Researchers will develop new release hatches for crab traps to curb the bycatch drowning of diamondback terrapins in coastal areas where turtle populations overlap with blue crab fisheries.
Researchers will investigate the role of a newly described intestinal parasite on the decline and increased extinction risk of the San Miguel island fox.
Researchers will determine factors correlated with successful rehabilitation of marsupials impacted by bushfires and develop best practice guidelines for future catastrophic fire events.
Researchers will investigate how antibiotics were used to treat bushfire-affected wildlife to help inform antibiotic-resistance risks and improve treatment outcomes.