Dr Jeff Short has a background in mammalian ecology, and particularly in the reconstruction
of ecosystems and the reintroduction of threatened fauna. He has a M.Sc. from the
University of Sydney and a Ph.D. from Murdoch University. Jeff began his research
career in West Africa working on the ecology of elephants in rainforest and then
worked in eastern Australia on the ecology of rock-wallabies. He joined CSIRO in
1980 to study arid zone kangaroos and undertake aerial survey of large kangaroos
across Australia.
He moved to Western Australia in the late 1980s to work on threatened mammals. This
work included the survey of offshore islands for threatened mammals and the reintroduction
of species to mainland Shark Bay. In 2005, he left CSIRO to set up Wildlife Research
and Management. Since that time he has been working on conservation initiatives in
fragmented agricultural systems as well as at the intersection of production and
conservation in the Pilbara and at Shark Bay.
Jeff is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
at Murdoch University and, until recently, an Associate Editor of the journal Wildlife
Research. He led the project that won the 2001 Banksia Gold and Community Awards
for the Useless Loop Community. He was a finalist for the 2002 Eureka Prize for
Biodiversity Research and a WA finalist for the 2007-08 Landcare Australia Nature
Conservation Award.
For further information about any of the projects listed on this web site, please
contact Jeff. A list of Jeff’s publications is available as a pdf.
Contact details:
Dr
Jeff Short
Director and Principal Research Scientist
Wildlife Research and Management
Pty Ltd
PO Box 1360, Kalamunda, WA, 6926
Phone: +61 8 9293 3798
Email: jeff@wildliferesearchmanagement.com.au
