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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · 2d

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · 8d

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · 10d

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · 14d

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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · 23d

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Sep 1

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Sep 1

📅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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 29

⏰ 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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 27

👔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...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 25

⏱️ 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...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 18

⏱️ 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...

AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 14

🤩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...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 12

📢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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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎖️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...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌟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!
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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 29

📢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....

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢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...

Human contributions to global soundscapes are less predictable than the acoustic rhythms of wildlife - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Analysis of soundscape data from 139 globally distributed sites reveals that sounds of biological origin exhibit predictable rhythms depending on location and season, whereas sounds of anthropogenic o...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢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...

The discovery of a genetically distinct subpopulation of Haast tokoeka (Southern brown kiwi, Apteryx australis ‘Haast’) - Conservation Genetics

The Haast tokoeka (Apteryx australis ‘Haast’) is a threatened evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) of tokoeka or southern brown kiwi in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this study, we investigated the geneti...

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 11

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!

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 9

📅 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

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AWMS @awmsociety.bsky.social · Jul 9

📢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...

Molecular detection and characterization of Coxiella burnetii in Australian native wildlife species

A stringent molecular methodology prioritizing specificity was used to investigate Coxiella burnetii pathogenesis in Australian macropods and wombats and a

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