Panel Host

Managing Ferals 

Gillian Basnett, Centre for Invasive Species Solutions

Gillian Basnett is the National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordinator with the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions. This role involves helping people understand the impacts of cats and foxes, why they need to be managed and how to do that in the most humane, coordinated and effective way.

Gillian is passionate about the environment and helping people care for it. She has a background in community engagement, science communication, Landcare and natural resource management with extensive experience in wildlife ecology and management and fire ecology. She has spent much of her career in positions that improve environmental conservation and sustainable agriculture through research, hands-on fieldwork, education, engagement and empowerment of the community.

Gill has extensive experience rolling out programs and projects focused on improving habitat, native vegetation regeneration and feral animal and weed control, by partnering with the community and local stakeholders. She has worked across many Australian States for not-for-profit organisations, government agencies and privately. You might know her from previous Landcare Tasmania workshops or when she worked for Tamar NRM.