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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-11-20 human Helen Cohn updated 2022-07-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006143b.htm person Legge Sarah M. AACR2 Place of Birth Scotland Ornithologist Sarah Legge is a wildlife ecologist with extensive research and conservation management experience. Much of her work has focused on parrots, cockatoos and kookaburras, demonstrating the effectiveness of research to produce national management and conservation strategies. For several years she was Lead Scientist with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, where she designed ecological monitoring programs and oversaw the reintroduction program. In the Kimberley she worked with government, landowners and indigenous communities to develop an award-winning and highly effective fire management program. Since 2012 she has been a member of the Commonwealth Government's Threatened Species Scientific Committee and also serves on Birdlife Australia's Threatened Species Committee. Legge is currently a leading scientist with the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, part of the National Environment Science Program of the Australian Department of Environment and based at the University of Queensland. 2012 Career position - Member, Threatened Species Scientific Committee, Commonwealth Government 2017 2017 Award - D. L. Serventy Medal, Birdlife Australia D. L. Serventy Medal, BirdLife Australia (1991 - )

Awarded the Medal 2017

 'Legge, Sarah M.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Legge, Sarah M. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Serventy Medal citation: Sarah M. Legge Anon Serventy Medal citation: Sarah M. Legge 2017 Emu 117 3 303