AL GLEN
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Wildlife ecologist interested in carnivores, invasive species and...stuff
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27 days ago
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Estimating canid territories and pack compositions: Camera traps provide comparable metrics to an intense radio-collaring programme on dingoes
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about 1 month ago
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Optimizing small mustelid monitoring: Enclosed camera traps increase detection of the smallest carnivores
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about 1 month ago
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AWMS Conference, Queenstown, Dec 2025 - be there!
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AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
https://awms.org.au/conference/awms2025/
about 1 month ago
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Quantifying timing and impact of invasive predators on seabird breeding success
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Temporallyāindexed multiāspecies density impact functions: Quantifying timing and impact of invasive predators on seabird breeding success
Conserving threatened species often requires effective predator suppression strategies, particularly on islands where introduced predators pose significant threats. Density-impact functions provide a....
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.70157
about 1 month ago
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Competitive release of invasive frugivorous mammals leads to perverse outcomes for native seed abundance
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Competitive release of invasive frugivorous mammals leads to perverse outcomes for native seed abundance
Our study provides replicated, experimental evidence that competitor release can result in an unintended and negative conservation outcome: seedfall from indigenous trees decreased when ship rats alo...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.70165
about 2 months ago
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Some neat research on urban cats by my colleagues, described in NZ Geographic
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Not all cats
In New Zealandās national parks and remote areas, conservation managers cull feral cats to save many bird, reptile and invertebrate lives. Thatās not possible in urban nature reserves, where thereās a...
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/not-all-cats/
3 months ago
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Exclusion of invasive predators triggers succession, competition and habitat diversification in a small mammal community
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3 months ago
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Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi
3 months ago
New article out: The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbirdās vocal performance
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#science
#birds
#sleep
#birdsong
#urbanecology
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Discriminating footprints to improve identification of congeneric invasive Rattus species
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4 months ago
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"balancing the needs of cats, cat owners, and semi-owners/stray cat care providers with the potential negative impacts of cats on communities, other species, and ecosystems"
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4 months ago
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Congratulations Georgia Pringle, winner of the 3 Minute Thesis comp!
#3MT
5 months ago
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Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age
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Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age - Nature Ecology & Evolution
An expert-elicitation process identifies current methodological barriers for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity, and how technological and procedural development of robotic and autonomous systems may...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02704-9
5 months ago
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Generative AI as a tool to accelerate the field of ecology
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Generative AI as a tool to accelerate the field of ecology - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This Progress discusses potential applications of artificial intelligence models that generate new data and how they can be used to advance ecology research.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02623-1#Abs1
5 months ago
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The economic cost of invasive species is far higher than previously thought!
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Using species ranges and macroeconomic data to fill the gap in costs of biological invasions - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Estimates of the monetary costs of invasive species have been hampered by data gaps. These authors use documented costs for 162 species to interpolate costs of those species for countries previously l...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02697-5
5 months ago
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American Museum of Natural History
6 months ago
Meet the thin-spined porcupine! This nocturnal rodent, also known as the bristle-spined rat, is found only in parts of northern and central Brazil. Unlike many other porcupines, this one's quills are more like bristles than spines! Photo: ultimosrefugios, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNautralist
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Pussyfooting around? Companion cat by-laws in Aotearoa New Zealand
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6 months ago
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Problematic cats in urban reserves: Implications for native biodiversity and urban cat management
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Problematic cats in urban reserves: Implications for native biodiversity and urban cat management
Predation by domestic cats (Felis catus) contributes to the extinction and decline of native species worldwide. Managing these cats is challenging in ā¦
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425001854?via%3Dihub
7 months ago
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The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of anti-predator responses in an Endangered mammal
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The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of antiāpredator responses in an Endangered mammal
We monitored behaviour and survival in a predator-naive havened population exposed to predators once again. We find evidence for behavioural plasticity in an anti-predator trait, though havened indiv...
https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.70028
7 months ago
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Smart camera traps and computer vision improve detections of small fauna
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Smart camera traps and computer vision improve detections of small fauna
Limited data on species' distributions are common for small animals, impeding conservation and management. Small animals, especially ectothermic taxa, are often difficult to detect, and therefore req...
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.70220
8 months ago
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Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside āpredator-freeā havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?
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8 months ago
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Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference 2025, Queenstown. All the cool kids will be there!
#AWMS
8 months ago
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Hugh Possingham
9 months ago
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Australian invasive species quiz - see how you go
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Invasive species quiz: How much do you know about our silent invaders?
Australia's unique natural world has been under stress from invasive animals and despite multiple attempts, many are now here to stay.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/invasive-species-animals-quiz/104703486?utm_source=abc_news_web
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Trophic rewilding: The diet of an opportunistic mesopredator
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9 months ago
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Act for the best, prepare for the worstāDefining strategic mesopredator triggers that safeguard apex predator eradication benefits
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Act for the best, prepare for the worstāDefining strategic mesopredator triggers that safeguard apex predator eradication benefits
Our results illustrate the value of PVAs as a tool for understanding potential invasive species management outcomes in multi-invaded ecosystems. Defining thresholds of ecologically significant rat im...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.14878
9 months ago
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Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics
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Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics
Context Lethal 1080 baiting to control invasive predators, or to reduce livestock predation by canids, is a widespread management tool used throughout Australia and New Zealand. Techniques to reduce t...
https://www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24117?jid=WRv52n1&xhtml=A4D3CDBC-6901-489F-9D63-C1C28AE09040
10 months ago
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The continuing search for a better mouse trap: Two tests of a practical, low-cost camera trap for detecting and observing small mammals
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The continuing search for a better mouse trap: Two tests of a practical, low-cost camera trap for detecting and observing small mammals
The advent of digital wildlife cameras has led to a dramatic increase in the use of camera traps for mammalian biodiversity surveys, ecological studies and occupancy analyses. For cryptic mammals such...
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0309252
10 months ago
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Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside āpredator-freeā havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?
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Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside āpredatorāfreeā havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?
In situ predator exposure can be a valuable tool for preserving anti-predator traits in havened populations. However, it will be crucial to understand thresholds of predation pressure across contexts...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.14867?casa_token=_bYrUo_SpfsAAAAA%3Atz5vEDYrKA-Wmm8TDqmW2HpHPgC5HTjrS8hN2G0rKNmxuCZzWG_Z9TPdczSFVUpLdENwUQ8yKHd1YoJv
10 months ago
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Professor Euan Ritchie
10 months ago
Climate science and climate change isn't about 'beliefs', but rather extensive observations, data, and the weight of evidence. But it's true about insurance companies.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Harnessing fear of predators and competitors as deterrents for an invasive predator
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10 months ago
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One feral feline, three nights and 87 destroyed tern nests
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11 months ago
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Optimising Control Device Luring Strategies for Invasive Predator Control: A Modelling Approach
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11 months ago
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Judy Dunlop
over 1 year ago
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#westernaustralia
#tcz
The great toad demoistening begins! šæšš§Ŗ
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Cane toads have almost conquered the width of the country. This 'waterless barrier' could stop them
A bevy of small mammals and lizards could find themselves on the endangered species list if cane toads got into the Pilbara. A bold plan could prevent the biodiversity disaster, but more money is need...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-07-17/cane-toads-pilbara-invasive-species-waterless-barrier/103861310
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