Reintroduction Specialist Group

Reintroduction Contact People in Oceania

Planning Reintroductions

• Peter COPLEY, Senior Ecologist, Species Conservation Biodiversity Branch, National Parks & Wildlife, SA, Australia.
• Raewyn EMPSON, Conservation, Manager, Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Matt Hayward, Regional Ecologist, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, P.O. Box 432, Nichol's Point, Victoria, 3501, Australia.
• Tim LOVEGROVE, Auckland Regional Council, Regional Parks Service, New Zealand.
• Peter McCLELLAND, Senior Conservation Officer, Department of Conservation, Southern Islands Area Office, New Zealand.
• Kevin PARKER, Wildlife Ecology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Katherine MOSEBY, Arid Recovery Project, SA, Australia.

Monitoring and Modelling Reintroduced Populations

• Doug ARMSTRONG, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Matt Hayward, Regional Ecologist, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, P.O. Box 432, Nichol's Point, Victoria, 3501, Australia.
• Simon NICOL, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, VIC, Australia.
• Mick McCARTHY, School of Botany, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
• Mandy TOCHER, Herpetologist, Department of Conservation, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Reintroductions as a Component of Ecosystem Restoration

• TOWNS, David, Conservation Biologist, Department of Conservation, Auckland Conservancy, New Zealand.

Behavioural Considerations for Reintroduction

• Dan BLUMSTEIN, Associate Professor, Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology & Evolution, University of California, USA.
• Mike CLARKE, Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, VIC, Australia.
• Isabel CASTRO, Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Captive and Disease Management for Reintroduction

• Brett GARTRELL, Director, New Zealand Wildlife Health Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Richard JAKOB-HOFF, Director, New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine, Auckland Zoo, New Zealand.
• Al LIEBERMAN, Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program, San Diego Zoo, USA.
• Dorian MORO, Biodiversity Ecologist, Chevron Australia Pty Ltd, WA, Australia.
• Kristin WARREN, Senior Lecturer, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, WA, Australia.

Genetic Considerations for Reintroduction

• Richard FRANKHAM, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• Ian JAMIESON, Associate Professor in Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Bruce Robertson, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Maurizio ROSSETTO, National Herbarium of NSW, NSW, Australia.

Physiological Considerations for Reintroduction

• Steve LAPIDGE, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, SA, Australia.

Mammal Reintroduction

• Tony FRIEND, Research Scientist, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA, Australia.
• Matt Hayward, Regional Ecologist, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, P.O. Box 432, Nichol's Point, Victoria, 3501, Australia.
• Steve LAPIDGE, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, SA, Australia.
• Greg MARTIN, South Australia.
• Geoff LUNDIE-JENKINS, Principal Conservation Officer, Queensland Parks and Wildlife, QLD, Australia.
• Stuart PARSONS, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Jacqui RICHARDS, Wildlife Ecologist, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, WA, Australia.
• Melody SERENA, Conservation Biologist, Australian Platypus Conservancy, VIC, Australia.
• Jeff SHORT, Director and Principal Research Scientist, Wildlife Research and Management Pty Ltd, WA, Australia.

Bird Reintroduction

• Anne GOURNI & Philippe RAUST, Project Manu, French Polynesia.
• Matt Hayward, Regional Ecologist, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, P.O. Box 432, Nichol's Point, Victoria, 3501, Australia.
• Tim LOVEGROVE, Auckland Regional Council, Regional Parks Service, New Zealand.
• Colin MISKELLY (seabird reintroductions) , Technical Support Manager, Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Richard MALONEY, Scientist, Black Stilt Project, Department of Conservation, Twizel Area Office, New Zealand.
• Peter MENKHORST, Senior Wildlife Policy Officer, Deptment of Natural Resources & Environment, VIC, Australia.
• Kevin PARKER, PhD student in Wildlife Ecology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Phil SEDDON (Bird Section Chair, Reintroduction Specialist Group), Associate Professor in Zoology, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Frog Reintroduction

• Phil BISHOP, Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• MAHONY, Michael, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Turtle Reintroduction

• Gerard KUCKLING, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA, Australia.

Squamate and Tuatara Reintroduction

• Marleen BALING, Institute of Natural Sciences, Massey University Albany, Auckland.
• Nicky NELSON, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
• Graham Ussher, Restoration Ecologist, Tonkin and Taylor Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.

Fish Reintroduction

• Brendon EBNER, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Parks, Conservation & Lands, Canberra ACT, Australia.
• Simon NICOL, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, VIC, Australia.

Invertebrate Reintroduction

• Greg SHERLEY, Senior Research Scientist, Science & Research, Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Ian STRINGER, Department of Conservation, Science & Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Corinne WATTS, Landcare Research, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Plant Reintroduction

• Manfred JUSAITIS, Manfred, Senior Biologist, Conservation Biology Unit, Plant Biodiversity Centre, Aedlaide, SA, Australia.
• Leonie MONKS, Research Scientist, Department of Environment and Conservation, WA, Australia.
• John SAWYER, Technical Support Officer (Biodiversity), Department of Conservation, Wellington Conservancy, New Zealand.