Matthew H Webb – The Conversation

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June 10, 2018

Australia relies on volunteers to monitor its endangered species

Matthew H Webb, Australian National University; David M Watson, Charles Sturt University, and Dejan Stojanovic, Australian National University

For decades, state and federal governments have shed environmental budgets and staff. Now it’s up to volunteers to fill the gap.

Without help, Tasmania’s swift parrots could be wiped out within three generations. JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commmons

October 19, 2017

Swift parrots need protection from sugar gliders, but that’s not enough

Dejan Stojanovic, Australian National University; Matthew H Webb, Australian National University, and Rob Heinsohn, Australian National University

Tasmania’s swift parrots are in trouble. Scientists are aiming to help them by keeping them safe from predators, but without better habitat protection, the species may go extinct.

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