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Threatened Species Recovery Hub

Bringing together leading ecological experts to deliver research to improve the management of Australia’s threatened species and ecological communities.

About this hub

Threatened Species Recovery Hub research ran from 2014-15 to 2020-21. Its research informed on-ground responses to reduce threats and promote recovery of threatened species, and build a better understanding of their status, threats and management options.

Threatened Species Recovery Hub impacts highlights some of the hub’s impacts across its 6-year research program.

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At a glance

NESP funding $29.98 million, plus up to $2 million additional funding for bushfire recovery science*
Host organisation The University of Queensland
Hub leader Professor Brendan Wintle
Hub partners
  • The Australian National University
  • University of Sydney
  • University of New South Wales
  • Charles Darwin University
  • University of Tasmania
  • RMIT University
  • Monash University
  • University of Melbourne
  • University of Western Australia
  • Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Hub website www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/
Approved projects Threatened Species Recovery Hub projects

* The government provided additional National Environmental Science Program funding of $2 million to the Threatened Species Recovery (TSR) Hub to deliver wildlife, threatened species and habitat bushfire recovery research and scientific advice as an emerging priority.

  • Additional funding for research on bushfire impacts on wildlife - media release 3 March 2020

Research snapshots

Monitoring the breeding of threatened black cockatoos

Glossy and Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos in southern Australia are endangered. One of the key problems is poor breeding success.

This research developed a new, efficient monitoring technique based on automatic recordings of cockatoo vocalisations at nest trees. The technique provided information to conservation managers in Victoria and may be used on Kangaroo Island.

  • Read more about the project

Threatened animal reintroductions in national parks

Parks Australia has been tackling threats to pave the way to reintroduce animals such as the Long-Nosed Potoroo, Southern Brown Bandicoot and Eastern Quoll to Booderee National Park, and Blue-Tailed Skinks to Christmas Island.

The hub provided important support to these programs by carefully monitoring the reintroductions. This revealed valuable new insights into these species and the threats they face, and provided guidance to park managers about how to improve outcomes for future reintroductions.

  • Read more about the project.

Threatened plant translocation

Plant translocation is an important tool in the fight against extinctions. It can be used to strengthen wild populations of threatened plants and to set up new populations. But learning how to grow and establish different species can be challenging.

To learn from past experiences, hub researchers reviewed more than 1,000 threatened plant translocations in Australia. Hub researchers are also undertaking vital research on key factors critical for translocation success, including how to propagate and establish many at-risk species such as threatened orchids and banksias.

  • Read more about the project.

Identifying the species at greatest risk

Hub researchers identified the top 20 mammals, 20 birds and 100 plants at greatest risk of extinction in Australia. Early detection of species at risk is important to give conservation managers time to act.

The Christmas Island Flying-Fox was identified as having a 40% chance of becoming extinct in the next 20 years without active conservation investment. Its loss would impact the ecology of Christmas Island forests. This research provided information to allow for the better management of key threats, to help identify priority areas and actions for conservation attention, and to develop conservation management priorities.

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