Managing Animals in Disasters - project overview video

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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

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Dr Mel Taylor
Researcher
mel.taylor@mq.edu.au

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