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An Analysis of the Dawn Vocalisation of a Male Grey Shrikethrush ( Colluricincla harmonica )

Michael Guppy, Peter Fullagar
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2023) 43 (2): 220–231.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2023.023
Published: 27 October 2023
...Michael Guppy; Peter Fullagar ABSTRACT The vocalisations of the Grey Shrikethrush are loud, clear, pleasing to the ear, and a stand-out feature of the bird song in areas in which they occur. However, data on these vocalisations in the literature are sparse, as are any attempts at either...
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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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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 feeding observation in a free-ranging Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii (Günther 1876) in the Murrumbidgee catchment, southern NSW

Damian R. Michael, Talia Schlen, Dana Lanceman
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (3): 811–815.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.011
Published: 20 April 2022
...Damian R. Michael; Talia Schlen; Dana Lanceman ABSTRACT Feeding observations in free-ranging nocturnal snakes are rare, primarily due to their cryptic behaviour and activity patterns. We describe a feeding observation in a free-ranging Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii in the Murrumbidgee catchment...
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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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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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A range extension for the endangered Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii (Günther 1876) in the Murrumbidgee catchment, southern NSW

Damian R. Michael, Gaye Bourke, Dena Paris, Skye Wassens
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 652–655.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.008
Published: 01 June 2020
...Damian R. Michael; Gaye Bourke; Dena Paris; Skye Wassens *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] © 2020 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2020 Elapidae environmental water floodplain wetlands Yanga National Park A range extension for the endangered Grey...
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The Eastern Grey Kangaroo: A Modern Conservation Dilemma

Anne Kerle
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 102–117.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.023
Published: 01 January 2019
...Anne Kerle ABSTRACT The interaction between Eastern Grey Kangaroos ( Macropus giganteus ) and humans in peri-urban locations is one that excites great passion between conflicting views. Are the kangaroos a problem pest or a diminishing icon? And where conflicts occur between kangaroos, threatened...
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Town roo, country roo: a comparison of behaviour in eastern grey kangaroos Macropus giganteus in developed and natural landscapes

Jai M. Green-Barber, Julie M. Old
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (3): 520–533.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.019
Published: 01 September 2018
...Jai M. Green-Barber; Julie M. Old ABSTRACT Many species have adapted their behaviour to survive in anthropogenically developed environments (hereafter referred to as developed). Eastern grey kangaroos Macropus giganteus are common in developed areas, however very few studies have evaluated...
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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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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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The effects of non-sex-biased shooting on some population characteristics of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo in the Murrurundi area, New South Wales

D.J. Shelly
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (3): 330–339.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1997.010
Published: 17 March 2014
...D.J. Shelly Data obtained from two surveys conducted in the winters of 1966 and 1987 show that, for the study area, centred on the town of Murrundi in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, non-sex.based commercial shooting of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus did not greatly alter...
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A natural grey kangaroo hybrid?

Graeme Coulson, Ruth Coulson
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (4): 599–602.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2001.004
Published: 17 March 2014
...Graeme Coulson; Ruth Coulson The eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus , and the western grey kangaroo, M. fuliginosus , occur over an extensive zone of sympatry, but there has been no record of hybridisation between these sibling species in the field. The two species can be reliably...
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Deaths and injuries to Grey-headed Flying-foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus shot at an orchard near Sydney, New South Wales

Anja Divljan, Kerryn Parry-Jones, Peggy Eby
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 698–710.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.022
Published: 20 October 2011
...Anja Divljan; Kerryn Parry-Jones; Peggy Eby For several years, animal welfare concerns have been raised over the practice of shooting Grey-headed Flying-foxes (GHFF) in commercial fruit orchards in Australia, and the role of government agencies in licensing the kill. In NSW the practice is poorly...
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Predator or scapegoat? The Australian Grey Nurse Shark through the public lens

Marie-France Boissonneault
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 534–543.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.004
Published: 20 October 2011
...Marie-France Boissonneault The general lack of knowledge in mainstream Anglo-Australian society and popular Western media pertaining to the different shark species has led to the depletion of placid species such as the Grey Nurse Shark Carcharias taurus . This paper examines the depiction of sharks...
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Grey-headed Flying-foxes drinking in the river beside Bellingen Island, January and February 2007 - a photographic essay

By Vivien Jones
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.012
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
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Practical solutions for capturing and processing Grey-headed Flying-foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus , based on a camp study at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

By Anja Divljan, Kerryn Parry-Jones, Mandi Griffith, Joanne Whitney, Neisha Burton ...
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.019
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... Grey-headed Flying-foxes can be difficult to capture and process in sufficient numbers for population studies, and here we describe a successful method to do both and evaluate its practicality. Over the year 2006/07 (24 nights) we captured and banded with ABBBS bands 466 flying-foxes from...
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“Diverse weights and diverse measures”: factors affecting the post-natal growth of the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus and implications for ageing juvenile flying-foxes

By Kerryn Parry-Jones
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.020
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... Determining the population dynamics of the vulnerable Grey-headed Flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus requires accurate methods of estimating the age of wild animals. Traditionally, wild juvenile P. poliocephalus have been aged by comparing their forearm measurements to those of known-aged...
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Grey-headed Flying-foxes in orchards: a collaborative project on damage estimates, contributing factors and mitigation strategies - triumphs and tribulations of flying-fox conservation and management in NSW

By K.L. McClelland, P.J.S. Fleming, P.J. Malcolm
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.040
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... The Grey-headed Flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus , is listed as a threatened species in NSW, Victoria and nationally. The Grey-headed Flying-fox is a key species in maintaining forest ecosystems through the pollination of native trees and the dispersal of rainforest seeds. This threatened...
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Managing Eastern Grey Kangaroos Macropus giganteus in the Australian Capital Territory: reducing the overabundance - of opinion

By Don Fletcher
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.016
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-1-2
... Five claims about Eastern Grey Kangaroos Macropus giganteus , or their management, are tested with evidence. Most of the evidence is drawn from three populations of M. giganteus located on reserved land in or near the ACT, which have the highest measured densities of any kangaroo populations...
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