The Cascades Carnivore Project conducts scientific research on carnivore populations of conservation concern with an emphasis on the Cascade red fox and the wolverine. The overarching aim of our efforts is to understand the impacts of current and future climate, and associated habitat changes, on the ecology of mountain ecosystems.

The spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspillatus) is a medium-sized macropodid whose range has declined substantially in the Kimberley region of Western Australia due to a number of threats including altered fire regimes, cattle grazing and feral cats. The recent rediscovery of this species in the region led to the development of a larger survey effort in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund - Australia and several indigenous ranger groups including the Yawuru Country Managers and the Karajarri and Nyikina Mangala rangers.