Patrick Finnerty

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Ph.D. Science – University of Sydney

    I am an ecologist from the University of Sydney, Australia, interested in how we can restore native species to landscapes where people, predators and conservation goals overlap. My research focuses on species reintroductions, rewilding, sensory ecology and human–wildlife coexistence, with fieldwork across Australia, southern Africa and North America.

    As a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar in the Pauli Lab, I will be exploring how lessons from North American small-mammal reintroductions can help inform rewilding efforts in Australia. In particular, I am interested in how we can improve the success of eastern quoll reintroductions beyond fenced reserves and into more complex, predator-occupied landscapes.