Sarah Legge

Sarah Legge is a Professor at the Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University, specializing in conservation biology and wildlife ecology. Her research focuses on understanding threats to biodiversity, particularly the impacts of invasive species, fire regimes, and habitat fragmentation on threatened fauna.

Her work integrates field ecology with conservation management, emphasizing solutions for species recovery. Key research areas include predator-prey dynamics, fire ecology, and Indigenous land management practices. Recent projects examine the ecological impacts of feral cats and foxes, and the role of cultural burning in ecosystem health.

Legge's publications consistently demonstrate multidisciplinary approaches to conservation, combining empirical data with policy-relevant outcomes. Her research supports evidence-based strategies for mitigating extinction risks across Australian ecosystems.

She contributes significantly to large-scale initiatives like the Arid Zone Monitoring Project, leveraging Indigenous ecological knowledge alongside scientific methods. This work advances collaborative conservation models in complex landscapes.