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“It’s all about measurement, what we can do, what we need to do and how to implement new innovative ideas to assist that,” Dr Michelle Ward conservation scientist at the Griffith University, Queensland, explains.

By identifying the habitat remaining for narrow-range species, the Biological Conservation paper Dr Ward led provides the baseline data essential for policy development and conservation action for some of Australia’s most imperilled species, whether through formal protection, collaboration with land managers or other site-based activities.

With data we can use evidence for policy makers to protect our biodiversity, endangered and threatened species. 

Dr Ward says: “Loss of habitat is the most important destroyer of wildlife.” She has worked in various parts of the world including Turkey, Qatar and South Africa promoting sustainable development, recycling, waste management, green energy, and conservation of the environment and our natural resources. See her LinkedIn profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-ward-6ba79045/.

In this Biological Conservation work, Dr Ward and her multiple co-authors examine how much habitat is left for 305 of Australia’s Critically Endangered, small-ranged species. They found that less than six patches of habitat remain.

So, there’s lots of work we can do to look after our endangered and threatened wildlife.