Research

Increasing our knowledge of species and the issues that are threatening their survival is a vital part of our work. Our team is at the forefront of groundbreaking research in the field of wildlife conservation, and our techniques and results have made significant impact throughout the world. These are some of our most recent research projects.

Crocs in Space
A project in collaboration with Queensland Parks and Wildlife, University of Queensland and the team at Australia Zoo, this three-year study has been tracking the movements and habits of crocodiles in far north Queensland . The study has covered the distances that crocodiles will move, their ability to return to their habitat after relocation and a revolutionary soon-to-be released study on their ability to remain submerged. More

Koala chlamydiosis projects
This broad project involves collaboration with research teams at the Queensland University of Technology, University of Sydney and the University of Queensland. Its aims are to determine the most effective treatments for chlamydiosis in koalas; to determine the role of the koala retrovirus (KoRV) in the development of chlamydial disease, and to provide better prognostic indicators for clinicians treating the disease. Chlamydiosis is a serious and sometimes fatal disease that is endemic in most koala populations in Australia. It causes a variety of diseases including blindness, infertility, urinary tract infection and pneumonia. Nearly one half of all admissions of wild koalas to rehabilitation centres are due to chlamydial disease. As one of the key threatening processes affecting the survival of koalas in the wild, a better understanding of this debilitating disease is a high priority for conservation research. More