Wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar business, with hundreds of millions of live specimens and commodities being traded every year. We are applying novel statistical approaches to evaluate the trade in species, and working with enforcement agencies to assist in combatting and disrupting illicit transnational wildlife crime.
Plight of the commons: 17 years of wildlife trafficking in Cambodia
Of cowboys, fish, and pangolins: US trade in exotic leather
When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals
Where did all the pangolins go? International CITES trade in pangolin species
The illegal wildlife trade Is a likely source of alien species
The wildlife pet trade as a driver of introduction and establishment in alien birds in Taiwan
Invasive pests and diseases are among the greatest threats to global biodiversity and constitute an unprecedented form of human-induced global change. We are working to promote evidence-based solutions to the management of invasive species, and provide new state-of-the-art technological solutions to their surveillance and control.
New aliens in Australia: 18 years of vertebrate interceptions
The Australian National Rabbit Database: 50 yr of population monitoring of an invasive species
A Y-chromosome shredding gene drive for controlling pest vertebrate populations
Pet or pest? Stable isotope methods for the early detection of invasive alien species
Dodging silver bullets: good CRISPR gene-drive design is critical for eradicating exotic vertebrates
The Earth is currently experiencing a sixth mass-extinction event, the Anthropocene. We are exploring the ecological changes experienced by a range of species and communities, which are most heavily influenced by ongoing anthropogenic change.
Resource pulses affect prey selection and reduce dietary diversity of dingoes in arid Australia
Deep learning for environmental conservation
A concise guide to developing and using quantitative models in conservation management
The global distribution and drivers of alien bird species richness
A global analysis of the determinants of alien geographical range size in birds
Regional economies depend heavily on tourism and trade, which carry unavoidable risks for the introduction of new pests and diseases. We are constructing innovative new pathway tools and surveillance techniques for estimating the risk of future incursions across a broad range of emerging invasive pests and diseases.
Lasting the distance: The survival of alien birds shipped to New Zealand in the 19th century
Assessment of the risk of Ebola importation to Australia
Integrative analysis of the physical transport network into Australia + [Online Tool].