Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre
The Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre or AMMRC was established in 1996 as a co-operative centre of the University of Sydney and the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales.
The centre’s research program includes the impacts of climate change, the spatial, haul-out and foraging behaviour of leopard seals, population monitoring of Antarctic marine mammals, and the development of non-invasive techniques that will allow researchers to monitor the hormones of wild populations without having to restrain the animals.
The researchers, behavioural ecologists and veterinarians, work on projects including:
The research is supported by such organisations as the Defence Science and Technology Organisation.
