Jordan Hampton

🤩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...

Quantifying the potential impact of the cane toad (Rhinella marina) on biodiversity in Australia’s Pilbara region - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Quantifying the potential impact of the cane toad (Rhinella marina) on biodiversity in Australia’s Pilbara region

📢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...

Kiwi Park Queenstown entrance

Milford Sound from a cruise boat

Researchers looking at a reptile at the Mokomoko Dryland Sanctuary

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...

Our world-first study found ‘forever chemicals’ in Australian possums Australian possums tested in Melbourne are the 'canaries in the coal mine' for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in our urban wildlife finds University of Melbourne research.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/our...

📢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...

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...

📢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....

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....

📢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...

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...

📢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...

After a 4y delay, @vicgovernment.bsky.social has released a disappointing response to the recommendations of an Expert Advisory Panel which reviewed the 1975 Wildlife Act, rejecting many critical recommendations from the Panel.

See our assessment: biodiversitycouncil....

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...

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...

📢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...

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...

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...

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

📢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...

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...

📢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 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....

AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

⏱️ 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...

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...

📢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...

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...

📢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/...

📅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 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...

⏱️ 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...

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...

📢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/...

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...

📢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...

AWMS2025 | AUSTRALASIAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

⏱️ 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...

Preserving predation Abstract. The One Health concept has been enthusiastically adopted in conservation. However, there are some underrecognized trade-offs that must be navigat

📢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....