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Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods

Spectacled flying-foxes

A Wet Tropics specialist and endangered keystone species
Presenter Dr Noel Preece
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Dr Noel Preece, wearing sunglasses, with binoculars hanging round his neck, looking at a lizard on a burnt tree trunk, surrounded by burnt ground

Dr Noel Preece is one of the people behind Biome5 Pty Ltd, which provides expertise in environmental, biocarbon and ecological research in northern Australia. He is also an adjunct member of the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods at Charles Darwin University, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University.

In the seminar Spectacled flying-foxes: A Wet Tropics specialist and endangered keystone species, Noel will discuss the endangered spectacled flying-fox, which has suffered a 75% decline over the past 15 to 20 years.

The spectacled flying-fox is possibly the most important distributor of rainforest fruits in the Wet Tropics and is considered a keystone species. Despite a recovery plan published in 2010, little action has been taken to help recover it. Now, a new recovery team has prepared a new recovery plan, and is intent on taking necessary action.

Noel is an active conservation scientist specialising in fauna and flora, environmental science, and forest restoration. He is Lead Scientist on the Spectacled Flying-fox Recovery Team. He previously worked for 25 years in the Northern Territory (NT), and also completed his MSc and PhD in the NT.

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