BioGeo uses cutting-edge science, technology, and research to provide practical and innovative solutions to protect and enhance native biodiversity. We contribute both funding and professional time to conservation initiatives, supporting projects that protect and restore native ecosystems.
Platypus eDNA Project
Using both observational community data and presence/absence data from environmental DNA (eDNA), BioGeo has assisted Wildlife QLD with the GIS aspects of a project to identify where platypuses are likely to reside or where reintroductions would have the greatest chance of success — focusing conservation effort where it matters most.
Partner: Wildlife Queensland
Echidna Roadkill Hotspot Modelling
Wildlife Queensland's EchidnaWatch programme gathers information on the distribution and abundance of echidnas across Queensland. BioGeo developed spatial models to identify roadkill hotspots, helping prioritise locations for targeted road safety interventions to protect this iconic species.
Partner: Wildlife Queensland
Wildlife Corridors for the Scenic Rim
The Wildlife Preservation Society Queensland (Scenic Rim Branch) is working on an ambitious corridor plan to link habitats across the Scenic Rim. BioGeo went beyond simple display mapping to develop a web mapping application accessible to all, where information can be stored, updated, visualised, and downloaded — making the conservation case at a landscape scale.
Partner: WPSQ
Brush-Tailed Rock Wallaby Habitat Mapping
A weighted overlay analysis for the Wildlife Preservation Society Queensland to determine habitat suitability for brush-tailed rock wallabies within Logan City Council and surrounds. The model incorporated terrain roughness (as a proxy for predator refugia), remnant vegetation, and proximity to known sightings to identify three priority habitat areas.
Partner: WPSQ