Jack is a Yuin man living on Gadabanut Country. Jack completed a PhD at the University of Western Sydney where he studied predator ecology in the Blue Mountains. For the last decade, he has led the Conservation Ecology Centre’s Research Program, which delivers adaptive management and applied ecological research across the Otway region. His interests are in understanding and managing biocultural landscapes. He currently sits on scientific reference groups for Zoos Victoria and the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (formerly DELWP), and he was a member of the Expert Panel that recently reviewed the Victorian Wildlife Act 1975.