About us
Fauna Australis is a wildlife conservation research laboratory aimed to solve practical problems about the interaction between people and wildlife.
News and social media
Fauna Australis is actively engaged in social media like The Fauna Australis YouTube channel with lectures and conferences, Instagram with conservation new and X (Twitter) for current key conservation, climate change and biodiversity content. Professor Cristian Bonacic also publishes content and comment on Linkedn.
Directors
Cristian Bonacic, Director and Founder. Honorary director, Professor David Macdonald from WildCRU-Oxford.
Research
Fauna Australis research areas includes applied ecology, wildlife conservation, humans and wildlife coexistence, ecosystem approach towards conservation, endangered species, the role of invasive species, land use changes and climate change. Our approach is holistic and we conduct our work as a team that includes: Ecologists, Biologists, Veterinarians, Agronomists and Forestry Scientists.
Publications
Our publications refelect our holistic approach and tackle applied questions from different perspectives. Our work includes molecular ecology applied to conservation, ethology, ecosystem ecology, community ecology, human dimensions, management practices, science for policy, captive breeding and the interaction of agriculture, forestry and livestock with wildlife conservation and protected areas.
Teaching
We are actively engaged in undergraduate, graduate and international courses. We also teach an online course about Animal ecology and conservation. Know our courses.
Library
See a selection of books and book chapters, reports and policy documents published by Fauna Australis.
Research Team
Meet the members of Fauna Australis.
Fauna Australis Field Station
Know our field station where many research projects take place.
Global Conservation
Fauna Australis is fully engaged in global conservation issues like climate change, ecosystem management, the importance of forest fires, policy and country conservation.
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