WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAB
Research
Bat Research
Ecology & Conservation of Bats
Grey-headed Flying Fox
Beneficial Bats
Bats make up around one-quarter of the World's mammals and play a key ecosystem service provider role.
The grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) is a highly mobile nectivorous and frugivorous bat that is endemic to eastern Australia. They forage across a wide range of habitat types, travel thousands of kilometres each year, and exhibit preference for particular foods despite their generalist and adaptive foraging habits.
Bats providing ecosystem services to pest control.
Threatened Species &
Ecological Communities Research
Threatened Reptiles of the Darling Downs
The Endangered Condamine earless dragon (Tympanocryptis condaminensis) is restricted to a small area of cropping land in southeast Queensland but its habitat requirements and population are unknown, preventing the development of dragon-friendly practices.
National Australian Science Programme
Through NESP, April Reside has been involved in several projects synthesising knowledge for a national approach for combating species extinction, and identifying and managing refuges.
Climate Change & Conservation Research
Climate Change & Conservation Planning
Climate change is one of the largest threats facing species and ecosystems. To secure our species into the future, we need to consider climate change in our conservation planning.
Securing a Species - Glossy Black & Gang-gang Cockatoo
Climate change is one of the largest threats to biodiversity. How can we plan for the future and conserve species under climate change?
