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Mike Craig was born in England and emigrated to Australia with his family in 1976. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at the University of Western Australia (UWA), graduating with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Botany and Zoology in 1992 and achieving his PhD in 2001 with a thesis that examined the short-term impacts of logging on the jarrah forest avifauna. Michael has worked for 2.5 years at the Centre for Rainforest Studies in Queensland and upon returning to Perth, he served as an environmental consultant for three years. In April 2005, he returned to research at Murdoch University as a Research Fellow before becoming an Adjunct Research Fellow at UWA in January 2009. His current role involves managing projects that assess the implications of changing water availability on biodiversity and developing techniques to enhance the conservation of various species. Michael's expertise includes fauna succession in restored areas, animal sampling methods, and the identification of Australian vertebrates. He supervises students at both UWA and Murdoch University and actively contributes to research and funding efforts related to conservation biology, vertebrate ecology, and restoration ecology.
University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia
Involved in managing research projects assessing biodiversity conservation.
Murdoch University • Perth, Australia
Conducted research on ecological impacts and conservation.
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