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Contacts
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Jeff Short has a background in mammalian ecology, and particularly in
the reconstruction of ecosystems and the reintroduction of threatened
fauna. He has a M.Sc. from the University
of Sydney and a Ph.D. from Murdoch University. Jeff began his research career in West
Africa working on the ecology of elephants in rainforest, worked in eastern
Australia on the ecology of rock-wallabies and arid zone kangaroos and on
the aerial survey of large kangaroos.
 He moved to Western
Australia in the late 1980s to work on threatened
mammals. This work included the
survey of offshore islands for threatened mammals and the reintroduction of
species to mainland Shark
Bay. More recently he has been working on
conservation initiatives in fragmented agricultural systems as well as at
the intersection of production and conservation in the Pilbara and at Shark
Bay
Jeff is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences
and Biotechnology at Murdoch University and an Associate Editor of the
journal Wildlife Research. He was a finalist for the 2002 Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research and a WA finalist for
the 2007-08 Landcare Australia Nature
Conservation Award. He also led the project that won the 2002 Banksia Gold Award for the Useless Loop Community.
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For further
information about any of the projects listed on this web site, please
contact Jeff. A list of Jeff’s publications is available as a
pdf.
Dr Jeff Short
Director and Principal Research Scientist
Wildlife Research and Management Pty Ltd
PO Box 1360, Kalamunda, WA, 6926
Phone: +61 8 9293 3798
Email: jeff@wildliferesearchmanagement.com.au
§ Andrew Hide completed a B.Sc. (Natural Resource Management) with Honours at the University of Western Australia in 2006. He worked on a project to reintroduce
woylies (Bettongia pencillata) to
Paruna Wildlife Sanctuary for his Honours year. He has experience in wildlife survey and
in handling an array of Australian  mammals including rock-wallabies,
bettongs, bandicoots, possums, rodents and phascogale. Andrew, who grew up in Kununurra in the
tropical north of Western Australia, is now based in WR&M’s Perth
office. He has been working for
WR&M since November 2007. He
works with local NRM staff, volunteers and landholders to deliver
biodiversity solutions for the Red-tailed Phascogale in Wagin and
surrounding areas and in the central wheatbelt at Narembeen. He has also worked for WR&M on
projects at Shark Bay and in the Pilbara.
Andrew Hide
Wildlife Research and Management Pty Ltd
PO Box 1360, Kalamunda, WA, 6926
Phone: +61 8 9293 3798
Email: andrew@wildliferesearchmanagement.com.au
§ Sally Shanhun is based in Useless Loop and works part-time as a community
co-ordinator and facilitator for the Biosphere project. She was born in Margaret
River but grew up in both the Gascoyne and Wheatbelt areas. She majored in
Drama in Education and has a minor in English. Sally has worked as a
teacher and volunteer in Perth, the  Northwest, and the
Southwest. She has been a foster carer for abandoned animals and organised
fundraising events for S.A.F.E (Hedland), volunteered for environmental
groups and organised fundraising events to support organisations such as
the Cancer Council, Hedland's Environmental Group and disadvantaged
youth. She brings excellent
communication and people skills, good organisational skills, a love of
animals, and a passion for the environment and for education to her role in
the Useless Loop community.
Sally Shanhun
Useless Loop Community Biosphere Project Group, Inc
Useless Loop, WA, 6537
Phone: +61 8 99483707
Email: fil.star@hotmail.com
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