Stephen Ambrose, Ph.D Email & Phone Number

Dr Stephen Ambrose has over 39 years professional experience as a zoologist (fauna ecologist), with specialist expertise in ornithology. Throughout his career he has been passionate about communicating with and involving the general community in science, especially in relation to ecological research and species conservation.After completing his PhD at the University of Western Australia, Stephen taught zoology at the University of New England (1985-86) and Australian National University (1987-89). After leaving academia, he worked for 10 years at the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU, a predecessor of BirdLife Australia), first as the National Co-ordinator of the Australian Bird Count Project, then as the inaugural Head of Bird Research and Conservation. From 1999-2020, Stephen was the Principal Ecologist at Ambrose Ecological Services Pty Ltd, specialising in the assessment and management of impacts of development and other activities on the status of woodland, migratory shorebird and waterbird populations. Stephen has also been on executive boards of many organisations and, although officially retired from work, he is an active board member the Royal Zoological Society of NSW and the lead Scientific Advisor for Wild Earth Oceania.In October 2021, Stephen was awarded an Honorary Fellowship (Lifetime Membership) of the Ecological Consultants Association of NSW Inc (ECA NSW) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Association and promotion of high standards within the ecological consultancy industry.Stephen currently spends time researching the impacts of light and noise pollution on urban bird populations, promoting the latest environmental news on social media and, whenever possible, engaged in recreational birdwatching.

Listed skills include Ecology, Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact Assessment, and 43 others.