Resources
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Literature
Research
- Dead kangaroos make a surprising feast for possums in the Australian Alps: Paper by James Vandersteen and Thomas Newsome
- Scavenging Dynamics of the Australian Alps: James Matthew Vandersteen
- Project Learning Report: Large-Scale Deer Traps : Project funded by National Landcare Program, Smart Farms Small Grants
- Aerial culling invasive alien deer with shotguns improves efficiency and welfare outcomes: Research article
- Dietary overlap between cattle and chital in the QLD dry tropics: CSIRO Publishing – Paper by K. Watter, S>G> Baxter, A. Pople, P.J Murray
- Reproductive seasonality and rate of increase of wild Sambar deer in a new environment, VIC: Paper by K.Watter, E. Thomas, N. White, N. Finch, P.J. Murray
- Decline in body condition and high drought mortality limit the spread of wild chital deer in north-east Queensland, Australia: CSIRO Publishing – Paper by K. Watter, G. Baxter, M. Brennan, A. Pople, P. Murray
- Invasive wild deer exhibit environmental niche shifts in Australia: Where to from here?: Catherine L. Kelly, Iain J. Gordon, Lin Schwarzkopf, Anna Pintor, Anthony Pople, Ben T. Hirsch
- Effectiveness and costs of helicopter-based shooting of deer: Andrew J. Bengsen et al.
- A review of viral and parasitic infections in wild deer in Australia with relevance to livestock and human health: Jose L. Huaman et al.
- Cost-effectiveness of volunteer and contract ground-based shooting of sambar deer in Australia: Sebastien Comte, Elaine Thomas, AndrewJ. Bengsen, Ami Bennett, Naomi E. Davis, Daniel Brown and David M. Forsyth
- Ecology, impacts and management of wild deer in Australia: David M. Forsyth, Anthony Pople and Graham Nugent
- A comparison of lead-based and lead-free bullets for shooting sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) in Australia: Jordan O. Hampton et al.
Economic
- National economic cost of deer report 2023 – PestSmart
- SA Feral deer control economic analysis 2022– PIRSA
- Vic – Analysis of the economic, social and environmental cost of feral deer in Victoria 2022 – Invasive Species Council