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Endangered Spectacled Flying-fox: a review of past and current knowledge and future needs to re-start its recovery

Noel Preece
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2024)
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2024.007
Published: 24 February 2024
...Noel Preece ABSTRACT The Spectacled Flying-fox has declined by 75% over the past two decades, falling in status from vulnerable to endangered even while a recovery plan was in place. This review is the first in 13 years and is necessary to bring the knowledge of the species up to date...
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The New South Wales Government’s Flying-fox Grants Program: changes in project themes across three funding rounds

Matthew Mo, Joshua Gregory, Libby A. Timmiss, Susy Cenedese
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2023) 43 (2): 339–367.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.035
Published: 03 November 2023
...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...
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Inferring interspecific killing of Red Fox by Dingo from wounds and inter-canine distance measures – and a call for more data

Neil R Jordan, Michelle Campbell-Ward, James Vandersteen, Nicholas Colman, Brendan Alting ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2023) 43 (2): 276–280.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.030
Published: 02 October 2023
... ) in suppressing Red Fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) populations in Australia has been investigated, with various data tending to show an inverse relationship between densities of the two species (e.g. Letnic et al. 2012; Johnson and VanDerWal 2009). There are very few examples in the literature where direct killing...
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One year on: rapid assessment of fauna and red fox diet after the 2019–20 mega-fires in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Emma E. Spencer, Chris R. Dickman, Glenda M. Wardle, Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron C. Greenville
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (2): 304–325.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.033
Published: 10 August 2022
... recovery. This project aimed to determine spatial patterns in populations and assemblages of vertebrates, vertebrate temporal activity, and the diet of the invasive Red Fox Vulpes vulpes , across burnt and unburnt sites. Using remote camera traps we surveyed 12 unburnt and 10 burnt sites approximately 12...
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Managing the Grey-headed Flying-fox as a threatened species in New South Wales two decades on: threats and conservation issues

Matthew Mo, Kylie Coutts-McClelland, Vanessa Wilson, Ron Haering, Lorraine Oliver ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (4): 897–918.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.024
Published: 24 May 2022
...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...
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An investment toward non-lethal crop protection measures for a threatened species in New South Wales: the Flying-fox Netting Subsidy Program

Matthew Mo, Joshua Gregory, Vanessa Wilson, Katie Robinson, Kevin Dodds ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (4): 919–936.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.020
Published: 20 May 2022
...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...
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Managing the Grey-headed Flying-fox as a threatened species in New South Wales two decades on: contentious issues for horticulturalists and communities

Matthew Mo, Kylie Coutts-McClelland, Vanessa Wilson, Ron Haering, Lorraine Oliver ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (4): 871–896.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.014
Published: 10 May 2022
...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...
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A management case study of a Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus camp on residential land

Matthew Mo, Lorraine Oliver, Kylie Coutts-McClelland, Nathaly Jones, Joshua Gregory
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (3): 752–769.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.006
Published: 02 March 2022
...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...
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From cleared buffers to camp dispersal: mitigating impacts of the Kareela flying-fox camp on adjacent residents and schools

Matthew Mo, Mike Roache, Rebecca Williams, Ian N. Drinnan, Beth Noël
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (1): 19–41.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.002
Published: 01 October 2020
...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...
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Congregations of a threatened species: mitigating impacts from Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus camps on the Batemans Bay community

Matthew Mo, Mike Roache, Deb Lenson, Heidi Thomson, Mitchell Jarvis ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (1): 124–138.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.021
Published: 01 October 2020
...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...
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Predation on cicadas by an Australian Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus based on DNA evidence

Helen M Smith, Linda E Neaves, Anja Divljan
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 515–528.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.029
Published: 01 June 2020
...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...
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Winter Flying-fox Colonies in Southern NSW

K. Parry-Jones
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 22 (2): 5–6.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1985.004
Published: 17 March 2014
...-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus (Megochiroptera). Hons. thesis, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales. Ratcliffe, F. N. (1931). The Flying Fox (Pteropus) in Australia. CSIRO Bulletin number 53. and in the arid zone where it follows the erratic flowering of the river gums (e.g. E u c...
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Vocal communication in the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Linda Christesen, John Nelson
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (3): 447–457.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2000.005
Published: 17 March 2014
...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...
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A new flying-fox of the genus Pteropus ( Chiroptera: Pteropodidae ) from Torres Strait, Australia

G. C. Richards, L. S. Hall
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 69–75.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2002.007
Published: 17 March 2014
...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...
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The maternal behaviour and development of a Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus in captivity

Eva Gonzales, Robert Close
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 175–180.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.017
Published: 17 March 2014
...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...
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The conservation status of the Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus in Australia

Stephen Garnett, Olivia Whybird, Hugh Spencer
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 38–54.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.006
Published: 17 March 2014
...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...
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The distribution, abundance and vulnerability to population reduction of a nomadic nectarivore, the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus in New South Wales, during a period of resource concentration

Peggy Eby, Greg Richards, Linda Collins, Kerryn Parry-Jones
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 240–253.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.024
Published: 17 March 2014
...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...
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Public perceptions of foxes and fox eradication in Tasmania

N. Fisher, A. Lee, J. Cribb, G. Haynes
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 576–589.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.010
Published: 20 October 2011
...N. Fisher; A. Lee; J. Cribb; G. Haynes The red fox Vulpes vulpes is one of the most destructive invasive species in mainland Australia and has recently been introduced to Tasmania. This paper reports the results of a survey conducted in Tasmania in mid-2006, to ascertain the public's views about...
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The importation, release, establishment, spread, and early impact on prey animals of the red fox Vulpes vulpes in Victoria and adjoining parts of south-eastern Australia

Ian Abbott
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 463–533.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.003
Published: 20 October 2011
...Ian Abbott Based on new evidence (700 records), this paper provides a detailed account of the importation, release, occurrence, establishment, spread, and early impact on prey animals of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes , in Victoria and adjacent parts of south-eastern Australia. Foxes were imported...
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Book Chapter

One hundred and forty days in the life of a flying-fox tooth-fairy: estimating the age of pups using tooth eruption and replacement

By Anja Divljan, Kerryn Parry-Jones, Glenda M. Wardle
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.013
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
...-headed Flying-fox ( Pteropus poliocephalus ) and evaluate the usefulness of the method for ageing pups. Tooth eruption and replacement were assessed visually and at least four stages of growth were described for each permanent tooth for 20 known-age, mother-reared pups that were monitored weekly from...
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