Across three sessions a range of experts will foreground research and on-ground efforts to support threatened species across this dynamic landscape.
The Shoalhaven region is widely recognised as a biodiversity hotspot. It represents the north/south transition from sub-tropical to temperate vegetation types. Large remnants of native vegetation on the highlands and coast provide valuable habitat for flora and fauna.
Acknowledgements: Shoalhaven Landcare Association, Shoalhaven City Council, Symbio Zoo, Bundanon, Landcare Australia, South East Local Land Services & NSW Department of Planning and Environment.
Presentation Topics
Rewilding the Shoalhaven, how we can bring back everything we’ve lost
Rob Brewster (Rewilding Program Manager, WWF-Australia)
Reintroducing Stuttering Frog to the Tapitallee Ranges
Garry Daly (Director, Gaia Research)
Southern Stuttering Frog Ex-situ Conservation Breeding at Symbio Wildlife Park
Jarrad Prangell (Conservation Manager, Symbio Zoo)
Frogs that climb multi-tiered monoliths – genetic sampling of the southern heath frog Litoria watsoni
Rachel Melrose (Acting Senior Team Leader South-East Ecosystems and Threatened Species Team)
Impacts of the 2020 fires on endangered broad-headed snakes: insights from a long-term monitoring program in Morton National Park
Professor Jonathon Webb (School of Life Sciences, The University of Technology Sydney)
Restoring Riverflat Eucalypt Forest: Biodiversity restoration cells
Michael Andrews (Natural Resources Manager, Bundanon)
Song cultures of the Eastern Bristlebird: how tuning in could aid conservation
Emily Bradstock (PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong)
Beneath the surface – a shallow dive into aquatic threatened species conservation and three tales of the Shoalhaven
Erin Lake (Fisheries Manager, Executive Officer Fisheries Scientific Committee, Habitat and Threatened Species Unit Department of Regional NSW)
Spectacular Salt marshes of the South East
Sonia Bazzacco (Senior Ecologist, Biodiversity Conservation Trust)
A data pinata for Caladenia tessellata
Kylie Coutts McClelland (Senior Threatened Species Officer, South East, DPE)
Searching for the endangered Manning River turtle
Andrew Steed (Data Support Officer, Ecosystem and Threatened Species, Hunter Central Coast Branch, DPE)
Rainforest people: Rainforest stories
Beth Mott (Threatened Species Officer, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water)
Insights from 7 years of monitoring of a population of the threatened spotted-tailed quoll in the Illawarra Highlands
James Dawson (Senior Team Leader, Conservation and Restoration Science Branch)
Nest boxes as a supplementary habitat for Greater Gliders
Tyler Brown (Masters of Philosophy Candidate, University of Wollongong)
Nuggan Sanctuary – Our road to building a wildlife sanctuary
Andrew Cleary (Sanctuary owner)
Tales of Land and Sea
This event is part of Bundanon’s program of live events for current exhibition Tales of Land and Sea.
Tales of Land and Sea brings together three distinct projects exploring storytelling, mythological narratives, migration and the diasporic experience. Drawing from both personal narratives and Eastern mythologies, each project highlights age-old themes of longing, displacement, cultural connection and belonging.
