Guy Ballard
Since 2007, I have been member of the Vertebrate Pest Research Unit, working on large-scale predator research, management and monitoring projects across Australia
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DisplayingMonitoring Spotted-tailed quolls
Monitoring Spotted-tailed quolls
Preparing for the RESET project
Preparing for the RESET project
Quantifying relationships between predators, prey and plants
Quantifying relationships between predators, prey and plants
Spatial ecology of brush-tailed rock wallabies
Spatial ecology of brush-tailed rock wallabies
Assessing the safety and efficacy of Doggone baits for wild dog control
Assessing the safety and efficacy of Doggone baits for wild dog control
Developing effective management strategies for feral cats
Developing effective management strategies for feral cats
Recent Publications
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"Should the compassionate tail wag the conservation dog?"
Conservation Biology. In press.
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"Animal welfare considerations for using large carnivores and guardian dogs as vertebrate biocontrol tools against other animals."
Biological Conservation 232: 258-270.
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"Efficacy of lethal-trap devices to improve the welfare of trapped wild dogs."
Wildlife Research 46(1): 89-95.
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"Aerial baiting and wild dog mortality in south eastern Australia."
Wildlife Research In press.
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"Invasive species and their impacts on agri-ecosystems: issues and solutions for restoring ecosystem processes."
The Rangeland Journal 39(6): 523-535.
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"Techniques and practices of Australian pest animal trappers."
Pacific Conservation Biology
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"Camera trap theft and vandalism: occurrence, cost, prevention and implications for wildlife research and management."
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.
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"Yes, killing is sometimes essential for conservation."
Australian Zoologist 8pp. In press.
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"Estimating macropod grazing density and defining activity patterns using camera trap image analysis."
Wildlife Research 45: 706-717.
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"How long is a dingo’s tale?: Impacts of sampling design on our understanding of dingo ecology."
Australian Zoologist 39(4): 581-590.
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"Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?"
Biological Conservation206: 293-303.
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"Homo sapiens is the apex animal: anthropocentrism as a Dionysian sword."
Australian Zoologist 38(3): 464-476.
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"Large carnivore science: Non-experimental studies are useful, but experiments are better."
Food Webs 12: 64-75.
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"Trophic cascades and dingoes in Australia: Does the Yellowstone wolf–elk–willow model apply?"
Food Webs 13: 43-45.
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"The trophic cascades concept may constrain Australian dingo reintroduction experiments: A response to Newsome et al. (2017)."
Food Webs 22: 76-87.
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"Can we save large carnivores without losing large carnivore science?"
Food Webs 12: 64-75.
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"A roadmap to meaningful dingo conservation."
Canid Biology and Conservation 20(11): 45-56.
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"Roles for the Canidae in food webs reviewed: Where do they fit?"
Food Webs 12: 14-34.
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"Social, conservation and economic implications of rabies in Australia."
Australian Zoologist38(3): 457-463.
Qualifications and Achievements
Contact
Email: guy.ballard@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Research branch: Land Management and Technical Services, Biosecurity, Animal Welfare
Location: Armidale