Peter Menkhorst

Peter Menkhorst
Nationality Australian
Education BSc Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Occupation Ecologist
Organization Victorian Government
Notable work

Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia.

The Australian Bird Guide

Peter Menkhorst is an Australian ecologist and an authority on Australian mammals and birds. He is experienced in threatened species recovery and been the team leader in a number of recovery programs including: the Orange-bellied Parrot; Helmeted Honeyeater, Regent Honeyeater, Mountain Pigmy Possum and Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby. Menkhorst is also a natural history author, book reviewer and researcher who recently co-authored The Australian Bird Guide.

Orange-bellied Parrot

Career

Menkhorst graduated in 1973 with a Batchelor of Science from Monash University majoring in Biology and Zoology. Working in the Department of Sustainability and Environment he has had over 40 years experience in the management, surveying, and ecological research of animals[1].This experience includes Museum Victoria, Parks Victoria and the Department of Sustainability and Environment. In 2018 he was a section manager, program leader and terrestrial ecology research staff at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (ARI), leading the Waterbird and Wetland Program[2].

The Waterbird and Wetland program is analysing long time-series of data from natural and artificial at Ramsar-listed wetlands including Western Port, Western Treatment Plant and Hattah to understand the impact of weather patterns and management on bird populations[3]. The aim is to understand these systems and in doing so help improve conservation outcomes and the overall management. The team also assists in the management of Duck Hunting in Victoria[4]

In his role with the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment Monkhorst has been asked to look at a number of different topics. In 2012 he conducted a desktop survey on the likelihood of a sustainable populations of big cats in Victoria. He states "Theoretically it's impossible to prove that something does not exist, but we could prove that something does exist, and we haven't managed to do that." [5] In 2011 he represented the State of Victoria in the Commonwealth Of Australia Senate, Inquiry on The koala—saving our national icon. [6] He also examined the issue of large numbers of seagulls at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during night games of Australian Rules Football (AFL) in 2010. [7]

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

Publications

Menkhorst has authored or co-authored books on mammals and Australian birds, has reviewed numerous books related to wildlife and conservation, and written many scientific papers and unpublished reports. Google Scholar notes 725 records under Peter Menkhorst[8], while research gate notes 107 Research items and 1636 citations[1].

Books by Peter Menkhorst Include:

Menkhorst has also reviewed numerous books for Australian Book Review [12]. Titles reviewed include: Sentinel Chicken by Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty, Where Songs Began by Tim Low[13] and Platypus by Ann Moyle.[14]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Environment, Peter MenkhorstArthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research · Department of; L; Water; Science, Planning 28 10 · Bachelor of; 1973, Monash University; Zoology, Joint Major in; botany. "Peter Menkhorst | Bachelor of Science, Monash University 1973, joint major in zoology and botany | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Staff". Arthur Rylah Institute. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Peter Menkhorst's Lab". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Hunter's Bag Survey: 2016 Victorian duck hunting season". www.gma.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/328460/Hunters-Bag-Survey-report-2016_final.pdf. 2016-06-30. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ↑ "Big cats in Victoria: DSE study says they're just feral but case not closed". www.abc.net.au. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ↑ "The koala—saving our national icon". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Seagulls disrupt the footy at MCG". theaustralian.com.au. 2010-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Google Scholar: Peter Menkhorst". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  9. ↑ Menkhorst, Peter, ed. (1996). Mammals of Victoria : Ecology, Distribution and Conservation. Oxford University Press Australia. ISBN 0195540166.
  10. ↑ Menkhorst, Peter (2011). Field Guide to Mammals of Australia (Third, revised ed.). Oxford University Press Australia. ISBN 0195573951.
  11. ↑ The Australian Bird Guide. CSIRO Publishing. 2017. ISBN 0643097546.
  12. ↑ "Peter Menkhorst". www.australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  13. ↑ Menkhorst, Peter. "'Where Song Began' by Tim Low". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  14. ↑ Menkhorst, Peter. "Ann Moyal: Platypus". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  15. ↑ Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1884). The victorian naturalist. Museum Victoria. South Yarra, [Vic.] : Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. pp. 4, 5.
  16. ↑ "Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales | Whitley Award Winners". Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  • "Peter Menkhorst - Australia - LinkedIn". Au.linedin.com. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  • Arthur Rylah (28 June 2018). "Staff". Arthur Rylah Institute. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  • "Peter Menkhorst". Australianbookreview.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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