Rebecca Spindler

Rebecca Spindler (born in Melbourne) is an Australian zoologist, researcher, and conservationist. She is the head of science and conservation at non-profit conservation organisation Bush Heritage Australia,[1] and an adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales.[2] She previously worked with the Taronga Conservation Society and was the manager of research and conservation at Taronga Zoo in Sydney.[3][2]

Her research has focused on animal reproduction and has contributed to improved health and conservation of animals including giant pandas in China and jaguars in the Amazon.[3] She established the Taronga Green Grants program to support community conservation projects.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Spindler completed a PhD on marsupial reproduction at the University of Melbourne in 1997.[2][4]

Career[edit]

After completing her doctorate, Spindler left Australia for 10 years, working at the Smithsonian Institute in the United States and at the Toronto Zoo in Canada.[3][2] She worked at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, where she managed a laboratory and integrated reproduction, her own area of expertise with other disciplines of science to conserve species. She spent five giant panda breeding seasons in the Wolong Nature Reserve, coordinating the Smithsonian's Giant Panda and Wild China Programmes.[5] During this same period she established the Neotropical Carnivore Initiative and with colleagues throughout the Americas, embarking on a multidisciplinary program aimed at improving the health, reproduction and conservation of jaguars.[6]

In 2007, she joined the team at Taronga as manager of research and conservation, coordinating and facilitating the research of the zoo science team investigating wildlife health, ecology, behaviour, reproduction, genetics and nutrition. Spindler also helped Taronga protect species and their habitats through the Taronga Field Conservation Grants.[7]

Publications[edit]

Total citations: 323. H index: 10[citation needed]

Peer-reviewed papers[edit]

Book chapters[edit]

  • Howard, J.G., Z. Zhang, D. Li, Y. Huang, M. Zhang, R. Hou, Z. Ye, G. Li, J. Zhang, S. Huang, H. Zhang, J. Zhang, R. E. Spindler and D. E. Wildt. 2006. Male reproductive biology in giant pandas in breeding programs in China. In: The Giant Panda: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management (eds., D.E. Wildt, A. Zhang, H. Zhang, D.L. Janssen and S. Ellis), in press. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Howard, J.G., Y. Huang, P. Wang, D. Li, G. Zhang, R. Hou, Z. Zhang, B.S. Durrant, R.E. Spindler, H. Zhang, A. Zhang and D.E. Wildt. 2006. Role and efficiency of artificial insemination and genome resource banking. In: The Giant Panda: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management (eds., D. E. Wildt, A. Zhang, H. Zhang, D.L. Janssen and S. Ellis). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Morato R. G., Queiroz V. d. S. and Spindler R. E. 2007 Importância do banco de amostras biológicas e do manejo em cativeiro na canservação de carnívoros neotropicais. In 'Manejo e conservação de carnívoros neotropicais'. (Eds. RG Morato, FHG Rodrigues, E Eizirik, PR Mangini, FCC Azavedo and J Marinho-Filho) pp. 229–244. (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA): Brasilia, Distrito Federal)
  • Spindler R. E., Songsasen, N. and Deem, S.L. 2007 Factors affecting the reproductive success of jaguars, in Manejo e Conservação de Carnivoros Neotropicais. Eds RG Morato, FHG Rodrigues, E Eizirik, PR Mangini, FCC Azavedo and J Marinho-Filho pp. 281–304. Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA): Brasilia, Distrito Federal
  • Spindler R.E. and D.E. Wildt. 2010. Male reproduction: assessment, management, assisted breeding and fertility control, in Wild Mammals in Captivity 2nd Ed (eds., D.G. Kleiman, K.V. Thompson, and S. Lumpkin). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
  • Spindler, R.E., Wiszniewski, J and Slip, D. (2012) The Potential Role of Zoos in Climate Change, in Climate Change. Eds, D Lunney and P Hutchins. Royal Zoological Society Publications.
  • Spindler RE and Wiszniewski 2013. Research in Zoos In "Zoo Keeping: An Introduction to the Science and Technology". MD Irwin, JB Stoner, AM Cobaugh (eds) University of Chicago Press.
  • Spindler RE, Keeley T and Satake N 2014. Applied Andrology in Endangered, Exotic and Wildlife Species. In "Animal Andrology: Theories and Applications". P Chenoweth and S Lorton (eds) CABI publishing.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The truth behind Australia's deforestation crisis: Rebecca Spindler". Talking Australia. Australian Geographic. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rebecca Spindler, UNSW Sydney". The Conservation. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Burke, Elizabeth (2012). "Rebecca Spindler". Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. ^ Spindler, Rebecca Elizabeth (1997). The metabolism and control of blastocysts during diapause and reactivation in the Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) (PhD thesis). University of Melbourne. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Publishes Two Significant Panda Studies". Smithsonian. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Guidelines for the Captive Management of Jaguars" (PDF). Jaguar SSP Management Group. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Rebecca Spindler (BSc (Hons), PhD)". Taronga Park Zoo. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
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