Australasian Wildlife Management Society
A professional society that promotes the study and application of scientific wildlife management in Australia and NZ
Heads-up! If you missed the 31 August abstract submission deadline, do not despair. There's a bit of additional time available to get your abstracts in for #AWMS2026.
Time to get your abstract submitted to the #AMS2026 conference in Brisbane is running out. Get onto awms.org.au/conference/ today! Abstract submissions close August 31.
We are pleased to announce that Prof. Kirsten Parris and Prof. Matt Hayward will be our plenary speakers at #AWMS2026! Abstract submission closes 31 Aug. We hope to see you there! awms.org.au/conference/awms2…
📢: New publication! #AWMS members Stuart Dawson, Tracey Kreplins, Jim Hone and colleagues recently published their paper “Management, demographic and dietary insights from 7 years of aerial shooting of feral pigs in an agricultural landscape”. doi.org/10.1071/WR26049
📢: New publication! #AWMS member Andrew Gormley and colleagues recently published a paper reporting on the assessment of common and widespread bird populations on New Zealand conservation land. doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2026… @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social
"Coexistence by design – planning to live together" is a symposium at the #AWMS2026 conference. If you're working with/studying wildlife in urban, agricultural, mining, or transport sectors, come share your insights in Brisbane. Call for abstracts is open! awms.org.au/conference/awms2…
📢: New publication! #AWMS member Katherine Buschang and colleagues recently published a paper investigating detection rates of Toxoplasma gondii in two native and an introduced bird species in New Zealand. doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-25-001…
AWMS is dedicated to providing a forum for wildlife managers & students to navigate complex wildlife management topics. We see no place for bullying or harassment @ AWMS events. After some negative commentary online, we reaffirm our dedication to respectful online discussions.
The call for #AWMS2026 abstracts is open! With 3 exciting symposia: (i) Coexistence by design – planning to live together, (ii) Scale issues – one size does not fit all & (iii) Open Wildlife Management Symposium, we look forward to seeing you in Brisbane! awms.org.au/conference/awms2…
The Australasian Wildlife Management Society will be hosting its annual mid-year event on Monday 27 July. Register for free to join us online, or at one of the three in-person hubs (see QR code), to learn more about impactful science in wildlife management and conservation. #AWMS
Early bird registration for the 2026 Australasian Wildlife Management Society conference, to be held at the Brisbane Conference & Exhibition Centre from 8-10 December, is now OPEN!
awms.org.au/conference/awms2…
📢: New publication! #AWMS member Maartin Strauss (@WMaartin) & colleague published a paper investigating if the benefits of an ephemeral #carcass food source outweigh the potential costs of increased predation risk for small mammals in a grassland system. doi.org/10.1002/wlb3.01620
📢: New publication! AWMS member Vishnu Menon & colleagues have published a paper investigating the statistical power of a long-term threatened species monitoring program. doi.org/10.1002/eap.70271
On June 26, a forum is planned in celebration of the exceptional contribution that Chris Dickman has made to terrestrial ecology and wildlife management. There still is opportunity to contribute. In-person spaces limited; free online attendance. Details: rzsnsw.org.au/event-6685390
📢: New publication! #AWMS member Al Glen and colleagues recently published a paper on Overcoming Fine-Grained Visual Challenges in Animal Re-Identification via Semantic Feature Alignment. Access the paper here: computer.org/csdl/proceeding…
📢: New publication! #AWMS member Kennedy Brooke and colleagues recently published their paper ʺStrayCare Metro: Evaluation of a Targeted Cat Desexing Program to Manage Free-Roaming Catsʺ Read it here: doi.org/10.3390/ani16081216
📢: New publication! #AWMS member Chris Johnson and colleagues recently published a paper investigating the use of a spatially explicit population model to evaluate management scenarios for an invasive deer population. doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.106…
📢: New publication! #AWMS members Rebecca Stone, Annalie Dorph & colleagues recently published a paper investigating occupancy and habitat associations of European hares and rabbits in mesic forests of the Northern Tablelands in NSW, Australia. See: doi.org/10.1071/WR25093
Our next AWMS conference will be held in Brisbane from 8-10 December 2026, and we would love to see you there! For further information, scan the QR code, or visit awms.org.au/conference/awms2…