Swift Enduro Projects

POP2024-03 Campbell Island Seabird Research Project. Claudia Mischler, Peter Moore, Holly Thompson, Kaitlyn Hamilton, Moira Pryde, Department of Conservation, 10 July 2025. View paper

Effective Methods for Robust Population Estimates of a Nocturnal Predator: The Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) Across the South-West, Western Australia. Melissa C Taylor, June 2025, Doctoral Thesis, Murdoch University. View paper

Predator exposure and gene flow as tools to preserve antipredator traits in havened populations: behavioural observations of quenda. Natasha D. Harrison, Nicola J. Mitchell, Harriet Mills, Anna J.M. Hopkins, Ben L. Phillips. Animal Behaviour, Volume 228, 2025. View paper

Mining reshapes animal communities at a local and landscape-scale. M.A. Cowan, E.I.F. Wooster, L.A. Gibson, S.A. Setterfield, J.A. Dunlop, D.G. Nimmo. Biological Conservation, Volume 308, 2025. View paper

Estimating the Abundance of an Endangered Arboreal Marsupial Using Camera Traps and an Integrated Species Distribution Model. Chang, Y., C. Lin, and C. J. Hoskin. 2025. Ecology and Evolution 15, no. 9: e72037. View paper

Carnivore resource subsidies to support predator reintroductions and mitigate threats to reintroduced prey. Stepkovitch, B., K. Tuft, N. Manders, and K. E. Moseby. 2025. Journal of Wildlife Management 89:e70028. View paper

Variable Vigilance: Native Wildlife React Differently to Live Cats and Their Cues. Edwards, M. C., A. L. Dennien, J. M. Hoy, and P. J. Murray. 2025. Austral Ecology 50, no. 8: e70105. View paper

What's on the menu? Examining native apex- and invasive meso-predator diets to understand impacts on ecosystems. Rachel T. Mason, Anthony R. Rendall, Robin D. Sinclair, Angela J. L. Pestell, Euan G. Ritchie, 2025. View paper

Evaluating a popular open-source detection model for processing complex camera trap imagery. Lucy McCormack and Grant Hamilton, preprint 09/2025, Queensland University of Technology. View paper

Decline of an Apex Vertebrate Scavenger Increases Carrion Use by Invertebrates. Bartel, Savannah L., Laurel Lynch, Torrey Stephenson, Menna E. Jones, Michael S. Strickland, Andrew Storfer, David W. Crowder. 2025. Ecology 106(9): e70214. View paper

Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics. Mason RT, Rendall AR, Sinclair RD, Ritchie EG. Wildlife Research (2025) 52, WR24117. View paper

Wildfire in rainforest margins is associated with variation in mammal diversity and habitat use. Rhiannon R. Bird, Rebeka R. Zsoldos, Martha V. Jimenez Sandoval, Shania J. Watson, Annabel L. Smith. Wildlife Research (2025) 52 (2): WR24103. View paper

Apex Scavenger Declines Have Cascading Effects on Soil Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Processes. Stephenson, T., D. W. Crowder, E. Osburn, et al. 2025. Global Change Biology 31, no. 9: e70520. View paper

Monitoring ecotourism impacts on Toroa, Southern Royal Albatross breeding success on Campbell Island. Johannes H. Fischer and Theo Thompson, Department of Conservation, June 2025.

Scale-dependent habitat relationships of a semi-aquatic mammal in a highly regulated freshwater ecosystem. Sanders, E., Nimmo, D., Hall, A. et al. Landscape Ecology 40, 130 (2025). View paper

Manning River and Clyde River boat wave investigation. UNSW Water Research Laboratory, 2024. View paper

Islands in the sky, could complex topography help us rewild beyond the fence? Brewster R, Jameson T, Roncolato F, Crowther MS, Finnerty PB, Newsome TM. (2024) Pacific Conservation Biology 30, PC24022. View paper

Man versus machine: cost and carbon emission savings of 4G-connected artificial intelligence technology for classifying species in camera trap images. James Smith, Ashleigh Wycherley, Josh Mulvaney, Nathan Lennane, Emily Reynolds, Cheryl-Ann Monks, Tom Evans, Trish Mooney, Bronwyn Fancourt. Scientific Reports volume 14, article 14530 (2024). View paper

Reintroducing native predators improves antipredator responses in naive prey. Ben Stepkovitch, Leanne K. Van der Weyde, Graeme Finlayson, Daniel T. Blumstein, Mike Letnic, Katherine E. Moseby. Animal Behaviour, Volume 214, 2024. View paper

Rapid change in anti-predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators. Waaleboer, J.M., Van der Weyde, L.K. and Moseby, K.E. (2024). Austral Ecology, 49, e13484. View paper

Determining the impacts of conservation fencing on woma pythons (Aspidites ramsayi). Joshua Magro, Reece Pedler, John Read, Rebecca West. Wildlife Research (2024) 51 (12): WR24163. View paper

Feral cat predation of the threatened Pilbara leaf-nosed bat, a key threatening process. Jessie Moyses, Craig Grabham, Kyle N. Armstrong, Chris G. Knuckey, Brighton D'Rozario. Australian Mammalogy (2024) 46 (3): AM23049. View paper

Depredation of eggs of threatened freshwater turtles by the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). Kymberly J. Robinson, Duncan J. Limpus, Brad Crosbie, Colin J. Limpus, Larelle D. Fabbro. Australian Journal of Zoology (2024) 71 (4): ZO23029. View paper

Fragments maintain similar herpetofauna and small mammal richness and diversity to continuous habitat, but community composition and traits differ. Westaway, D.M., Jolly, C.J., Watson, D.M. et al. Landscape Ecology 39, 138 (2024). View paper

Putting rakali in the spotlight: innovative methods for detecting an elusive semi-aquatic mammal. Emmalie Sanders, Dale G. Nimmo, James M. Turner, Skye Wassens, Damian R. Michael. Wildlife Research (2024) 51 (6): WR24002. View paper

Trialling a new method to attract feral cats (Felis catus) in situ, the Mata Hari Judas queen. Abby L. Dennien, Megan C. Edwards, Julia M. Hoy, Vere Nicolson, Megan J. Brady, Peter J. Murray. Wildlife Research (2024) 51 (4): WR23128. View paper

Activity of dingoes (Canis familiaris) and their use of anthropogenic resources in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia. Paul D. Meek, Guy A. Ballard, James Abell, Heath Milne, Deane Smith, Peter J. S. Fleming. Wildlife Research (2024) 51 (4): WR23083. View paper

In situ predator exposure creates some persistent anti-predator behaviours: insights from a common environment experiment. Moseby, K.E., Blumstein, D.T., Letnic, M. et al. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 78, 93 (2024). View paper

Assessing crop water use in wheat and sorghum National Variety Trials in Australia. Fernandez, J. A., et al. (2024). View paper

Widespread resilience of animal species, functional diversity, and predator-prey networks to an unprecedented gigafire. Grant D. Linley, Chris J. Jolly, Eamonn I. F. Wooster, Emma E. Spencer, Mitchell A. Cowan, William L. Geary, Alana de Laive, Damian R. Michael, Euan G. Ritchie, Dale G. Nimmo, 12 November 2024. View paper

Sustained predation pressure may prevent the loss of anti-predator traits from havened populations. Harrison, N. D., Phillips, B. L., Wayne, A. F., and Mitchell, N. J. (2024). Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11668. View paper

Evasive invasives? Implications of neophobia for feral cat (Felis catus) control. Ryan-Schofield, N. L., J. L. Read, H. W. McGregor, T. J. McWhorter, and K. E. Moseby. 2024. Wildlife Society Bulletin 48:e1536. View paper

Effectiveness of camera traps in detecting a cryptic semi-aquatic mammal. Sanders, E. 2021, last updated September 2024. View paper

The acoustic repertoire of the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur). B. Trenwith, K. N. Armstrong, L. K. Van der Weyde, K. E. Moseby. Australian Mammalogy (2023) 45 (3): 264-274. View paper

Roosting and breeding behaviour of Tawny Frogmouths Podargus strigoides in central-coastal Queensland. Briggs, A. (2023). Australian Field Ornithology, 40, 70-76.

Can native predators be used as a stepping stone to reduce prey naivety to novel predators? Leanne K Van der Weyde, Daniel T Blumstein, Mike Letnic, Katherine Tuft, Ned Ryan-Schofield, Katherine E Moseby. Behavioral Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 1, 2023, pages 63-75. View paper

Mini safe havens for population recovery and reintroductions beyond the fence. Smith, K.J., Evans, M.J., Gordon, I.J. et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 32, 203-225 (2023). View paper

Use of road infrastructure for movement by common terrestrial vertebrates. Charles, F.E., Brady, M.J. and Smith, A.L. (2023). Wildlife Letters, 1, 97-106. View paper

King shag breeding biology report. Department of Conservation, Gummer 2022. View paper

Sympatric finches differ in visitation patterns to watering holes: implications for site-focused bird counts. Collett, S. J., Crewe, T. L., Radford, I. J., Garnett, S. T., and Campbell, H. A. (2022). Emu, Austral Ornithology, 122(3-4), 269-275. View paper

Movement of free-ranging koalas in response to male vocalisation playbacks. Jiang, A.Z., Murray, P., Phillips, C., Tribe, A., Ellis, W. Animals 2022, 12, 287. View paper

Yellow-bellied gliders use glide poles to cross the Pacific Highway at Halfway Creek, north-east New South Wales. B. D. Taylor, D. A. Rohweder. Australian Mammalogy (2020) 42 (3): 385-387. View paper

The natural history of Wiluwilya and wilderness valley, western Kangaroo Island, South Australia part 2: vertebrates and invertebrates of an area of forest and mallee. Robinson, T., Haska, J., Hodgens, P., and Groffen, H. (2020). The South Australian Naturalist, 94(2), 77-116. View paper