Studying wildlife systems to protect life at every scale.
Dr Malepa combines zoo observation, field data, and community science to turn biodiversity
research into practical conservation action across habitats, species behavior, and ecosystem health.
Amphibian signals within a wider biodiversity program.
An active study tracking calling activity, breeding timing, and water quality, feeding a broader
research program on habitat resilience and zoo ecosystem dynamics.
01Amphibian monitoring linked to wider field indicators
02Findings interpreted with cross-species observations
03Applied to restoration planning and habitat management
04Outputs feed regional Biodiversity Management Plan
"Conservation that holds up connects what we see in zoos with what we measure in the field,
and gives the people who manage landscapes something they can actually act on."
2025 · Zoo Biology