Fiona Jackson (Skylos Ecology)
ACT Parks
Agriculture Victoria
Biosis
Cardinia Shire
Conservation Ecology Centre
Elmoby Ecology
Goldwind
GE Renewable Energy
Landscape South Australia
Melbourne Water
National Capital Authority
Parks Victoria
Riparian Restoraation Services
TILT Renewables
University of Canterbury
Wildlife Wonders
SMEC
Koala (Scats)
Fox (Scats)
Bird (Carcasses)
Bat (Carcasses)
Feral Cat (Scat)
Tiger Quoll (Scat)
Alligator Weed (Live)
I am Co-Founder and a Director at Skylos Ecology.
I have been working as a Conservation Dog Handler in Australia for eight years. I train and handle detection dogs for work across the biosecurity, conservation and industry sectors. I have worked on a variety of target scents for threatened species, predator control, invasive plant eradication and environmental impact survey operations.
I hold a Masters degree in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. My interest in the use of detection dogs for conservation led me to examine the behavioural effects of the dog handler on the performance levels of the trained detection dog for my thesis research paper; The effect of the detection dog handler on the performance levels of the trained detection dog. The role of the handler when using detection dogs for conservation work is of particular interest to me.
I hold a Cert III in Dog Behaviour and Training.
Jimmy (9 years old)
Jimmy’s scent repertoire: Fox scat, dens and scavenge sites. Bird carcasses, bat carcasses (wind farm surveys).
Oakley (8 years old)
Oakley’s scent repertoire: Tiger quoll (scats), kowari (live), Murray-Darling carpet python(live), turtle nests and alligator weed. Bird carcasses, bat carcasses (wind farm surveys).
Raasay (5 years)
Raasay’s scent repertoire: Bird carcasses, bat carcasses (wind farm surveys) and spartina, an invasive weed.
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Rex (around 7)
Rex’s scent repertoire: Tiger quoll (scats), kowari (live), Murray-Darling carpet python(live), turtle nests. Bird carcasses, bat carcasses (wind farm surveys).
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Sonny (5 years)
Sonny’s scent repertoire: fox scats, feral cat scats. Bird carcasses, bat carcasses (wind farm surveys).
Arran (4 years)
Arran’s Bird carcasses, bat carcasses (wind farm surveys). Turtle nests, koala scat.
