Introduced red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) driving Australian freshwater turtles to extinction? A critical evaluation of the evidence

BC Chessman - Pacific Conservation Biology, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
It has been asserted that introduced red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) destroy∼ 95% of nests of
freshwater turtles in south-eastern Australia, are more efficient predators of freshwater turtle …

Protecting wild bird nests against predators: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of non‐lethal methods

D Gautschi, A Čulina, R Heinsohn… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Implementing effective, affordable and ethical conservation management will be crucial for
minimising future biodiversity losses. Such management requires reliable foundational …

Predation of sea turtle eggs by rats and crabs

HJ Stokes, N Esteban, GC Hays - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Egg predation by invasive and native species may have severe impacts on endangered
species and negatively affect species recovery. We assessed the levels of egg predation …

Extreme predation of eggs and hatchlings for loggerhead turtles in eastern Indian Ocean

C Avenant, S Whiting, S Fossette, P Barnes… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Understanding predator-prey interactions at the vulnerable egg and hatchling stage of sea
turtles is crucial to effectively manage these threatened marine species. Our research …

[HTML][HTML] Predation of loggerhead sea turtle eggs across Georgia's barrier islands

ZP Butler, SJ Wenger, JB Pfaller, MG Dodd… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nesting beach management is a vital element of the population recovery efforts for the
vulnerable loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) across the globe. In the southeast United …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of nest predator impacts and the efficacy of plastic meshing on marine turtle nests on the western Cape York Peninsula, Australia

EJ Nordberg, S Macdonald, G Zimny, A Hoskins… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nest predation is considered to be one of the most significant biotic threats to marine turtle
populations globally. The introduction of feral predators to nesting beaches has dramatically …

Few havens for threatened Australian animal taxa that are highly susceptible to introduced and problematic native species

JCZ Woinarski, DG Chapple, ST Garnett… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Many Australian animal species are threatened by introduced species, and some by
problematic native species. Conservation programs resulting in a network of havens (islands …

A shocking result—Electric fences protect western saw‐shelled turtle (Myuchelys bellii) nests from depredation by foxes

LM Streeting, ML Dillon, J Nesbitt, B Nesbitt… - Austral …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduced red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are a major predator of freshwater turtle nests in
Australia. We evaluated the effectiveness of electric fences, in combination with individual …

Neglecting cooler low-season nest protection could deprive sea turtle populations of valuable hatchlings

LA Tello-Sahagún, CP Ley-Quiñonez… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reproductive seasonality is present across species and phyla. Many species retain
seasonal patterns even in tropical regions where climatic variations may be less apparent …

Testing how environmental variables affect the survival of freshwater turtle nests and hatchlings using artificial nests and dummy hatchlings

J Lanszki, TG Molnár, T Erős, G Ónodi, Z Lanszki… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) is a wide-ranging, long-living
freshwater species with low reproductive success, mainly due to high predation pressure …