Sarah McGrath

I am the Senior Project Officer for the Threatened Species Index (TSX) at the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). The TSX integrates long-term monitoring data for Australia’s threatened species to estimate abundance trends. A key focus of my role is working with data providers to incorporate their data into the index to generate up-to-date and reliable trends in abundance at national, state and regional levels.

In addition to my TSX role, I continue to pursue my interest in the conservation of primates and other wildlife. In 2023, I completed my PhD at the Australian National University, studying the impacts of illegal selective logging and hunting pressure on the Endangered northern yellow-cheeked crested gibbon (Nomascus annamensis) in Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park, Cambodia. For my Master’s research, I investigated the host plant preferences of the Critically Endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococlus australis) to assist reintroduction to Lord Howe Island.