Starlings Were Recorded Less Often Near Point Cook Runways During Three Years of Hazing
Across 590 hazing events at Point Cook RAAF Base, starlings were recorded less often in runway-critical areas over…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Canberra Group Reports Common Mynas Rising Again After 80,000 Removals
CIMAG says common mynas have climbed from 24th back to 10th in local survey rankings after more than…
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Single Common Myna Removed at Point Samson; Townsite Surveillance Found No Others
A community report led Western Australian biosecurity officers to remove one Common Myna from Point Samson; subsequent surveillance…
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Queensland’s Common Myna Control Remained a Patchwork of Local Action
Local bounties, trap-loan schemes and volunteer groups were active across Queensland in June 2026, while state authorities and…
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Victorian Hunters Were Estimated to Have Taken 118,400 Sambar in 2025
Victoria’s 2025 survey estimated a recreational harvest of 118,400 sambar, about three quarters of the state’s deer harvest.…
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National Model Mapped Fallow Deer Relative Abundance Across Australia
A new national 5 × 5 km model placed the highest relative abundance of fallow deer in parts…
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National Model Mapped Highest Sambar Relative Abundance in the NSW and Victorian High Country
A new 5 km × 5 km national model placed the highest relative abundance of sambar through the…
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Thermal Cameras Did Not Increase Overall Aerial Culling Rates in a Chital Control Program
A Queensland trial found that thermal cameras detected many deer groups during aerial control, but did not significantly…
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Broad-Area Culling Limited Fallow Deer Invasion More Effectively in Tasmanian Model
A spatial model for Tasmania projected that broad-area aerial culling would limit fallow deer invasion into Walls of…
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Common Myna Trapping Reduced Recorded Activity but Did Not Raise Urban Bird Diversity
Community trapping in Melbourne reduced common myna activity locally, but bird richness did not rise and another aggressive…
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Vehicle Collisions, Poisoning and Electrocution Stood Out in Rehabilitation Records for Threatened African Raptors
In a global review of 147,422 raptor admissions, vehicle collisions accounted for 25% of eight martial eagle admissions;…
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European Fallow Deer Shifted Activity Toward Dusk During Aerial Culling
In alpine south-eastern Australia, camera traps showed a short-term shift in invasive European fallow deer activity during aerial…
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Fatty-Acid Profiles Distinguished Philippine Pangolin Scales From Rhinoceros and Goat Horn
GC–MS profiling of six Philippine pangolin scale samples, two black rhinoceros horn samples and goat horn revealed distinct…
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