ABSTRACT
It has been suggested that there is limited value in science (which provides the
data upon which conservation is based) and management (which provides
the tools) without communication to share their respective insights and
directions (McCurdy, 1985). Past experience has shown us that many of the
answers to today’s environmental problems are far from clear, based as they
are on scientific prediction only after the accumulation of evidence and
therefore after significant impacts have already occurred. This is compounded
by scientists being notoriously poor at imparting information that is readily
understandable to the lay person and as such the message is often lost to the
community at large. As science informs ecology it is essential for it not only to
communicate the facts and current theories, but also to promote under-
standing of resource management as a dynamic process with a continuing
need for monitoring, assessment and research.