2021 VIRTUAL FLYING-FOX FORUM
The 2021 Flying-fox Forum was conducted virtually and we had over 155 attend to share, discuss and gain insight into the conservation & management of flying-foxes in Australia. You can download the agenda or access the replay instantly.
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The 2021 Flying-fox Forum
Speakers & Presentations
September 14, 2021
The Forum provides up-to-date research and insight into the management and conservation of flying-foxes and their habitat right across their range.
Ecosure has facilitated and lead six successful annual forums, which have been attended by experts in the field and delegates from local, state and federal government, research institutions, NRM groups, NGOs, wildlife care organisations and conservation groups.
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Welcome to the Forum by Ecosure Hosts:
Jess Bracks & Ellie Kirke
FLYING-FOX FORUM PROGRAM 2021
You can view the program below and download the PDF presentations, or you can access the full reply here.
![Jason Van Weenen](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Jason-Van-Weenen.jpg)
Jason Van Weenen
Team Leader, Urban Biodiversity | Department for Environment and Water
![Rodney Vile](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Rodney-Vile.jpg)
Rodney Vile
Principal Officer Wildlife Emergencies | Biodiversity Division | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
![Michelle Jeffrey](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Michelle-Jeffrey.jpg)
Michelle Jeffrey
Manager Open Space | National Capital Authority
![Sue Ellis](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Sue-Ellis.jpg)
Sue Ellis
Flying-fox Project Manager | Flying-fox Habitat Restoration Program
![Matthew Mo](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Matthew-Mo.jpg)
Matthew Mo
Senior Project Officer - Threatened Species Issues Management | NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
SESSION 2
In morning session 2 we continued with State updates and began hearing from expert researchers, wildlife carers, and authorities. If you would like to have instant access to the entire day of LIVE video presentation recordings, you can purchase an all-access pass below.
![Lindsay Delzoppo](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Lindsay-Delzoppo.jpg)
Lindsay Delzoppo
Director Northern Wildlife Operations | Department of Environment and Science
![Tim McGrath](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Tim-McGrath.jpg)
Tim McGrath
Threatened Species Officer | Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
ACTIONS
![Byron Reynolds](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Byron-Reynolds.jpg)
Byron Reynolds
Ecologist | Port Macquarie Hastings Council
FLYING-FOXES
![Tamika Lunn](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Tamika-Lunn.jpg)
Tamika Lunn
PhD Candidate | Griffith University
![Jen Ford](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Jen-Ford.jpg)
Jen Ford
Principal Restoration Ecologist | Ecosure
GREY-HEADED FLYING-FOX IN BEGA
![Hugh Pitty](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Hugh-Pity.jpg)
Hugh Pitty
Community Coordinator | Friends of Glebe Wetlands
![Mark Robinson](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Mark-Robinson.jpg)
Mark Robinson
Team Leader Parks and Gardens | Colac Otway Shire
COLAC BOTANICAL GARDENS GREY HEADED FLYING FOX CAMP MANAGEMENT
![Cameron Duthie](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Cameron-Duthie.jpg)
Cameron Duthie
Manager, Services and Operations | Colac Otway Shire
SESSION 3
In afternoon session 3 we continued hearing from expert researchers, wildlife carers, and authorities. If you would like to have instant access to the entire day of LIVE video presentation recordings, you can purchase an all-access pass below.
FLYING-FOX POPULATION DATA
![Adam McKeown](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Adam-McKeown.jpg)
Adam McKeown
Research Officer | CSIRO
![Anita Gordon](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Anita-Gordon.jpg)
Anita Gordon
Principal Veterinarian, Pathology | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
![Keren Cox-Witton](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Keren-Cox-Witton.jpg)
Keren Cox-Witton
Senior Project Officer | Wildlife Health Australia
![Natalie Foster](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Natalie-Foster.jpg)
Natalie Foster
Natural Resources - Flying-fox Officer | Eurobodalla Shire Council
![Jess Bracks](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Jess-Bracks.jpg)
Jess Bracks
Principal Wildlife Biologist | Ecosure
![Tyron de Kauwe](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Tyron-de-Kauwe.jpg)
Tyron de Kauwe
Natural Areas Conservation Officer | Sunshine Coast Regional Council
QUEENSLAND
![Dr. Janine Barrett](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Janine-Barrett.jpg)
Dr. Janine Barrett
Principal Veterinarian (Surveillance) | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
SESSION 4
In afternoon session 4 we continued hearing from expert researchers, wildlife carers, and authorities. If you would like to have instant access to the entire day of LIVE video presentation recordings, you can purchase an all-access pass below.
RECOVERY TEAM
![Maree Treadwell-Kerr and Sera Steves](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Maree-Treadwell-Kerr.jpg)
Maree Treadwell-Kerr and Sera Steves
The Spectacled Flying-fox Recovery Team
GREY-HEADED FLYING-FOXES: ADELAIDE COLONY
![Linda Collins](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Linda-Collins.jpg)
Linda Collins
Fauna Rescue of South Australia Inc.
MIDST OF A PANDEMIC
![Dr. Alison Peel](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Alison-Peel.jpg)
Dr. Alison Peel
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Research Fellow | Griffith University
![Dr. Justin Welbergen](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Justin-Welbergen.jpg)
Dr. Justin Welbergen
Western Sydney University
FORAGING BEHAVIOUR, POPULATION STATUS, AND THREATS
![Dr. John Martin](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-John-Martin.jpg)
Dr. John Martin
Research Scientist | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
2021 Flying-fox Forum Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
![Jason Van Weenen](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Jason-Van-Weenen.jpg)
Jason Van Weenen
Team Leader, Urban Biodiversity | Department for Environment and Water
![Lindsay Delzoppo](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Lindsay-Delzoppo.jpg)
Lindsay Delzoppo
Director - Wildlife Northern Operations | Department of Environment and Science
![Jen Ford](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Jen-Ford.jpg)
Jen Ford
Principal Restoration Ecologist
![Mark Robinson](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Mark-Robinson.jpg)
Mark Robinson
Team Leader Parks and Gardens | Colac Otway Shire
![Natalie Foster](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Natalie-Foster.jpg)
Natalie Foster
Natural Resources - Flying-fox Officer | Eurobodalla Shire Council
![Tyron de Kauwe](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Tyron-de-Kauwe.jpg)
Tyron de Kauwe
Natural Areas Conservation Officer | Sunshine Coast Regional Council
![Dr. Alison Peel](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Alison-Peel.jpg)
Dr. Alison Peel
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Research Fellow | Griffith University
![Dr. Justin Welbergen](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Justin-Welbergen.jpg)
Dr. Justin Welbergen
Associate Professor | Western Sydney University
![Rodney Vile](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Rodney-Vile.jpg)
Rodney Vile
Principal Officer Wildlife Emergencies | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
![Tim McGrath](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Tim-McGrath.jpg)
Tim McGrath
Threatened Species Officer, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
![Tamika Lunn](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Tamika-Lunn.jpg)
Tamika Lunn
PhD Candidate | Griffith University
![Cameron Duthie](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Cameron-Duthie.jpg)
Cameron Duthie
Manager, Services and Operations | Colac Otway Shire
![Jess Bracks](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Jess-Bracks.jpg)
Jess Bracks
Principal Wildlife Biologist | Ecosure
![Dr. Janine Barrett](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Janine-Barrett.jpg)
Dr. Janine Barrett
Principal Veterinarian (Surveillance) | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
![Linda Collins](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Linda-Collins.jpg)
Linda Collins
Fauna Rescue of South Australia Inc.
![Dr. John Martin](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-John-Martin.jpg)
Dr. John Martin
Research Scientist | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
Connect with Leaders in Flying Fox Management
![Michelle Jeffrey](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Michelle-Jeffrey.jpg)
Michelle Jeffrey
Manager Open Space, National Capital Authority
![Matthew Mo](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Matthew-Mo.jpg)
Matthew Mo
Saving our Species, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
![Byron Reynolds](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Byron-Reynolds.jpg)
Byron Reynolds
Ecologist | Port Macquarie Hastings Council
![Hugh Pity](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Hugh-Pity.jpg)
Hugh Pity
Community Coordinator | Friends of Glebe Wetlands
![Keren Cox-Witton](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Keren-Cox-Witton.jpg)
Keren Cox-Witton
Senior Project Officer | Wildlife Health Australia
![Anita Gordon](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Anita-Gordon.jpg)
Anita Gordon
Principal Veterinarian, Pathology | Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
![Maree Treadwell-Kerr](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Maree-Treadwell-Kerr.jpg)
Maree Treadwell-Kerr
The Spectacled Flying-fox Recovery Team
![Sera Steves](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Sera-Steves.jpg)
Sera Steves
The Spectacled Flying-fox Recovery Team
masters in Zoology and Ecology including research on crocodiles and blossom-bats. Sera has been
in the zoo industry for 12 years working in both Australia and the United States as a zookeeper, animal
trainer and wildlife presenter. Her main focus is birds and reptiles, but bats have been an interest of
hers since she was a child. Sera is promoting bats and tourism using a model developed by Bat
Conservation International in her home state of Texas.
![Adam McKeown](https://flyingfoxforum.com/wp-content/uploads/Adam-McKeown.jpg)
Adam McKeown
Research Officer | CSIRO
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Where Was it Held?
The virtual forum was held on HOPIN, one of the world’s leading all-in-one virtual event platform where attendees can learn, interact, and connect with people.
It was kind of like a “Zoom call” except there was also has a reception area, schedule, user profiles, polling, direct video calling, expo area, sponsor branding, backstage, and a multi-tier chat.
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Hosted at Ecosure
The Ecosure team who hosted the flying-fox Forum created a studio-like environment for recording right in our Brisbane office. There is a surprising amount of tech and logistics to host an event like this and we look forward to future live, and perhaps HYBRID (live and virtual) events in the future.
Virtual Backstage
The Flying-fox Forum team were able to bring together speakers from across the country in a virtual backstage. Some organisational firewall restrictions meant that rehearsals were vital to ensure all our remote presenters were able to access the virtual backstage area and create a seamless experience for all who attended.
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With Thanks to Our Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors for supporting flying-fox conservation and management. If you would like to be a sponsor please get in touch!
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