Karl Vernes

Professor Karl Vernes is a wildlife ecologist and conservation biologist affiliated with the School of Environmental and Rural Science at the University of New England (UNE). His research focuses on mammal ecology, with applications to conservation and management of species in Australia, New Guinea, Canada, Bhutan, and Mexico.

• Ph.D. in Zoology and Tropical Ecology (James Cook University, 2000)
• M.Sc. in Zoology (James Cook University, 1995)
• B.Sc. in Zoology and Marine Biology (James Cook University, 1989)

Vernes' research spans Australian and New Guinean marsupials (particularly kangaroos and wallabies), mycophagous squirrels in Canada, and jaguar/puma conservation in Mexico. His current work in Bhutan targets biological corridor protection for tigers and leopards. He also contributes to threatened species research and the UNE Natural History Museum.

His academic career includes a postdoctoral fellowship at Mount Allison University (Canada) and prior lecturing roles at James Cook University. Vernes teaches units such as ZOOL111 (Zoology in Practice I), EM323/523 (Wildlife Ecology and Management), and EM353/553 (Conservation Biology).