AWMS
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Australasian Wildlife Management Society
A professional society that promotes the study and application of scientific wildlife management in Australia and NZ
A professional society that promotes the study and application of scientific wildlife management in Australia and NZ
📢New publication! New publication! AWMS member Jasmin Hufschmid and her colleagues have recently published a paper reporting PFAS exposure in brushtail and ringtail possums from the city of Melbourne. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
📢New publication! New publication! AWMS member Jasmin Hufschmid and her colleagues have recently published a paper reporting PFAS exposure in brushtail and ringtail possums from the city of Melbourne. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
📢New publication! AWMS members Peter Adams, @StuDawson, Peter Fleming and their colleagues have recently published a paper reporting atypical movement behaviour in a translocated feral pig in Western Australia. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/aec....
Atypical Movement Behaviour of a Translocated Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)
Understanding the movement patterns of invasive animals, particularly feral ungulates, is essential for managing their populations and assessing risks of pathogen spread among and between populations...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members Peter Adams, @StuDawson, Peter Fleming and their colleagues have recently published a paper reporting atypical movement behaviour in a translocated feral pig in Western Australia. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/aec....
📢New publication! AWMS member Darryl MacKenzie and his colleagues have recently published a paper describing how behaviours of Hector's dolphins could increase their risk of bycatch in New Zealand. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Subsurface Behaviors of Hector's Dolphins Could Increase Their Risk of Bycatch
Hector's dolphins, endemic to New Zealand, suffer from bycatch in fishing gear. Fishing restrictions in inshore areas have reduced bycatch, although dolphins have been recorded outside these areas. W....
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October 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
📢New publication! AWMS member Darryl MacKenzie and his colleagues have recently published a paper describing how behaviours of Hector's dolphins could increase their risk of bycatch in New Zealand. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Reposted by AWMS
📢New publication! AWMS members Peter Fleming, Ben Allen, Guy Ballard, Linda Behrendorff and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the human dimensions of managing free-roaming dogs in Australia. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.3389/fvet...
Frontiers | Diverse human dimensions affect the management of public and animal health impacts of free-roaming dogs in Australia: a One Health solution
The socio-ecological roles and status of free-roaming dogs (Canis familiaris) in Australian urban, peri-urban and other environments are complex. We review a...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
📢New publication! AWMS members Peter Fleming, Ben Allen, Guy Ballard, Linda Behrendorff and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the human dimensions of managing free-roaming dogs in Australia. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.3389/fvet...
New publication! AWMS member Jasmin Hufschmid and her colleagues have recently published a paper describing gastrointestinal helminth parasites of red foxes around the city of Melbourne. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
October 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
New publication! AWMS member Jasmin Hufschmid and her colleagues have recently published a paper describing gastrointestinal helminth parasites of red foxes around the city of Melbourne. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
Take your networking outdoors
There's still time to join a pre and post Conference field trip at #AWMS2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand
The 3 options are:
🦎 Kiwi Park Queenstown
🦎 Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary
🦎 Milford Sound Scenic Tour & Cruise
For more information visit awms.org.au/conference/a...
There's still time to join a pre and post Conference field trip at #AWMS2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand
The 3 options are:
🦎 Kiwi Park Queenstown
🦎 Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary
🦎 Milford Sound Scenic Tour & Cruise
For more information visit awms.org.au/conference/a...
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Take your networking outdoors
There's still time to join a pre and post Conference field trip at #AWMS2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand
The 3 options are:
🦎 Kiwi Park Queenstown
🦎 Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary
🦎 Milford Sound Scenic Tour & Cruise
For more information visit awms.org.au/conference/a...
There's still time to join a pre and post Conference field trip at #AWMS2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand
The 3 options are:
🦎 Kiwi Park Queenstown
🦎 Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary
🦎 Milford Sound Scenic Tour & Cruise
For more information visit awms.org.au/conference/a...
📢New publication! AWMS members Ben Allen, Stuart Dawson, Peter Fleming and Jordan Hampton and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring ethical arguments relating to the management of wild animals. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.3389/fevo...
Frontiers | Ethical arguments that support intentional animal killing
Killing animals is a ubiquitous human activity consistent with our predatory and competitive ecological roles within the global food web. However, this reali...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members Ben Allen, Stuart Dawson, Peter Fleming and Jordan Hampton and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring ethical arguments relating to the management of wild animals. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.3389/fevo...
⏱️ October 15 is the LAST DAY to access discounted early bird registration for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand! Don't miss out! Register here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
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October 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
⏱️ October 15 is the LAST DAY to access discounted early bird registration for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand! Don't miss out! Register here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
📢New publication! AWMS members Andrew Bengsen, David Forsyth, Jordan Hampton and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the animal welfare implications of using shotguns for aerial shooting of fallow deer. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/awf....
Rifles and shotguns have similar animal welfare outcomes during aerial culling of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) | Animal Welfare | Cambridge Core
Rifles and shotguns have similar animal welfare outcomes during aerial culling of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) - Volume 34
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October 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members Andrew Bengsen, David Forsyth, Jordan Hampton and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the animal welfare implications of using shotguns for aerial shooting of fallow deer. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1017/awf....
📢New publication! AWMS member Tom Newsome and his colleagues recently published a paper describing the habitat selection of three species of introduced deer in the Australian Alps. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/emr....
Invasive Deer Demonstrate Species‐Specific Niche Habitat Selection in the Australian Alps
Australia's invasive deer populations continue to expand in abundance and distribution, yet there is limited information on their movement patterns and habitat preferences. This inhibits the prioriti...
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September 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
📢New publication! AWMS member Tom Newsome and his colleagues recently published a paper describing the habitat selection of three species of introduced deer in the Australian Alps. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/emr....
📢New publication! AWMS members Sebastien Comte, Andrew Bengsen, David Forsyth and their colleauges have recently published a paper exploring space-use of fallow deer in Australian agricultural landscapes. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
Annual, seasonal, and daily space-use of Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in Australian agricultural landscapes
Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in mixed pastoral and woodland habitat in Australia occupied large home ranges. Movement behavior varied seasonally, between
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September 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
📢New publication! AWMS members Sebastien Comte, Andrew Bengsen, David Forsyth and their colleauges have recently published a paper exploring space-use of fallow deer in Australian agricultural landscapes. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jmam...
New publication! AWMS members Mike Letnic and Tom Newsome and their colleagues have recently published a paper addressing dingo taxonomy. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1071/AM24...
Taxonomic tangles posed by human association – the urgent need for an evidence-based review of dingo and domestic dog taxonomy and nomenclature
A serious challenge in modern taxonomy is whether, or how, relationships with humans have altered the evolutionary trajectory of species and how this should be dealt with in taxonomic nomenclature. De...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New publication! AWMS members Mike Letnic and Tom Newsome and their colleagues have recently published a paper addressing dingo taxonomy. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1071/AM24...
📢New publication! AWMS members Patt Finnerty, Peter Banks, Clare McArthur, and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring how single plant neighbours can alter the susceptibility of focal plants to herbivores. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Fine-scale associational effects: Single plant neighbours can alter susceptibility of focal plants to herbivores
The neighbourhood of plants in a patch can shape vulnerability of focal plants to herbivores, known as an associational effect. Associational effects of plant neighbourhoods are widely recognised. But...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members Patt Finnerty, Peter Banks, Clare McArthur, and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring how single plant neighbours can alter the susceptibility of focal plants to herbivores. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
📢New publication! AWMS member Tim Doherty and his colleagues have recently published a paper untangling the phylogeography and demographic history of mulgara (Dasycercus spp.) in the Australian arid zone. Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A Tale of Two Tails: Untangling the Phylogeography and Demographic History of Extant Species of Mulgara (Dasycercus spp.) in the Australian Arid Zone
Aim Australia's arid and semi-arid zones cover about 70% of the continent, yet our understanding of the biogeography of these diverse and expansive landscapes remains limited. Mulgara (Dasycercus sp...
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September 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
📢New publication! AWMS member Tim Doherty and his colleagues have recently published a paper untangling the phylogeography and demographic history of mulgara (Dasycercus spp.) in the Australian arid zone. Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📢New publication! AWMS member Lily van Eeden and her colleagues recently published an article exploring how culture shapes conservation paradigms, focusing on the idea of species nativeness. Read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Species nativeness as a cultural paradigm in conservation
Conservation entails cultural practices shaped by our worldviews, values, beliefs, and priorities for our interactions with nature. These inform how w…
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September 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
📢New publication! AWMS member Lily van Eeden and her colleagues recently published an article exploring how culture shapes conservation paradigms, focusing on the idea of species nativeness. Read the paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📅The abstract deadline for AWMS2025 has been extended by 1 week!
The new abstract submission deadline is September 7th 2025.
If you haven’t already gotten your abstract in, please do it this week!
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The new abstract submission deadline is September 7th 2025.
If you haven’t already gotten your abstract in, please do it this week!
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September 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
📅The abstract deadline for AWMS2025 has been extended by 1 week!
The new abstract submission deadline is September 7th 2025.
If you haven’t already gotten your abstract in, please do it this week!
form.jotform.com/251808681423...
The new abstract submission deadline is September 7th 2025.
If you haven’t already gotten your abstract in, please do it this week!
form.jotform.com/251808681423...
⏰ This Sunday (August 31) is the LAST DAY to submit your conference abstract for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand! Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world! Submit now!
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AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
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August 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
⏰ This Sunday (August 31) is the LAST DAY to submit your conference abstract for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand! Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world! Submit now!
awms.org.au/conference/a...
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👔AWMS merch is back! We will be selling these beautiful embroidered AWMS fieldwork shirts in Queenstown this December at our annual conference. It's the only way you can buy one! Another reason to submit an abstract this week for AWMS2025! form.jotform.com/251808681423...
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
👔AWMS merch is back! We will be selling these beautiful embroidered AWMS fieldwork shirts in Queenstown this December at our annual conference. It's the only way you can buy one! Another reason to submit an abstract this week for AWMS2025! form.jotform.com/251808681423...
📢New publication! AWMS members Patt Finnerty, Tom Newsome, Rhys Cairncross, Niraj Meisuria and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring how carrion increases landscape-scale scavenger activity and interactions. Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Carrion Increases Landscape‐Scale Scavenger Activity and Interactions
This study explores how carrion availability drives landscape-scale activity and interactions between two facultative scavengers: dingoes and red foxes. Experimental carcass provisioning across two s...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members Patt Finnerty, Tom Newsome, Rhys Cairncross, Niraj Meisuria and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring how carrion increases landscape-scale scavenger activity and interactions. Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
⏱️ There is only ONE WEEK left to submit your conference abstract for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand!
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
August 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
⏱️ There is only ONE WEEK left to submit your conference abstract for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand!
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
📢New publication! AWMS member Peter Brown and his colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the human and social impacts of an Australian mouse plague. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1071/WR25...
The human and social impacts of an Australian mouse plague
Context From mid-2020 until the end of 2021, a significant mouse plague affected areas of Southern Queensland, Western Victoria, South Australia and regional New South Wales (NSW). In 2023, 2years aft...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
📢New publication! AWMS member Peter Brown and his colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the human and social impacts of an Australian mouse plague. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1071/WR25...
⏱️ There are only two weeks left to submit your conference abstract for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand!
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
awms.org.au
August 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
⏱️ There are only two weeks left to submit your conference abstract for AWMS 2025 in Queenstown, New Zealand!
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
Don't miss out an amazing professional and social experience in a beautiful part of the world!
Find out more and submit here: awms.org.au/conference/a...
🤩Meet the Keynotes for AWMS 2025!
Dr Elaine Murphy from DOC will headline our ‘New technology and new innovations' symposium.
Professor Jemma Geohagen from the University of Otago will kick off our ‘One health in conservation’ symposium.
Learn more! awms.org.au/conference/a...
Dr Elaine Murphy from DOC will headline our ‘New technology and new innovations' symposium.
Professor Jemma Geohagen from the University of Otago will kick off our ‘One health in conservation’ symposium.
Learn more! awms.org.au/conference/a...
August 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🤩Meet the Keynotes for AWMS 2025!
Dr Elaine Murphy from DOC will headline our ‘New technology and new innovations' symposium.
Professor Jemma Geohagen from the University of Otago will kick off our ‘One health in conservation’ symposium.
Learn more! awms.org.au/conference/a...
Dr Elaine Murphy from DOC will headline our ‘New technology and new innovations' symposium.
Professor Jemma Geohagen from the University of Otago will kick off our ‘One health in conservation’ symposium.
Learn more! awms.org.au/conference/a...
📢New publication! AWMS members @jordanohampton.bsky.social and @newsometm.bsky.social and their colleagues recently published a paper arguing that One Health efforts should stop short of interfering in predator-prey dynamics. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Preserving predation
Abstract. The One Health concept has been enthusiastically adopted in conservation. However, there are some underrecognized trade-offs that must be navigat
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August 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
📢New publication! AWMS members @jordanohampton.bsky.social and @newsometm.bsky.social and their colleagues recently published a paper arguing that One Health efforts should stop short of interfering in predator-prey dynamics. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...