ProfessorCatherine Herbert
Professor of Wildlife Management
Faculty of Science
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- Professor of Wildlife ManagementFaculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Catherine's research expertise lies within the field of marsupial biology and management. She brings together multidisciplinary teams to investigate key biological processes that influence the management of free-living and captive marsupial populations to facilitate evidence-based approaches to wildlife management. She is a world-renowned researcher in the specialized fields of wildlife fertility control and kangaroo biology and management.
Catherine's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Understanding Life on Earth, Healthy Animals , Biodiversity Conservation.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTPostrelease survival of rehabilitated brushtail possumsNSW Department of Planning1 Jul 2022People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTUnderstanding Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions - Funding Agreement with Australian Capital Territory - RA0002226Australian Capital Territory4 May 2022People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTAfter the bushfire catastrophe: Recovering our missing marsupialsMorris Animal Foundation (USA)1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- Newsome T,
- Herbert C,
- Dickman C,
- Gray R,
- McArthur C
- GRANTDo high testosterone levels lower fitness, and make male kangaroos more vulnerable to parasites?Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C,
- Brandimarti M,
- Gray R
- GRANTUnderstanding the impacts of housing infrastructure on kangaroo movement patternsCoffs Harbour City Council1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTKangaroos in Coffs Harbour: Non-lethal management and movement studiesCoffs Harbour City Council1 Jul 2017People funded by this grant:
- Storrie G,
- Herbert C
- GRANTCharacterisation of factors influencing male reproductive success in the eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)Equity Trustees Limited1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Thomas G,
- Herbert C
- GRANTNSW Industry and Community Engagement SEED Program - Catherine Herbert - Providing a scientific evidence base to support volunteer wildlife carersNSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service Inc (WIRES)1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTToo much of a good thing? Ecology and Management of suburban kangaroo populationsDVC Research1 Jan 2017People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTNon-lethal management of Coffs Harbour kangaroos by fertility control Coffs Harbour Environmental GrantsCoffs Harbour City Council1 Jul 2016People funded by this grant:
- Storrie G,
- Herbert C
- GRANTAssessing the health, welfare and survival of hand-raised marsupials post-release: Are we killing them with kindness?Whitehead Bequest in Wildlife Conservation1 Jan 2012People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANT: Koala's in the US? Invited presentation to The United States Wildlife Society's 16th Annual ConferenceThe Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTFertility Management of Koalas, Kangaroos and WallabiesAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2010People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTGenetic Management of Endangered Marsupial PopulationsThe Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney1 Jan 2009People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C
- GRANTPopulation Management of Southern African MegafaunaThe Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney1 Jan 2008People funded by this grant:
- Herbert C