... to the conservation detection dog that located 89 of 90 bilby scats (98.9%). The dog’s time to locate the first scat in a 25m × 25m site with a ground cover of leaves, sticks and grasses was 72.8 sec (± se 8.10, n = 60) and, when a second scat was present, the mean time to locate the second scat was 186.5 sec (± se...

...Andrew P. Smith; John Pile ABSTRACT This study is the second in a series that examines the habitat requirements and response to logging of koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) inhabiting tall eucalypt forests of north-east NSW. It presents the findings of koala population and habitat monitoring...

... adult female. Specific locality data are available for three skulls, collected at Lake Saint Clair, south of Cressy, and Woolnorth. Holding five skulls, University of Melbourne's collection constitutes one of the top ten largest thylacine assemblages in Australasia, and the second largest held...

..., followed by rounds in 2019 and 2020. Each funding round was fully subscribed, totalling 76 grants for 39 recipient organisations. Compared to the first funding round, there was a progressive decline in grants for works involving vegetation removal to create and maintain cleared buffers in the second...

.... The song comprised discreet groups of notes which we call syllables. The syllables are sung about every 5-10 seconds, and the individual produced 20 different syllables over the course of the eight recordings. Various analyses revealed that new syllables were added gradually over the recording period...

... in February 1980, while the second nearby site was unburnt and served as a control. Relative numbers and survival of the Agile Antechinus ( Antechinus agilis ) and Mainland Dusky Antechinus ( A. mimetes ) declined post-fire and remained lower than in the control site until spring 1980 when populations at both...

... in first order headwater streams. The main trapping sites were in twenty first order streams, eight second-fourth order headwater streams and one fifth order stream reach. Additional trapping was also undertaken in the South Esk River and farm dams. Sites were trapped during late spring/mid summer...

... ). The films date from 1911 to 1935, are all black and white, and range from 5 to 59 seconds in duration. The authors provide detail on the content and history behind each of the films, the cinematographers responsible for their creation, the locations in which they were filmed, and the identity, or probable...

... cats are widespread within protected areas. The second aim of our study was to examine the WildCount data for behavioural patterns of the canid species. Foxes and dingoes/wild dogs significantly separated within two sub-formations of dry sclerophyll forest based on the Keith (2004) classification...

... sub-components of the SES, propose second-tier variables specific to the SES (referring to past history or experiences of relevant actors and government resource policies), and identify pathways or interactions for testing (e.g., the influence of scientific evidence on policy, development...

... Following the second session of the forum, we held a question and answer session facilitated by Paul Willis. The presentations covered by this plenary session were: Back to the future: Aerial surveillance from ‘blimps’ for ecology and conservation (Kye Adams et al. University of Wollongong) Using...

...Justine Philip This paper examines the history of aerial baiting in Australia since the first operations commenced in 1946, initially targeting the dingo (Canis dingo) . It was believed that dingo populations had proliferated during the Second World War, and posed a threat the re-emerging wool...

... Following the second session of the forum, a question and answer session was facilitated by Paul Willis. The presentations covered by this plenary session were: John Woinarski (Charles Darwin University) - Killing Peter to save Paul: when is it appropriate to cull native species to benefit other...

... the cave and associated feeding grounds in a high rainfall gully could function as a climate refuge for the species. The second case study used acoustic detectors over a 14 year period to describe changes in bat use of forest regenerating (harvesting/fire) from the 1970s when specific environmental...

... sampled four times between 2006–2007. 125 species of birds representing 38 families were recorded. The pattern of abundance and richness along this gradient was characterised by second-order polynomial relationships. The nadir was where change in vegetation was most rapid; low open woodlands to dry open...

... abundant in logged sites and during the second survey, whereas the Scute-snouted Calyptotis Calyptotis scutirostrum had higher densities in unlogged sites and in the first count. However, species richness did not vary significantly with logging history, forest type or count. Stephens' Banded Snake...

... in cossid moth galleries. On four occasions, frogs were found in Giant Wood Moth Endoxyla cinereus galleries, which occurred in more than 10% of trees in the entire study. The incident of damage caused by a second cossid species, the Culama Wood Moth Culama australis was far lower (0.2%), with only one frog...