What Makes a Species ‘Threatened’? Teaching Biodiversity and Species Protection

Explore biodiversity and threatened species with ecologist Thomas Nixon. Learn about protection efforts.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3What is Biodiversity?
4. 4What happens when we don’t have biodiversity?
5. 5How do we measure and monitor biodiversity?
6. 6Lists, lists and more lists!
7. 7The IUCN Red List (International Biodiversity Classification)
8. 8How can status change?
9. 9What is threatening biodiversity in Australia?
10. 10What is being done to protect biodiversity in Australia?
11. 11Case study - EBB on Phillip Island (Island Ark - Successful Recovery Program)
12. 12Case study - BNTW at Idalia (Failed Translocation)
13. 13Case study - LHI Rodent Eradication (Pest Animal Eradication and ongoing Biosecurity)
14. 14What can you do?
15. 15Course re-cap
16. 16Congratulations