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A journal dedicated to conservation and wildlife management in the Pacific region.
Pacific Conservation Biology

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volume 24 Number 2 2018


Three macropod species have been culled annually on Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia, in an effort to improve animal welfare by reducing grazing pressure. An adaptive management approach has resulted in greater stakeholder involvement and informed decision making. Impacts from Tasmanian devils recently introduced to Maria Island are as yet unknown.


Forest and woodland birds are threatened by landscape modifications. This review discusses the main issues in nest predation research in Australia: mesopredators, the use of artificial nests, ‘edge-effects’, the identification and role of nest predators and the responses of their prey. Future research should focus on natural nests to provide direct information on practical interventions and generate broad assemblage-wide theories to better inform conservation.


Camera traps were used to study eastern grey kangaroo behaviour. Findings compared with published data revealed that activity patterns were largely consistent with other methods although nocturnal behaviour was underrepresented. Unusual fighting behaviour was observed. Kangaroos became habituated to cameras after eight months.


This study investigated publically available data to determine the scale and spread of wildlife projects supported for the period 2005–15 by Australian Federal Government agencies responsible for research, environmental management and innovation. We conclude that greater investment is needed if innovation in wildlife conservation and management is to have a solid evidence base.


Few studies have utilised data arising from wildlife rescues and surveys by citizen scientists, leaving a wealth of largely untapped information. The masked lapwing, a common Australian shorebird, illustrates how such research can enhance knowledge, and inform management and conservation of threatened species.

PC18006Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinctions

Hayley M. Geyle, John C. Z. Woinarski, G. Barry Baker, Chris R. Dickman, Guy Dutson, Diana O. Fisher, Hugh Ford, Mark Holdsworth, Menna E. Jones, Alex Kutt, Sarah Legge, Ian Leiper, Richard Loyn, Brett P. Murphy, Peter Menkhorst, April E. Reside, Euan G. Ritchie, Finley E. Roberts, Reid Tingley and Stephen T. Garnett
pp. 157-167

To reduce the incidence of extinction we must first identify which species are at greatest risk. We use a combination of existing global processes (IUCN and NatureServe) and expert elicitation to forecast which, and how many Australian birds and mammals are likely to be lost by 2038 unless management improves.

PC17053A collaboratively derived environmental research agenda for Galápagos

Arturo Izurieta, Byron Delgado, Nicolas Moity, Monica Calvopiña, Iván Cedeño, Gonzalo Banda-Cruz, Eliecer Cruz, Milton Aguas, Francisco Arroba, Iván Astudillo, Diana Bazurto, Mónica Soria, Stuart Banks, Steve Bayas, Simone Belli, Rafael Bermúdez, Nicolai Boelling, Jimmy Bolaños, Mercy Borbor, Ma. Lorena Brito, Leopoldo Bucheli, Karl Campbell, David Carranza, Jorge Carrión, Maria Casafont, Xavier Castro, Sandra Chamorro, Juan Chávez, David Chicaiza, René Chumbi, Paulina Couenberg, David Cousseau, Marilyn Cruz, Noemí d'Ozouville, Cristina de la Guía, Giorgio de la Torre, Carla Molina Díaz, Jessica Duchicela, Daniel Endara, Vanessa Garcia, Cynthia Gellibert, James Gibbs, Juan Carlos Guzmán, Pippa Heylings, Andrés Iglesias, Juan Carlos Izurieta, Patricia Jaramillo, Asleigh Klingman, Andrew Laurie, Patricia Leon, Jaime Medina, Edison Mendieta, Godfrey Merlen, Carla Montalvo, Edwin Naula, Diego Páez-Rosas, Manuel Peralta, Marcos Peralvo, Mario Piu, José Poma, José Pontón, Mireya Pozo, Daniel Proaño, Mónica Ramos, Ana Rousseaud, Danny Rueda, Pelayo Salinas, Gloria Salmoral, Silvia Saraguro, Débora Simón-Baile, Washington Tapia, Byron Teran, Marilú Valverde, Andrea Vargas, Josué Vega, Wilson Velásquez, Alberto Vélez, Santiago Verdesoto, Hernán G. Villarraga, Fernando Vissioli, Cesar Viteri-Mejía, Lucía Norris-Crespo, Sophia C. Cooke, M. Veronica Toral-Granda and William J. Sutherland
pp. 168-177

A participatory approach – which included decision-makers, managers, scientists and civil society – that led to the definition of the 50 priority research questions for the Galapagos Islands. The proposed research agenda includes themes such as tourism, development, planning, education, agriculture, hydrology, invasive species, marine and conservation.


Bogong moths migrating to the alpine regions of south-eastern Australia are now having to cope with not only a warming climate, but also introduced predators. Camera surveillance reveals wild pigs are habitually moving to the high country over summer and preying on aestivating bogong moths accessible to them. The significance of this predation on moth abundance is unclear.


Fijian invertebrates receive little research attention. We compared abundance and diversity of diurnal terrestrial invertebrates within three forests, and evaluated the efficiency of Malaise traps and beating trays. Invertebrates differed among sites; we identify orders with high sampling reliability and recommendations for rapid biodiversity assessments in poorly-studied areas.


An endangered killer whale population in the Salish Sea of Washington State, USA and British Columbia, Canada has shifted their seasonal range in response to declines of their Chinook salmon prey, providing evidence for the need to revise critical habitat designations in both countries.


In seeking to strengthen community-based and participatory approaches to fisheries management in the nation, this paper will highlight the significant role of local-level governments in re-envisioning coastal and small-scale fisheries governance and argues that such local-level legislative authorities provide an opportunity to progress the nation’s coastal fisheries governance.

PC18015The longest-lived spider: mygalomorphs dig deep, and persevere

Leanda Denise Mason, Grant Wardell-Johnson and Barbara York Main
pp. 203-206

We document the world’s oldest known spider, and outline the methods and biology relevant to this discovery. Regular monitoring enabled us to record the death of a 43-year-old Gaius villosus mygalomorph spider in a small, native, remnant reserve in the otherwise substantially cleared agricultural landscape of south-western Australia.

PC17053_COCorrigendum to: A collaboratively derived environmental research agenda for Galápagos

Arturo Izurieta, Byron Delgado, Nicolas Moity, Monica Calvopiña, Iván Cedeño, Gonzalo Banda-Cruz, Eliecer Cruz, Milton Aguas, Francisco Arroba, Iván Astudillo, Diana Bazurto, Mónica Soria, Stuart Banks, Steve Bayas, Simone Belli, Rafael Bermúdez, Nicolai Boelling, Jimmy Bolaños, Mercy Borbor, Ma. Lorena Brito, Leopoldo Bucheli, Karl Campbell, David Carranza, Jorge Carrión, Maria Casafont, Xavier Castro, Sandra Chamorro, Juan Chávez, David Chicaiza, René Chumbi, Paulina Couenberg, David Cousseau, Marilyn Cruz, Noemí d'Ozouville, Cristina de la Guía, Giorgio de la Torre, Carla Molina Díaz, Jessica Duchicela, Daniel Endara, Vanessa Garcia, Cynthia Gellibert, James Gibbs, Juan Carlos Guzmán, Pippa Heylings, Andrés Iglesias, Juan Carlos Izurieta, Patricia Jaramillo, Asleigh Klingman, Andrew Laurie, Patricia Leon, Jaime Medina, Edison Mendieta, Godfrey Merlen, Carla Montalvo, Edwin Naula, Diego Páez-Rosas, Manuel Peralta, Marcos Peralvo, Mario Piu, José Poma, José Pontón, Mireya Pozo, Daniel Proaño, Mónica Ramos, Ana Rousseaud, Danny Rueda, Pelayo Salinas, Gloria Salmoral, Silvia Saraguro, Débora Simón-Baile, Washington Tapia, Byron Teran, Marilú Valverde, Andrea Vargas, Josué Vega, Wilson Velásquez, Alberto Vélez, Santiago Verdesoto, Hernán G. Villarraga, Fernando Vissioli, Cesar Viteri-Mejía, Lucía Norris-Crespo, Sophia C. Cooke, M. Veronica Toral-Granda and William J. Sutherland
pp. 207-207

Committee on Publication Ethics

Ivor Beatty Award

Kit Prendergast has been awarded the Ivor Beatty Award for 2023.

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