🏅AWMS was delighted to hand out two of our exclusive Caughley Medals at #AWMS2025. These medals are to recognise outstanding lifetime achievement. Grant Norbury and Bruce Warburton are absolute legends in our field and very worthy winners. Congratulations!

🤝We have an all-new commitee! @StuDawson is the new President of AWMS and he has a fantastic team to guide the society forwards. A big thank you to all of our outgoing committee members. Exciting times ahead for our society!

#AWMS2025 has been awesome. We've had three days of high-quality presentations, an unforgettable conference dinner and a lively panel discussion. Today, the conference is concluding with a fieldtrip to Milford Sound. Thank you to everyone who came and made this a fantastic week.

#AWMS2025 is off to a great start! Yesterday, all 7 species of resident reptile were sighted at Mokomoko Sanctuary, leading to high fives all around. Back at the conference venue, the mentor event was a chance for students to learn from experienced biologists.

🗻Not a bad spot for a conference! #AWMS2025 kicks off in just two hours with the icebreaker function enjoying these views on the rooftop terrace at the Heritage Hotel in Queenstown.

✈️The Western Australian contingent have started to arrive in Queenstown for #AWMS2025! 7.5 hours of flying later...we are here! The conference kicks off tomorrow with: 1) the Mokomoko tour, 2) the mentor event, and 3) the icebreaker. See you all soon!

📺#AWMS205 is already receiving some media interest! The NZ Science Media Centre are covering our conference and the amazing presentations of our AWMS members: www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/11/27/l...

📢New publication! AWMS member Carolyn Hogg and her colleagues have recently published a paper examining the changing face of Tasmanian devil research. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1146/annu...

🤩At #AWMS2025, a mentorship event will be held for students on Monday Dec 1 at 3:30 PM at the conference venue. We have assembled an amazing panel of experienced professionals from academia, industry, and government to share their advice. Check it out! awms.org.au/conference/a...

📢New publication! AWMS members Judy Dunlop, Mike Letnic, Cheryl Lohr and Ben Phillips and their colleagues have recently published a paper quantifying the potential impact of cane toads on biodiversity in Australia's Pilbara region. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

📢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....

📢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...

📢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...

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...

📢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...

📢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....

📢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...

📢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/...

📢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! 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! awms.org.au/conference/a...

👔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/...

⏱️ 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...

📢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...

🤩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...

📢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...

🎖️AWMS are delighted to announce that Caughley Medals will be presented to Grant Norbury and Bruce Warburton at AWMS2025 this December. If you have worked with Grant or Bruce, get to Queenstown to celebrate this achievement with them: awms.org.au/conference/a...

New publication! AWMS member Trish Fleming recently published a review paper on the ecological consequences of large-scale solar infrastructure. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

🌟We're excited to announce the fieldtrips for our 2025 conference! We have options to: 🥝Visit the Kiwi Park in Queenstown 🦎See the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary ⛴️Take a scenic tour & cruise of Milford Sound Find out more about the AWMS 2025 conference! awms.org.au/conference/a...

📢New publication! AWMS members Adrian Wayne, Shannon Dundas, Graham and Scott Thompson, Trish Fleming, Tim Doherty and their colleagues have published a paper examining the relationship between reptile body condition and abundance. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

📢New publication! AWMS member Maartin Strauss and his colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the impacts of human soundscapes on wildlife. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

📢New publication! AWMS member Andrew Veale and his colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the discovery of a genetically distinct subpopulation of Haast tokoeka (the Southern brown kiwi). Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Yesterday, AWMS ran a fantastic mid-year workshop with the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales focused on science communication and titled 'From Fieldwork to the Front Page'. A big thank you to @pattfinnerty.bsky.social for pulling together an amazing event!

📅 A reminder that AWMS are holding our 2025 mid-year event TOMORROW!!! FROM FIELDWORK TO FRONT PAGE Join us for a dynamic mid-year workshop designed to help early career ecologists (ECEs) share their science with the public. Register here: shorturl.at/oPS2S

📢New publication! AWMS member Catherine Herbert and her colleagues have recently published a paper describing the molecular detection and characterisation of Coxiella burnetii in Australian native wildlife species. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/fems...

📢We're excited to announce that Abstracts and registration are now open for the 38th AWMS conference, held in Queenstown, NZ, on 02-04 December 2025. Abstracts close on August 31. Submit an abstract: form.jotform.com/251808681423... Find out more here: awms.org.au/conference/a...

📢New publication! AWMS members Gary Young, Ben Allen, Elise Furlan and their colleagues have recently published a paper exploring artificial waterbodies as a valuable source of eDNA for detecting threatened birds. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

🌏It was great to see so many AWMS members present at the International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB) last week in Brisbane. The list included @pattfinnerty.bsky.social , @jordanohampton.bsky.social, Suren Cabral-de Mel, Ben Allen and Duncan Sutherland. An amazing event!

📢New publication! AWMS member Tracey Kreplins and her colleague have recently published a paper exploring the use of Eradicat® for the management of feral cats, red foxes and wild dogs simultaneously. Read the paper here: publish.csiro.au/PC/PC25020

📢New publication! AWMS members Patrick Finnerty, Alex Carthey, Peter Banks, Lily van Eeden, and Thomas Newsome, with their colleagues, have published a paper reviewing how urban rewilding can combat global biodiversity decline. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...

📢New publication! AWMS member Kerry Weston and her colleagues have recently published a paper exploring the effectiveness of non-toxic repellent baits for improving survival of the threatened kea during 1080 baiting operations. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.20417/nzj...