Barry Traill Explained

Dr Barry Traill AM is an Australian zoologist, conservationist and environmental campaigner. He grew up in Victoria and holds a bachelor's degree and PhD in terrestrial ecology from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.^[1] Traill is the former Director of The Pew Charitable Trusts' Australian Outback to Oceans program - joining the organisation in 2007 and leaving in 2020.^[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 led to 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 Australia's Outback.^[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 to invasive species.

In the 2023 King's Birthday Honours List Barry Traill was made a Member in the General Division of Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to conservation and the environment in a range of roles.

Bibliography

• The Modern Outback: Nature, people and the future of remote Australia^[7]
• The Nature of Northern Australia - a study of the values and prospects for the environment of Northern Australia^[8]
• Into Oblivion - The disappearing mammals of Northern Australia^[9]
• Conservation of Australia's Outback Wilderness^[10]
• "Populate Wilderness or Perish" - TEDx Sydney, 2014

External links

• Web site: Populate wilderness or perish: Barry Traill at TEDxSydney 2014. 8 March 2022. YouTube.
• Web site: Australian Marine Parks. Environment.gov.au. 8 March 2022.
• Web site: The Pew Charitable Trusts. Pewtrusts.org. 8 March 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Environmental role – a natural fit : Barry Traill. Monash.edu. 8 March 2022.
2. Web site: Barry Traill - the Pew Charitable Trusts . 28 April 2014 . 20 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140420123610/http://www.pewenvironment.org/about-us/experts/meet-the-experts/barry-traill-8589935221 . dead .
3. Web site: New pressure to end clearing - State News - Agribusiness and General - General - Queensland Country Life . 16 March 2015 . 19 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419122620/http://qcl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/new-pressure-to-end-clearing/8248.aspx . dead .
4. Web site: Protecting Australia's natural environment from invasive species. Invasive.org.au. 8 March 2022.
5. Web site: The Modern Outback. PDF. 1 October 2014. Pewtrusts.org. 8 March 2022.
6. News: Noxious nasties . . 11 July 2017 . 6 February 2003 . Jane . Faulkner .
7. Web site: The Modern Outback. 1 October 2014. Pewtrusts.org. 8 March 2022.
8. Book: The Nature of Northern Australia. John. Woinarski. Henry. Nix. Barry. Traill. Brendan. Mackey. Press.anu.edu.au. 2007 . 10.22459/NNA.07.2007 . 9781921313301 . 8 March 2022 . free .
9. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/australia/files/ausmammals.pdf
10. Web site: Archived copy . 12 December 2010 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062647/http://wildaustralia.org/science/conservation-australias-outback-wilderness . dead .