About the Author

John Woinarski has been involved in research, management, advocacy and policy relating to biodiversity conservation, particularly in relation to threatened species, in Australia since the 1970s. Much of this work has been undertaken in northern Australia, with a particular focus on threatened mammal species. He has received numerous awards, including the Eureka Prize, the Australian Natural History Medallion, and the Serventy Medal for lifetime contribution to Australian ornithology. He is currently Professor in the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Australia.

Andrew Burbidge worked as a research scientist and manager in Western Australian government conservation departments from 1968 to 2002, where he had a strong focus on threatened species. His research and management also included conservation reserve design and selection, biological survey, island research and management including eradication of invasive mammals and biosecurity, indigenous oral history of mammals and fire ecology, and translocations. He is currently chair of the Western Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee. Since 2002 he has worked part time as a consultant conservation biologist.

Peter Harrison has worked as a marine ecologist for more than 30 years and is Professor and Director of the Marine Ecology Research Centre at Southern Cross University, Australia. His diverse research and teaching interests encompass marine mammals to corals, with a focus on linking research findings to improved conservation and management outcomes. He was awarded a joint Eureka Prize for environmental research. He has been a member of the Threatened Species Scientific Committee since 2005, and is a member of the NSW Marine Fauna Advisory Group, the Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Scientific Committee, the Port Curtis and Port Alma Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Program Advisory Panel, and the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium.