Western Australia has about 50 per cent of Australia's threatened mammals, as well as many threatened bird, reptile, frog, fish and invertebrate species. Our research seeks to conserve and manage Western Australian fauna by reducing the likelihood of extinction of individual animal species and loss of ecological communities.
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Seeking PhD students for important quokka research to start in 2018 / 2019
To help conservation and recovery efforts for the threatened quokka, we (WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions & WWF-Australia) are looking for PhD students to carry out applied ecology research projects, in the southern forests near Manjimup.
More information and contact details: Southern forests project details521.79 KB.