WildCountry Science Council

WildCountry Science Council members Joern Fischer, Hugh Possingham, Henry Nix, Brendan Mackey and Janette Norman with the Wilderness Society's Strategic Coordinator Virginia Young at a WildCountry Science Council meeting in August 2009. Photo: The Wilderness Society Collection

The WildCountry Science Council is a group of ecological scientists, including some of the most eminent and active in the science community both in Australia and internationally. 

The group was originally established to provide a space for discussion on the critical factors for protecting and restoring biodiversity in Australia. 

This group has created the WildCountry Vision and applied it to various conservation research questions.

The approach taken has been to focus on ecological processes and their operation at various scales.  Their work has helped develop a greater understanding of Australian ecology and provided scientific support to conservation efforts. Some of the group’s seminal publications have substantially influenced conservation policy and action both by Government and other organisations.

While TWS has undertaken to provide logistical support for the Science Council, they remain scientifically independent.

For a background on WildCountry science, read this article by Emeritus Professor Harry Recher.

Current members of the WildCountry Science Council are: 

•  Emeritus Professor Henry Nix (Chair)
•  Dr Joern Fischer
•  Professor Richard Hobbs
•  Dr Sarah Legge
•  Dr Rob Lesslie
•  Professor Brendan Mackey
•  Dr Janette Norman
•  Professor Hugh Possingham
•  Emeritus Professor Michael Soulé
•  Dr Trevor Ward