DOCSLIB.ORG

WILDLIFE Australia Magazine | Winter 2009 Photo © DNR

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
WILDLIFE Australia Magazine | Winter 2009 Photo © DNR Photo © DNR 34 | WILDLIFE Australia Magazine | Winter 2009 Photo © DNR 334-37.indd4-37.indd 3344 224/6/094/6/09 111:57:591:57:59 AAMM B Y D R C A R O L B O O T H Oh deer: ‘conservation hunting’ in Australia Is licensed recreational hunting of feral animals an effective way to reduce their impact? It may look good at first glance, but further investigation reveals many flaws. nnouncing the start of the Sounds good; looks bad deer hunting season in On the surface his assertion seems AMarch 2009, the New South reasonable. Hunters kill feral animals. Wales Game Council’s large, full- You would expect this would lead to colour newspaper ads carried the less environmental damage. In its latest tagline ‘Hunters – First annual report (June 2008) the NSW Game in Conservation’. Council said hunters (about 9000 have ‘Voluntary Conservation Hunting’ been licensed) had conducted ‘important is a new guise for recreational environmental work’ in killing 4076 hunting, used recently to justify rabbits, 1081 pigs, 1037 goats, 724 foxes, granting hunters access to vast areas 410 deer, 242 hares, 136 cats and 55 dogs of public lands, including national in state forests that year. parks, in eastern Australia. ‘As each fox kills about 26 native birds In Victoria earlier this year, the every year, that means there are 20,000 Brumby government announced it more native birds alive in our state would allow recreational hunting forests including honeyeaters, parrots, in the newly created River Red kites, and magpies,’ claims the March Gum National Parks. No public 2008 newsletter of the NSW Sporting debate was invited on this major Shooters Association. shift in the national park ethos. But there are major flaws in this simplistic Photo courtesy Rohan Bilney The government also proposes a ‘a dead pest is one less pest’ logic. program to subsidise the hunting First, it fails to account for the prodigious capacity of feral of deer and native birds on private properties. animals to quickly replace those killed. Worse than this In NSW, despite strong protest from conservation, animal ineffectiveness is the risk that more widespread recreational welfare and community groups, the state government hunting will exacerbate feral animal problems as hunters seek has granted hunters access to more than two million to maximise hunting opportunities. hectares of state forests since 2006. More than $6.4 million There are also other well-known risks – impacts on native in government funding has gone to the NSW Game Council wildlife, compromised animal welfare, human safety and in the past two years to manage and promote human enjoyment of public lands – but the focus here is recreational hunting. impacts on feral animal control. The governments claim these moves will benefit the environment, with NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Adding up the numbers MacDonald telling parliament that recreational hunting Population reduction is difficult to achieve because animals was a ‘sensible option’ to ‘help to eradicate feral animals’. that are killed are often replaced by those that otherwise Above left: Fallow deer (Dama dama), widespread in south-eastern Australia, have escaped from deer farms and been illegally released. Protected as a hunting resource in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania, they are a declared pest species in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. Below left: As shown in this failed gap regeneration site in Victoria due to damage by sambar deer, Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia, listed as a critically endangered ecological communities under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, are threatened by feral deer impacts. Above: Sambar browsing has damaged muttonwood (Rapanea howittiana) in the Mitchell River National Park. www.wildlife-australia.org | WILDLIFE Australia Magazine | 35 334-37.indd4-37.indd 3355 224/6/094/6/09 111:58:011:58:01 AAMM would not have survived. For some feral animals, half or more of the population must be culled annually just to maintain the status quo. That’s why virtually every bounty scheme in Australia and overseas has failed. They typically reduce pest numbers by no more than 2–10 percent. The 724 foxes killed by hunters in NSW state forests in 2007/08 would probably not amount to even 1 percent of the targeted populations. As NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian MacDonald told parliament, the estimated fox population in Australia exceeds 7 million. Because there is a large ‘doomed Photo courtesy Zoe Phillips, The Weekly Times surplus’ of young foxes, biologists estimate that more than 65 percent need to be killed annually to reduce a population. This estimate for Victoria, which informed the government’s assessment of the Victorian fox bounty by Marks and Fairbridge 2005, would likely also apply for NSW. Victoria had a fox bounty in 2002-03 that resulted in 170,000 dead foxes. It was abandoned because it didn’t work. The government review found the bounty made a difference in only about 4 percent of the state, where hunting access was easy. How the problem can spread The greatest concern about these programs is that maverick hunters have been establishing many new populations of feral animals to create more prey. By opening up vast areas of Photo © Tim Low public land to recreational hunting, governments are creating Above: Rusa deer have defoliated this sandpaper fig (Ficus coronata) incentives for hunters to spread feral animals even further. in Royal National Park. Top: Although recreational hunters target feral Deer are probably the worst emerging feral animal threat in foxes, the state of Victoria has found bounty programs ineffective eastern Australia, and hunters in controlling fox numbers. Below left: Feral deer are, indeed, here. Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional are responsible for the majority Queensland Tim Mulherin notes that, ‘... the greatest threat to our of new populations. Of the 218 sensitive Queensland environment is the possibility of sambar, hog wild herds recorded in Australia deer, and other tropical deer species being released in the Wet Tropics.’ in a 2000 survey, an estimated 58 percent came from deliberate releases, mostly within the By creating a stronger financial and political basis for the previous few years (35 percent hunting lobby, the commercialisation of recreational hunting were from deer farm escapes also makes it logistically and politically harder to eliminate or releases). feral animal populations for conservation purposes. A NSW government survey Recreational hunting groups claim to be motivated for recorded another 30 deer conservation, but they have strongly opposed important populations between 2002 and 2004. In NSW national parks conservation measures. They campaigned against the and state forests, deer have been found with ear tags from declaration of the River Red Gum National Parks in Victoria, farms far away, suggesting deliberate introduction. where they will now be allowed to hunt, and against the In southwest Western Australia, where feral pig numbers are declaration of deer as threatening processes in NSW increasing and populations are appearing in new areas, a and Victoria. genetics study indicated that movement by people had a lot The Australian Deer Association took the Victorian to do with new pig invasions. The researchers concluded that government to court to try to stop the declaration of feral pigs were being ‘deliberately and illegally translocated sambar, an introduced deer native to Asia, as a threat to to supplement recreational hunting stocks’. biodiversity under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. The Conservation or commercial? association’s vision is for deer to be managed as a ‘valuable public resource’, and ‘for the benefit of the deer themselves’. Promoting hunting on private lands for reward, as the Victorian Because of hunter influence, deer are fully or partially Government proposes for deer, also encourages the deliberate protected in Victoria, NSW and Tasmania. increase and spread of feral animals. Under the scheme landholders would receive direct or in-kind payments from Allowing recreational hunting on public lands for feral animal hunters, and access to government incentives and subsidies control provides state governments with an excuse not to to improve habitat and hunting conditions. In one of the undertake proper control. worst examples of environmental vandalism, buffalo, deer Other collateral damage from recreational hunting includes and blackbuck antelope were recently freed by two hunting the escape of hunting dogs, and shooting and disturbance enterprises on unfenced land on Cape York Peninsula. of native animals. (See ‘The damage deer do’, p 37.) 36 | WILDLIFE Australia Magazine | Winter 2009 334-37.indd4-37.indd 3366 224/6/094/6/09 111:58:011:58:01 AAMM BY OPENING UP VAST AREAS OF PUBLIC LAND TO RECREATIONAL HUNTING, GOVERNMENTS ARE CREATING INCENTIVES FOR HUNTERS TO SPREAD FERAL ANIMALS EVEN FURTHER. Photo courtesy Rohan Bilney Sambar deer have browsed heavily on muttonwood in Mitchell River National A different approach Park dry rainforest. Because feral animal control is difficult and costly, pest experts have recommended it be undertaken as part of carefully planned programs, with clear, realistic goals set in The damage deer do terms of biodiversity benefits (not numbers of pests killed), using effective and humane The introduction to feral deer in The Mammals of Australia, methods, and with monitoring. For most feral 3rd edition (2008) warns that they ‘could be on their way to species, ground shooting is not considered becoming Australia’s next major pest’. very effective, and recommended only as In recognition of the harm they can cause, feral deer have a supplement to other methods, when recently been listed as threatening processes in NSW conducted by expert shooters. (specifically the herbivory and degradation caused by five feral In a South Australian reserve in 2002, 65 species) and Victoria (specifically the impact of sambar on the recreational hunters shot 44 deer in four biodiversity of native vegetation).
Load more

Recommended publications
  • An Analysis of the Phylogenetic Relationship of Thai Cervids Inferred from Nucleotide Sequences of Protein Kinase C Iota (PRKCI) Intron
    Kasetsart J. (Nat. Sci.) 43 : 709 - 719 (2009) An Analysis of the Phylogenetic Relationship of Thai Cervids Inferred from Nucleotide Sequences of Protein Kinase C Iota (PRKCI) Intron Kanita Ouithavon1, Naris Bhumpakphan2, Jessada Denduangboripant3, Boripat Siriaroonrat4 and Savitr Trakulnaleamsai5* ABSTRACT The phylogenetic relationship of five Thai cervid species (n=21) and four spotted deer (Axis axis, n=4), was determined based on nucleotide sequences of the intron region of the protein kinase C iota (PRKCI) gene. Blood samples were collected from seven captive breeding centers in Thailand from which whole genomic DNA was extracted. Intron1 sequences of the PRKCI nuclear gene were amplified by a polymerase chain reaction, using L748 and U26 primers. Approximately 552 base pairs of all amplified fragments were analyzed using the neighbor-joining distance matrix method, and 19 parsimony- informative sites were analyzed using the maximum parsimony approach. Phylogenetic analyses using the subfamily Muntiacinae as outgroups for tree rooting indicated similar topologies for both phylogenetic trees, clearly showing a separation of three distinct genera of Thai cervids: Muntiacus, Cervus, and Axis. The study also found that a phylogenetic relationship within the genus Axis would be monophyletic if both spotted deer and hog deer were included. Hog deer have been conventionally classified in the genus Cervus (Cervus porcinus), but this finding supports a recommendation to reclassify hog deer in the genus Axis. Key words: Thailand, the family Cervidae, protein kinase C iota (PRKCI) intron, phylogenetic tree, taxonomy INTRODUCTION 1987; Gentry, 1994). Cervids, or what is commonly called “deer,” are mostly characterized The family Cervidae is one of the most by antlers with a bony inner core and velvet skin specious families of artiodactyls, with an extensive cover.
    [Show full text]
  • Attitudes to Recreational Use of Rural Properties
    Attitudes to recreational use of rural properties A Report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation by Elaine Barclay October 2004 RIRDC Publication No 04/123 RIRDC Project No UNE-84A INCORPORATING THE FORMER RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351 © 2004 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 1 74151 031 7 ISSN 1440-6845 Attitudes to recreational use of rural properties Publication No. 04/123 Project No. UNE-84A The views expressed and the conclusions reached in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of persons consulted. RIRDC shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever to any person who relies in whole or in part on the contents of this report. This publication is copyright. However, RIRDC encourages wide dissemination of its research, providing the Corporation is clearly acknowledged. For any other enquiries concerning reproduction, contact the Publications Manager on phone 02 6272 3186. Researcher Contact Details Elaine Barclay The Institute for Rural Futures, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351 Phone: (02) 67735141 Fax: (02) 67733245 Email: [email protected] In submitting this report, the researcher has agreed to RIRDC publishing this material in its edited form. RIRDC Contact Details Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Level 1, AMA House 42 Macquarie Street BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6272 4539 Fax: 02 6272 5877 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rirdc.gov.au Published in October 2004 Printed on environmentally friendly paper by Canprint ii Foreword Attitudes of landholders are of fundamental importance in determining the area available to the general public for outdoor recreation.
    [Show full text]
  • Megafauna in a Continent of Small Game: Archaeological Implications of Martu Camel Hunting in Australia’S Western Desert
    Quaternary International 297 (2013) 155e166 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Quaternary International journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/quaint Megafauna in a continent of small game: Archaeological implications of Martu Camel hunting in Australia’s Western Desert Douglas W. Bird a,*, Brian F. Codding b, Rebecca Bliege Bird a, David W. Zeanah c, Curtis J. Taylor d a Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, Bldg. 50, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA b Department of Anthropology, University of Utah, 270 S. 1400 E., Rm. 102, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA c Department of Anthropology, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA d Parnngurr Aboriginal Community, LMB 598, Newman, WA 6753, Australia article info abstract Article history: Archaeologists often assume that large ungulates are inherently highly ranked prey because of their size, Available online 14 January 2013 especially attractive to hunters using sophisticated capture technologies common after the late Pleis- tocene. Between 1840 and 1907, over 10,000 dromedary camels were imported to Australia, and today feral populations number well over a million. Although contemporary Aboriginal hunters in Australia’‘s Western and Central Deserts regularly encounter camels, they rarely pursue them. We present data on camel encounter and pursuit rates, with comparisons of energetic search and handling efficiency relative to other foraging options among Martu, the Traditional Owners of a large region of the Western Desert. We then explore some hypotheses concerning the determinants of prey rank and the technological and social contexts that influence resource value. In some respects the case runs counter to common ex- pectations about hunting large ungulates, and highlights the special kinds of opportunity costs that large game acquisition might entail in many contexts.
    [Show full text]
  • New Animal Products
    RIRDC Completed Projects in 2002 - 2003 and Research in Progress as at June 2003 Sub Program 1.2 NEW ANIMAL PRODUCTS July 2003 RIRDC Publication No 03/59 © 2003 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 0 642 5862 8 ISSN 1440 6845 "RIRDC Completed Projects in 2002 - 2003 and Research in Progress as at June 2003 - 1.2 New Animal Products" Publication No 03/059 The views expressed and the conclusions reached in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of persons consulted. RIRDC shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever to any person who relies in whole or in part on the contents of this report. This publication is copyright. However, RIRDC encourages wide dissemination of its research, providing the Corporation is clearly acknowledged. For any other enquires concerning reproduction, contact the Publications Manager on phone 02 6272 3186. RIRDC New Animal Products Research Manager Dr Peter McInnes RIRDC Level 1, AMA House 42 Macquarie Street BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 08 8556 7331 Fax: 08 8556 7289 Email: [email protected] RIRDC Publications Manager Cecile Ferguson Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Level 1, AMA House 42 Macquarie Street BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6272 3186 Fax: 02 6272 5877 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.rirdc.gov.au Published in July 2003 Printed on environmentally friendly paper by Canprint Foreword The following report contains all entries from continuing and completed New Animal Products research projects funded by RIRDC.
    [Show full text]
  • Evolution of Sambar As Prey of Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog & Man
    Secrets of the Sambar - Vol 3. Evolution of Sambar As Prey of Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog & Man Sambar have co-evolved as the favourite prey of the tiger for at least twelve thousand years. So it is not surprising that wildlife biologist Dr. A. J. T. Johnsingh tells his students and trainee forest officers that in the hilly areas of India, ‘sambar conservation is tiger conservation’ for sambar are biologically, behaviourally and ecologically adapted to be the best prey of tiger. Dr A. J. T. Johnsingh t is commonly stated by hunters and wildlife Right: The stalk and subsequent pursuit illustrated biologists that sambar are an incredibly elusive on the following pages culminated with the tigress and wary creature whose senses have been delivering one powerful bite, crushing the calves I cervical vertebrae and windpipe. The calf emitted honed to a keen edge as the direct result of having evolved as prey of the tiger. This statement implies a shrieking wail and instantly death was upon it. that sambar evolved through the process of natural As Forest Officer Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj was selection or what is often referred to as ‘survival busy photographing every moment of this once in of the fittest’. That is, those who were best adapted a lifetime wild action, his heart was thumping and to their environment survived to reproduce and he was gushing with adrenalin fueled excitement. pass on their genes to their offspring, and the best adapted offspring survived and passed on their However, tigers do not seem to single out the genes to their offspring and so forth.
    [Show full text]
  • Safari Hunting of Australian Wild Exotic Game—Extension Establishment of a Peak Body for the Industry
    Safari Hunting of Australian Wild Exotic Game—Extension Establishment of a peak body for the industry by G.McL. Dryden, S.G. Craig-Smith and C. Arcodia October 2007 RIRDC Publication No 07/161 RIRDC Project No UQ-116A © 2007 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 1 74151 556 4 ISSN 1440-6845 Safari Hunting of Australian Wild Exotic Game—Extension: Establishment of a peak body for the industry Publication No. 07/161 Project No. UQ-116A The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable regions. You must not rely on any information contained in this publication without taking specialist advice relevant to your particular circumstances. While reasonable care has been taken in preparing this publication to ensure that information is true and correct, the Commonwealth of Australia gives no assurance as to the accuracy of any information in this publication. The Commonwealth of Australia, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), the authors or contributors expressly disclaim, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any act or omission, or for any consequences of any such act or omission, made in reliance on the contents of this publication, whether or not caused by any negligence on the part of the Commonwealth of Australia, RIRDC, the authors or contributors. The Commonwealth of Australia does not necessarily endorse the views in this publication. This publication is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved.
    [Show full text]
  • Sexual Selection and Extinction in Deer Saloume Bazyan
    Sexual selection and extinction in deer Saloume Bazyan Degree project in biology, Master of science (2 years), 2013 Examensarbete i biologi 30 hp till masterexamen, 2013 Biology Education Centre and Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University Supervisor: Jacob Höglund External opponent: Masahito Tsuboi Content Abstract..............................................................................................................................................II Introduction..........................................................................................................................................1 Sexual selection........................................................................................................................1 − Male-male competition...................................................................................................2 − Female choice.................................................................................................................2 − Sexual conflict.................................................................................................................3 Secondary sexual trait and mating system. .............................................................................3 Intensity of sexual selection......................................................................................................5 Goal and scope.....................................................................................................................................6 Methods................................................................................................................................................8
    [Show full text]
  • Northern Rivers Feral Deer Identification Guide
    Northern Rivers Feral Deer Identification Guide Menil (spotted) Fallow Buck, Western Sydney Parklands. Fallow Deer (Dama dama) Chital Deer (Axis axis) Introduction and distribution Introduction and distribution Fallow Deer were introduced to Tasmania in the 1830’s Chital Deer were introduced to Australia from India and mainland Australia around the 1880’s from Europe. in the 1860s. Wild populations of Chital exist in Fallow deer are the most widespread and established Queensland near Charters Towers, with other smaller of the feral deer species in Australia. They occur in isolated population in NSW, South Australia and Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Victoria. Range and densities are increasing from South Australia. isolated pockets and deliberate release for hunting. Habitat and herding Habitat and herding The Fallow Deer are a herd deer inhabiting semi-open Chital deer are herbivores that browse on a variety of scrubland and frequent and graze on pasture that grasses, fruit and leaves. They are gregarious and can is in close proximity to cover. They breed during the form groups of more than 100 individuals. They do April/May, fawns are born in December and the bucks not have a defined breeding season, and are capable cast their antlers in October. Antlers are regrown by of producing three offspring in two years. Chital deer February. In rut, the buck makes an unmistakable will eat their shed antlers if their diet is lacking the croak, similar to a grunting pig. The calls vary from vitamins and minerals. Females will separate from the high pitched bleating to deep grunts.
    [Show full text]
  • St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge Hunting Regulations
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service St.Vincent National Wildlife Refuge Refuge Office Apalachicola St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge ¯ Miles Hunting Regulations 2021-2022 0 1 Kilometers 30A Rd 0 1 14 Mile Apalachicola Bay Indian Indian Pass Rd Pass Camp Pickalene Rd d R Ú 5 J Rd G Rd d R I Rd 6 d GG R R d 0 d F R d R R d Big Ba 7 1 E you Rd D R d d H R C Rd 2 R d B R d d G R R Ú Cabin A W d h R i c d d nd a R m e 3 il B Ú l R i Hunt Camps d it d d h R a 5 R I T Closed to Vehicles 5 6 n S R su h d la d C el R h l to a R d r 7 r d St. Vincent Boundary R R lo 4 d t te Ú R West Pass d Lakes/Saltmarshes/Ponds Camp d Roads R e Dune Rd k J Gulf of Mexico a u Ú n ng Closed Areas s le le R Cabin tt A Rd d a R Game Pick Up Routes: Dune Rd West Pass Rd Indian Pass Closed areas are subject to West Pass change. Contact the Refuge Office for current information. West Pass South National Wildlife Refuge St. Vincent Box 447, Apalachicola, FL 32329 P.O. http://www.fws.gov/saintvincent Website: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Box 68, St. Marks, FL 32355 P.O.
    [Show full text]
  • FACTORS ASSOCIATED with HABITAT SEGREGATION AMONG the FOUR SPECIES of CERVIDS in the CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL
    Ekológia (Bratislava) Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 37–48, 2019 DOI:10.2478/eko-2019-0004 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HABITAT SEGREGATION AMONG THE FOUR SPECIES OF CERVIDS IN THE CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL BISHNU PRASAD BHATTARAI Central Department of Zoology, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Abstract Bhattarai B.P.: Factors associated with habitat segregation among the four species of cervids in the Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Ekológia (Bratislava), Vol. 38, No. 1, p. 37–48, 2019. Study of habitat segregation among the four species of cervids was conducted in the Chitwan Na- tional park of lowland Nepal. This study aimed to investigate the possible mechanisms of habitat partitioning among the four cervids - chital, sambar deer, hog deer and northern red muntjac us- ing discriminant analysis and canonical correlation analysis. Present study considered four major niche dimensions - habitat, human disturbance, presence of predators and seasons. The data were collected by walking along the line transects that encompasses the different habitats, varying de- gree of human disturbances and frequency of predator’s presence. Results showed the significant effect of season on the habitat segregation among these cervids. There was higher niche overlap during summer season as compared to winter season. Habitat overlap between chital and muntjac was higher and unstable than others, which showed that they were the competitors of the same resources as enlightened by their generalist nature. Therefore, maintaining habitat heterogeneity and minimizing human disturbances will be better solutions for the coexistence of herbivores in the Chitwan National Park and can be an example for similar areas of lowland Nepal.
    [Show full text]
  • A Genetic Assessment of the Human-Facilitated Colonization History of Black Swans in Australia and New Zealand
    A genetic assessment of the human-facilitated colonization history of black swans in Australia and New Zealand Citation: Montano, Valeria, Van Dongen, Wouter F. D., Weston, Michael A., Mulder, Raoul A., Robinson, Randall W., Cowling, Mary and Guay, Patrick-Jean 2018, A genetic assessment of the human-facilitated colonization history of black swans in Australia and New Zealand, Evolutionary applications: evolutionary approaches to environmental, biomedical and socio- economic issues, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 364-375. DOI: http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12535 © 2017, The Authors Reproduced by Deakin University under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence Downloaded from DRO: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30106123 DRO Deakin Research Online, Deakin University’s Research Repository Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B Received: 15 March 2017 | Accepted: 15 August 2017 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12535 ORIGINAL ARTICLE A genetic assessment of the human- facilitated colonization history of black swans in Australia and New Zealand Valeria Montano1* | Wouter F.D. van Dongen2,3,4* | Michael A. Weston2,3 | Raoul A. Mulder5 | Randall W. Robinson4 | Mary Cowling4 | Patrick-Jean Guay4 1School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK Abstract 2Deakin University, Geelong, Vic, Australia Movement of species beyond their indigenous distribution can fundamentally alter the 3School of Life and Environmental Sciences, conservation status of the populations involved. If introductions are human- facilitated, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Faculty introduced species could be considered pests. Characterizing the colonization history of Science, Engineering and the Built Environment, Burwood, Vic, Australia of introduced species can therefore be critical to formulating the objectives and na- 4Institute for Sustainability and ture of wildlife management strategies.
    [Show full text]
  • Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
    NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-630 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 17 to 19 February 2009 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Compiled by: Lisa Belskis, Mike Frick, Aliki Panagopoulou, ALan Rees, & Kris Williams U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, Florida 33149 May 2012 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-630 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 17 to 19 February 2009 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Compiled by: Lisa Belskis, Mike Frick, Aliki Panagopoulou, ALan Rees, Kris Williams U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE John Bryson, Secretary NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE Samuel Rauch III, Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries May 2012 This Technical Memorandum is used for documentation and timely communication of preliminary results, interim reports, or similar special-purpose information. Although the memoranda are not subject to complete formal review, editorial control or detailed editing, they are expected to reflect sound professional work. NOTICE The NOAA Fisheries Service (NMFS) does not approve, recommend or endorse any proprietary product or material mentioned in this publication. No references shall be made to NMFS, or to this publication furnished by NMFS, in any advertising or sales promotion which would indicate or imply that NMFS approves, recommends or endorses any proprietary product or material herein or which has as its purpose any intent to cause directly or indirectly the advertised product to be use or purchased because of NMFS promotion.
    [Show full text]