Marissa Parrott
Dr Marissa Parrott has been working for more than 16 years to help recover the mountain pygmy-possum through the captive breeding program at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria. Marissa is the reproductive biologist at Zoos Victoria and focusses on increasing sustainable wildlife populations, reproductive research, captive breeding success and reintroduction outcomes, as well as community conservation to support threatened species and other wildlife.