Manager of Population Development and Welfare 

Claire joined the Taronga team in 2016. She is responsible for strategically planning Taronga’s animal population and promoting positive animal welfare outcomes at both Taronga Zoo and Taronga Western Plains Zoo.

Claire has a background in small population management, focusing on genetic and demographic management in zoo populations as well as conservation planning incorporating less intensively managed populations and wild populations.

In Claire’s previous role managing the Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Australasian Species Management Program, she worked with many zoos within Australia and internationally to facilitate zoo conservation breeding programs.