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...Matthew Mo; Nicholas J. Colman ABSTRACT Flying-foxes are intrinsic and keystone species in the landscapes they belong in, but several species are considered threatened. Their conservation is often hampered by negative attitudes toward them, and this has been the motivation behind a long history...

...Matthew Mo; Libby A. Timmiss; Tim Pearson; Maree Treadwell Kerr; Sera Steves; Justin A. Welbergen ABSTRACT Negative public attitudes toward particular species can have significant impact on their conservation. Traditional approaches to improving public perceptions of flying-foxes include defending...

... and is dependent upon appropriate survey methods. The objective of this study was to understand the within-patch, flying season, population dynamics of imagos of the endangered mire-dwelling dragonfly, Petalura gigantea , using a modified Pollard Walk, a line transect survey technique. Relative abundance of imagos...

...Matthew Mo; Joshua Gregory; Libby A. Timmiss; Susy Cenedese ABSTRACT The presence of flying-fox camps in settled areas is often a contentious issue for residents and businesses. The Flying-fox Camp Management Policy 2015 sets the framework for land managers in New South Wales (NSW) to work...

...Matthew Mo; Kylie Coutts-McClelland; Vanessa Wilson; Ron Haering; Lorraine Oliver; Linda Bell; Daniel Lunney ABSTRACT The Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus was listed as a vulnerable species by both the New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Governments in 2001. The NSW Government has...

...Matthew Mo; Joshua Gregory; Vanessa Wilson; Katie Robinson; Kevin Dodds; Linda Bell ABSTRACT Flying-fox depredation of cultivated fruit in eastern Australia has been contentious since early settlement and was often addressed by shooting flying-foxes. However, shooting is ineffective as a crop...

...Matthew Mo; Kylie Coutts-McClelland; Vanessa Wilson; Ron Haering; Lorraine Oliver; Linda Bell; Daniel Lunney ABSTRACT Managing the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus as a species vulnerable to extinction in New South Wales (NSW) is complicated by contentious issues arising from flying...

...Matthew Mo; Lorraine Oliver; Kylie Coutts-McClelland; Nathaly Jones; Joshua Gregory ABSTRACT The management of a Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus camp in Berry, New South Wales, is a case study of the challenges faced by local councils and state environment agencies trying to address...

...Matthew Mo; Mike Roache; Rebecca Williams; Ian N. Drinnan; Beth Noël ABSTRACT The management of the Kareela flying-fox camp in southern Sydney, New South Wales, is a case study of the challenges faced by local councils trying to mitigate negative impacts from flying-foxes on their communities. When...

...Matthew Mo; Mike Roache; Deb Lenson; Heidi Thomson; Mitchell Jarvis; Natalie Foster; Angie Radford; Lorraine Oliver; Damon L. Oliver; Joss Bentley ABSTRACT Flying-fox camps in urban areas are a contentious wildlife management issue. Since 2012, Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus have...

...Helen M Smith; Linda E Neaves; Anja Divljan ABSTRACT Historically, reports of insectivory in family Pteropodidae have largely been anecdotal and thought to be an incidental corollary of flying-foxes feeding on plant products. More recent direct observations of flying-foxes catching and consuming...

...Eva Gonzales; Robert Close The Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus is the most widely distributed flying-fox in Australia yet is the least studied. An injured female was taken in captivity and gave birth to a male. Careful notes were taken of the development of the young and its relationship...

...Stephen Garnett; Olivia Whybird; Hugh Spencer A survey of all known Spectacled Flying Fox camps in the wet tropics was undertaken in March 1998 with the assistance of volunteers. About 153 000 flying foxes were counted at 12 major camps. These data are compared with historical data and the status...

...Peggy Eby; Greg Richards; Linda Collins; Kerryn Parry-Jones The Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus has an expansive range. However, the species actually occupies a relatively restricted and continuously changing habitat area, which is primarily defined by irregular patterns of nectar...

...Michael Vardon; Boyd Simpson; David Sherwell; Christopher Tidemann A small colony (100-5000) of Little Red Flying-foxes Pteropus scapulatusis usually resident at Mataranka Hot Springs in the semi-arid zone of the Northern Territory of Australia between October and February. In 1994-95 this changed...

...Linda Christesen; John Nelson The vocalisations emitted by adult and juvenile Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) within daytime camps and night nurseries were studied using audio and video data. The calls were differentiated via discriminant analysis...

...G. C. Richards; L. S. Hall A new species of flying-fox (genus Pteropus) is described as P. banakrisi . This species is similar in appearance to P. alecto which is seasonally sympatric in the type locality, but P. banakrisi is much smaller and differs in dental characteristics. P banakrisi is also...