Club Meeting, 16 March 2026; Speaker & Topic: Dr Kate Dutton-Regester, Echidna Conservation

Dr Kate Dutton-Regester is a wildlife scientist, university lecturer, and the driving force behind Short-beaked Echidnas: Building a Baseline.

With a PhD from The University of Queensland and a decade of experience in wildlife research, Kate has led projects ranging from reproductive endocrinology in captive echidnas to large-scale analyses of wildlife hospital admissions across Australia.

Kate coordinates Wildlife Queensland’s Echidna Watch program and has designed one of the most comprehensive community-based echidna monitoring initiatives in the country.

Her research combines camera trapping, faecal DNA, echidna digging surveys, and the use of detection dogs to locate echidnas and their scats across South East Queensland.

For more information: Echidna Conservation Research Australia – Dr Kate Dutton-Regester

Lead Researcher: Dr Kate Dutton-Regester