Barry Traill

Dr Barry Traill is an Australian zoologist, conservationist and one of Australia's leading environmental campaigners. Traill grew up in country Victoria and holds a bachelor's degree and PhD in terrestrial ecology from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.[1] Traill is currently Director of The Pew Charitable Trusts ' Australian Outback to Oceans program and joined Pew Environment Group in 2007.[2] Traill has particular interest and expertise in the ecology of terrestrial birds and mammals, and landscape-scale conservation of temperate and tropical woodlands and forests. Prior to joining Pew, he worked for 25 years as a conservation advocate and scientist for Australian state and national organisations.

Traill's work has been the catalyst for the protection of the Box-Ironbark woodlands of Victoria, the cessation of the broadscale clearing of the Queensland bush,[3] and the creation of the world's largest network of marine parks. He was a founder of the Northern Australia Environment Alliance and with conservationist Tim Low, he founded the Invasive Species Council in 2002.[4] With co-authors, John Woinarski and Carol Booth he wrote a study on the future of Outback Australia.[5]

Traill was a founding member and first Board President of the Invasive Species Council (ISC).[6] The ISC are a policy, advocacy, lobbying, research, and outreach group on matters related invasive species.

Bibliography
  • The Modern Outback: Nature, people and the future of remote Australia
  • Full Report:

http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/Assets/2014/10/TheModernOutbackForWeb.pdf

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References
  6. Faulkner, Jane (6 February 2003). "Noxious nasties". The Age. The Age Company. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

1. Monash University Science Alumni*

2. The Pew Charitable Trusts, Meet the Experts*

3. The Brigalow Declaration*

4. Invasive Species Council*

5. The Modern Outback - Nature, people and the future of remote Australia*

  • The Commonwealth Marine Reserves
  • The Pew Charitable Trusts
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