EXPERIENCE

BOARD MEMBER

Since 2004 I have been perpetually elected to the board of Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association (SOSSA) in the capacity of their publicity officer.

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PROJECTS

Some of the projects I have participated in and actively promoted:
Cape York Turtle Rescue
Montague Island Little Penguin Research
Conservation Volunteers Small Mammal Monitoring in the Grampians

ISSUES

I have encountered the following conservation issues through my work:
Predator control
Ghost net removal
Feral pig exclusion devices for sea turtle nests
Monofilament and other fishing tackle injuries in seabirds
Long line injuries
Overdevelopment of housing
Plastic ingestion in seabirds
Habitat destruction through weed infestation and bushfire
Human impacts and weed problems on seabird breeding islands
Dune habitat destruction

AWARENESS

From many of these situations I have engaged in
Feature articles and front cover images for many magazines
Public education campaigns
Writing and editing web content
Information centre photographic stories
Numerous conservation and science journal articles
Press releases and newsletters
Brochures