Hannah Gerke is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University, studying human-snake conflict and the effects of translocation on eastern brown snakes. She's passionate about understanding how human activities impact wildlife and developing strategies to promote coexistence with wildlife. As a herpetologist at heart, she has a fondness for all things scaley. Prior to moving to Australia, she researched the effects of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident on wildlife in Japan, with a focus on contaminant exposure and spatial movements in snakes.

Dylan is a wildlife ecologist passionate about conserving biodiversity in the face of a myriad of interacting threats. Research interests include understanding the impacts of large disturbances, such as land clearing, fire and invasive species, on wildlife and developing strategies to promote biodiversity conservation.

Katie is a Scientist and herpetologist working with threatened fauna at the Arthur Rylah Institute (DEECA). Katie's primary research focus is on the ecology and conservation of freshwater turtles and frogs. Her expertise includes designing and implementing monitoring programs assessing the impacts of environmental watering on behaviour and population condition.

Bray Muir is an emerging wildlife biologist specialising in koala ecology. Based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Bray is currently completing an Honours degree investigating the dispersal behaviour of juvenile koalas, with a focus on the effects of habitat fragmentation, urbanisation, and translocation. Over the past four years, Bray has actively contributed to large-scale monitoring projects, helping to track and monitor more than 350 individual koalas. This work involves the integration of GPS movement data, behavioural observations, and tree/habitat metrics to understand how koalas navigate increasingly complex environments. Bray’s research aims to inform more effective conservation planning and koala management practices, particularly for vulnerable populations in rapidly developing regions. Passionate about applied ecological research, Bray is committed to developing science that drives bold, evidence-based conservation outcomes.

I am a geospatial analyst with an interest in applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing to wildlife conservation and spatial epidemiology. My current research focuses on understanding how koalas move through and use fragmented landscapes, particularly in areas affected by bushfires and plantation forestry. I use a combination of GPS tracking, satellite-derived vegetation indices, LiDAR technology, and species distribution modelling to investigate how koalas respond to habitat disturbance and regeneration over time. I am especially interested in the role of remnant vegetation and managed forestry areas in supporting koala recolonisation after fire events. With a background in veterinary conservation medicine and geospatial information systems, I am passionate about using spatial data to inform conservation management and improve outcomes for vulnerable species. I also teach GIS at university level, aiming to equip the next generation of ecologists with the skills to tackle complex environmental challenges. My work supports evidence-based decision-making for koala habitat protection and broader biodiversity monitoring at the landscape scale.

I am a intersted in a range of movement ecology problems across scales from neurobiology to population-level processes, with a focus on applied problems that can inform conservation.