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Exclusion of invasive predators triggers succession, competition and habitat diversification in a small mammal community royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

illustrations of an awake common myna with lights of a city in the background, and of a sleeping common myna with trees and a dark sky in the background.

New article out:
The effects of sleep disturbance on a songbird’s vocal performance

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#science #birds #sleep #birdsong #urbanecology

Discriminating footprints to improve identification of congeneric invasive Rattus species scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

"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" www.nzncmg.com/research

Congratulations Georgia Pringle, winner of the 3 Minute Thesis comp! #3MT

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...

Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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.

Generative AI as a tool to accelerate the field of ecology www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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...

The economic cost of invasive species is far higher than previously thought! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A photo of a thin-spined porcupine. It is brownish in color and covered in short bristle-like quills. This porcupine is using its front hands to hold onto a branch.

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

Pussyfooting around? Companion cat by-laws in Aotearoa New Zealand ojs.victoria.ac.nz/pq/issue/vie...

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 …

Problematic cats in urban reserves: Implications for native biodiversity and urban cat management www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of anti‐predator 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...

The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of anti-predator responses in an Endangered mammal conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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...

Smart camera traps and computer vision improve detections of small fauna
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Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species? besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference 2025, Queenstown. All the cool kids will be there! #AWMS

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.

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Australian invasive species quiz - see how you go

Trophic rewilding: The diet of an opportunistic mesopredator www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Act for the best, prepare for the worst—Defining 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...

Act for the best, prepare for the worst—Defining strategic mesopredator triggers that safeguard apex predator eradication benefits besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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...

Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24117?j...

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...

The continuing search for a better mouse trap: Two tests of a practical, low-cost camera trap for detecting and observing small mammals journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside ‘predator‐free’ 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...

Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside ‘predator-free’ havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species? besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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.

Harnessing fear of predators and competitors as deterrents for an invasive predator esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

One feral feline, three nights and 87 destroyed tern nests www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/...

Optimising Control Device Luring Strategies for Invasive Predator Control: A Modelling Approach onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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...

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The great toad demoistening begins! 🌿🌏🧪