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“Normalising” flying-foxes: a bold vision for improving the public perceptions of our largest and most conspicuous bats
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Journal:
Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 545–573.
Published: 24 January 2024
...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...
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Wicked “wild dogs”: Australian public awareness of and attitudes towards dingoes and dingo management
Open Access
Journal:
Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (3): 467–479.
Published: 14 July 2020
...Lily M. van Eeden; Mathew S. Crowther; Chris R. Dickman; Thomas M. Newsome Public opposition has shaped management of wild animals in Australia, but public interest in dingo control has been minimal. We hypothesised that this is due to lack of awareness of dingo management practices, in part...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.032
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
... As with many public debates, the debate on climate change has a number of participants whose activities are influential, secretive and unethical. In the climate change debate, some fossil fuel corporations have funded apparently unrelated bodies which claim to have some scientific expertise...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.038
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
... the critics are private individuals or non-commercial entities. Termed SLAPPs, strategic lawsuits against public participation, are meritless defamation or damages actions designed to intimidate and punish scientists and others for speaking in opposition to commercial interests. Such cases are well known...
Book Chapter
The role of science in public policy development: biobanking and biocertification in NSW
Open AccessSeries: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.048
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
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Journal:
Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 576–589.
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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Journal:
Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 534–543.
Published: 20 October 2011
...: Towards a New Modernity Bid to save ‘man-eater’. Cairns Post, 6 June 2003, p. 18. Boissonneault, M. F. 2010. Nurse or Nemesis? Public Perception of the Australian Grey Nurse Shark, Equilibriuim Books, Mandhurrra, WA. Nurse or Nemesis? Public Perception of the Australian Grey Nurse Shark...
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Blind to bats: Traditional prejudices and today's bad press render bats invisible to public consciousness
Open AccessSeries: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.008
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... We have been struck by the paucity of coverage of bats in the media, even though they constitute a quarter of the Australian mammal fauna. The Microchiroptera are almost invisible to the public, but the Megachiroptera come to public attention mostly when camping in or near towns or in orchards...
Book Chapter
By
Jim Shields
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.1039
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-8-9
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.096
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-7-2
... Art, for us, has the potential power to activate the soul, the conscience and the imagination of society. We are public artists working with nature in the urban and suburban contexts. The topic of the paper is an environment rehabilitation project in Fairfield, in western Sydney, called...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 0001
10.7882/RZSNSW.1990.015
EISBN: 0-949324-29-9
Journal Articles
Regional service, global recognition: International benchmarking for the research publications of Australia's Natural History Museums, 1981-2020
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Journal:
Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2025)
Published: 30 May 2025
...Tayla A Green; Pat A Hutchings; Michael C Calver ABSTRACT Australia's natural history museums, in common with similar institutions globally, face budget scrutiny. Research, which is less visible to the public than exhibitions, is vulnerable. To provide context to discussions of the value of museum...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.039
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
... The status of scientists in public opinion is discussed in relation to several areas of controversy. In England the social status of scientists is affected by long standing prejudices in society and the education system, and to some extent these views have had influence in Australia...
Book Chapter
By
Gordon Grigg
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.052
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2008
10.7882/FS.2008.014
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-2-9
... and long nosed bandicoots Perameles nasuta . The great majority of killed swamp wallabies were male. There was a noticeable absence of small fauna. The dissemination of this study and others led to a public forum on road kill being held. From this public forum, a “RoadKill Committee” was formed...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2013
10.7882/FS.2013.018
EISBN: 978-0-9874309-1-5
... and the existing state of public knowledge concerning these threats. It then analyses the results of the Who Cares About the Environment? report, conducted by the Office of Environment and Heritage, New South Wales (2012). It concludes that these reports illustrate a disturbing lack of knowledge and awareness...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1999
10.7882/RZSNSW.1999.047
EISBN: 0-9586085-1-2
... Invertebrate concerns carry little weight when conservation resources are being distributed. The distribution of resources to conservation depends on decisions made at the political level. Every politician, and every phase of the media, depends on approval from some sector of public opinion...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.053
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
... When scientists come under attack, it is predictable that the attackers will use methods to minimise public outrage over the attack, including covering up the action, devaluing the target, reinterpreting what is happening, using official processes to give an appearance of justice...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.005
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-1-2
... in Australia and investigate the changing perceptions that have ensued. Cane toads frequently make headlines when they venture into new areas, sparking a new wave of public animosity and outrage. Questions addressed: Are these responses justified or is Bufo marinus merely a highly recognizable target...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2012
10.7882/FS.2012.036
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-8-1
... This paper examines the threat to science from organized pseudoscience. It is easy to show that the general public's understanding of science is very poor. Therefore, determined people can advocate ‘alternatives’ to science which appear plausible to non-scientists. With skilful marketing, large...
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