A Highly Experienced Team
Our expert team brings unrivalled capabilities in koala conservation,
veterinary care, and population management to our clients’ projects.
We actively seek out partners who share our values and commitment to proactively inspire communities, businesses and decision-makers to embrace a holistic environmental model where human progress and the preservation of our endemic koalas can not only exist, but thrive.
Our outcomes-focused approach and engagement with key decision-makers are crucial for achieving our mission towards coexistence. We utilise a framework that is an adaptive management model, where we are constantly learning and fine-tuning our methods.
We partner to deliver bespoke solutions utilising proprietary technology and market-leading knowledge, informed by robust scientific research and data.
We foster community environmental stewardship by delivering outcomes that exceed project and legislative compliance. We deliver best-for-species outcomes and industry-leading animal welfare standards.
Established in 2009 by Dr. Jon Hanger, our 35-member team has adapted and refined our approach to become true leaders in the field of koala population and health management.
Site-experienced and qualified to work
in highly regulated industries.
Our team take pride in leaving sites in a clean and
tidy order, prioritising the environment.
We ensure our team work in a safe manner and
use all the correct protective equipment.
EVE is proudly a Queensland business,
based in South East Queensland.
We have a high level of expertise in wildlife management, particularly with koalas, including population veterinary health assessment, koala and other threatened species management plans, wildlife technology operations, and scientific research. Our team of friendly professionals works to exceed expectations. We are ready to assist and work with you to achieve your project goals.
Founder, Managing Director and Wildlife Veterinarian
Jon is a passionate and experienced wildlife veterinarian, well recognised and highly regarded for his research and veterinary expertise, particularly with koalas.
For more than 25 years, Jon has witnessed the impact of infectious diseases on koala populations throughout Queensland and New South Wales. He is heavily involved in research collaborations with Australian universities investigating diseases in koalas.
As a veterinarian for the late Steve Irwin, Jon established the Australian Wildlife Hospital (now the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital) in 2003. He served as the Senior Wildlife Veterinarian at the Queensland RSPCA from 2009 to 2011 and held roles as a consulting and employed veterinarian at Dreamworld from 1992 to 2003. He completed his PhD thesis on retroviruses in koalas, publishing the full genetic sequence of the koala retrovirus in 2000.
Jon has been a member of various government steering committees contributing to the management and outcomes for koalas. He is the principal author of the draft Code of Practice for the Welfare of Wild Animals Affected by Land-clearing and other Habitat Impacts, as well as Wildlife Spotter/Catchers.
He has published over 122 scientific papers on koala health and developed various documents for the training of veterinarians and biologists on koalas.
Founder, Koala Ecologist and Veterinary Nurse
Jo brings more than 22 years of experience in the fields of veterinary and wildlife management to Endeavour Veterinary Ecology.
Jo has been involved in several large-scale koala management programs which have collectively monitored over 1000 koalas, including those from the Moreton Bay, Gold Coast, Ipswich and Redlands region populations. In 2010, Jo received a First Class Honours for her thesis entitled, ‘An Investigation of the Health of Wild Koala Populations in South- East Queensland’.
OAM, Chief Executive Officer
Michael brings over 30 years of professional experience in business management to the role of CEO at Endeavour Veterinary Ecology.
In 2022, Michael was recognised with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his service to the community through a range of roles with some of Australia’s premier charities.
Over 30 years, he has launched The Smith Family in Queensland, raised millions for Surf Life Savers, started an RSPCA animal care campus, and founded the Wildlife Warriors at Australia Zoo. He also played a pivotal role in raising funds for medical research as the CEO of The Common Good at Prince Charles Hospital Foundation in Chermside.
Operations + Scientific Manager
Deidre brings over 26 years of experience to EVE as the Operations Manager and is currently the Project Manager for the Coomera Connector Koala project.
Prior to working for EVE, Deidre was a Senior Conservation Officer leading the survey and monitoring program of South East Queensland koala population for Queensland’s environment department. Work also included the drafting of legislation, policy and guidelines for the management and recovery of koala populations.
Clinic Manager + Vet Nurse
Veterinarian
Vet Nurse
Veterinarian
Transport + Fodder Collection
Veterinarian
Transport + Fodder Collection
Vet Nurse Supervisor
Vet Nurse
Vet Nurse + Field Officer
Vet Nurse
Veterinarian
Veterinarian
Vet Nurse
Field Supervisor
Captures Supervisor
+ Senior Drone Pilot
Senior Drone Pilot
Senior Captures Field Officer + IoT Field Technician
Ecologist
Captures + Field Officer
Captures + Field Officer
Field Operations Coordinator
Captures + Field Officer
Field Officer
Field Officer
Field Officer
Captures + Field Officer
Field Officer + Fodder Collection
Field Officer + Drone Pilot
Field Officer
Field Officer + Drone Pilot
Field Officer
Field Officer
Drone Pilot
Systems, Safety +
Support Manager
Communications Manager
HR + Communications Officer
Accounts Administrator