicine
- conservation program veterinary support
- conservation medicine
Dr Sue Bigwood - Centre for Wildlife Health
Areas of expertise and interest:
- biosecurity and surveillance in wildlife health
- wild animal population health
- reintroduction biology
- conservation medicine - epidemiology and pathology
- urban wildlife
Dr David Schultz - Conservation Veterinarian
Senior veterinarian at Adelaide Zoo
Areas of expertise and interest:
- zoo and wildlife medicine, particularly avian health
- conservation program veterinary support
- accelerated breeding of marsupials
- and wine appreciation
Dr Lynley Johnson - Conservation Veterinarian
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Zoo and wildlife medicine
- Conservation medicine
Dr David McLelland - Conservation Veterinarian
Areas of expertise and interest:
- zoo and wildlife medicine
- conservation medicine