Several important techniques for managing wildlife rely on ballistics (the behaviour of
projectiles), including killing techniques (shooting) as well as capture and marking methods …

Globally, many wild deer populations are actively studied or managed for conservation,
hunting, or damage mitigation purposes. These studies require reliable estimates of …

AbstractContext Helicopter-based shooting has been widely used to kill deer in Australasia,
but the animal welfare outcomes of this technique have not been evaluated. Aim To assess …

Simple Summary The animal welfare impacts of wildlife capture methods are an important
contemporary issue in conservation. We assessed novel methods for capturing Bennett's …

Wild rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) are increasing in numbers and distribution in peri-urban
eastern Australia. To effectively manage rusa deer, land managers need to know the extent …

AbstractContext Invasive species are major drivers of biodiversity loss, requiring
management to reduce their ecological impacts. Population genetics can be applied to …

Context Helicopter darting has been used to capture wild deer, but this method has never
been used for chital deer (Axis axis). Aim The aims of this study were to develop, assess and …

Lead‐based bullets used to shoot deer typically fragment. These toxic fragments are a threat
to wildlife scavengers and human consumers of venison. Awareness of this issue is …

Context Safe and effective capture methods are crucial for improving our understanding and
management of many wildlife species. The adaptation of established capture methods to …

Simple Summary Capture and handling is essential to study some biological and ecological
properties of free-ranging animals. However, capturing an arboreal and cryptic species such …