Threatened Species Scientific Committee
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The Western Australian Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) is appointed by the Minister for the Environment, with administrative support provided by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC).
The role of the Committee is to:
- review and make recommendations annually to the Minister, via the Director General of DEC and the WA Conservation Commission, on threatened and specially protected flora and fauna;
- allocate the threatened taxa to IUCN categories of threat annually, for endorsement by the Minister; and
- provide advice and recommendations to the Director General of DEC in respect of research and management needs arising from its reviews of taxonomic lists and threat categories.
The TSSC meets annually to consider any nominations received since the previous meeting.
For information on making a nomination see ‘Call for public nominations for listing (and delisting) of threatened plants and animals’.
To download the current lists of threatened species or communities see ‘Listing of species and ecological communities’.
Membership List for 2009-2011
Chair
Dr Andrew Burbidge
Members (Alphabetical order)
| Dr Ken Atkins |
Vascular flora, especially threatened flora |
| Dr Allan Burbidge |
Avian fauna ecology, conservation and biogeography |
| Dr Andrew Burbidge |
Threatened species (especially vertebrate animals) |
| Dr David Coates |
Flora conservation genetics and management |
| Dr Kingsley Dixon |
Flora ecology, genetics and conservation management |
| Dr Mark Harvey |
Terrestrial invertebrates, especially arachnids |
| Assoc. Prof. Pierre Horwitz |
Freshwater invertebrates ecology |
| Dr Terry Houston |
Invertebrate fauna taxonomy and distribution |
| Member |
General area of expertise |
Contact details
Email:
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Mailing address:
Threatened Species Scientific Committee
Species and Communities Branch
Department of Environment and Conservation
Locked Bag 104
Bentley DC WA 6983
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