Managing Animals in Disasters - project overview video

25 Nov 2015

Managing Animals in Disasters - project overview

Dr Mel Taylor, Macquarie Univeristy, explains the problems that the Managing Animals in Disasters project is trying to solve, and how the research will help our emergency services.

Key Topics

animals

communication

risk management

More information

Dr Mel Taylor

Researcher

mel.taylor@mq.edu.au

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Managing Animals in Disasters - project overview video