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
Kevin Evans - Director
Research Associate at Sydney University
Adjunct lecturer at Charles Sturt University
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Community engagement
- Reintroduction
- Role of zoos in conservation
Dr Wendy Foster – Science and Conservation Coordinator
Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Reproductive biology, especially of marsupials
- Community engagement in conservation
- Prioritisation of conservation science
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 Greg Johnston – Conservation Biologist
Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity and Conservation, Flinders University
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Evolution
- Ecology and behaviour
- Scientific approaches in conservation
- Reproductive biology of Australian pelicans
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
Dr Wayne Boardman - Head of Veterinary Conservation Programs
Formerly Head Vet at the Zoological Society of London
Senior Lecturer and Wildlife Veterinarian for the Department of Conservation, NZ
Consultant vet in Cambodia and Uganda (Jane Goodall Institute)
Areas of expertise and interest:
- Zoo and wildlife medicine
- Conservation medicine
- Reintroduction programs
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 Ian Smith - Conservation Veterinarian
Areas of expertise and interest:
- zoo and wildlife medicine
- conservation program veterinary support
- conservation medicine
Dr Sue Bigwood - Conservation Veterinarian
Areas of expertise and interest:
- reintroduction biology
- biosecurity and surveillance in wildlife health
- conservation medicine - epidemiology and pathology
- wild animal population health
- urban wildlife
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