This is the sixth edition of the Handbook of Wildlife Chemical Immobilization. The Handbook
is used worldwide and because of this international distribution, three authors have been …

Understanding the spatial structure of populations is important in developing effective
management strategies for feral and invasive species, such as feral pigs Sus scrofa. World‐wide, …

Deer are among the world’s most successful invasive mammals and can have substantial
deleterious impacts on natural and agricultural ecosystems. Six species have established wild …

Simple Summary “Social license to operate” (SLO) is the process by which a community grants
or withholds permission to an industry to conduct its business. This article describes how …

Unlike many regions in the world where wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are threatened, in Australia
they are a significant invasive species. As such, the molecular ecology of feral pigs was …

Simple Summary Consideration of animal welfare in food choices has become an influential
contemporary theme. Traditional animal welfare views about food have been largely …

There is much interest in understanding how anthropogenic food resources subsidise
carnivore populations. Carcasses of hunter-shot ungulates are a potentially substantial food …

Ethical treatment of wildlife and consideration of animal welfare have become important
themes in conservation, but ethical perspectives on how best to protect wild animals and …

Context Helicopter-based shooting has been widely used to harvest deer or control
overabundant populations in Australasia, but the effectiveness and cost of this method as a deer …

Many wildlife use industries are facing criticism from animal welfare groups. In some recent
cases, opposition to contentious practices (eg, kangaroo [Macropus spp.] harvesting) has …