Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781486313440)

Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia. It provides advice on working through applications to animal ethics committees, presents general operating procedures for a range of wildlife research methods, and details animal welfare considerations for all Australian taxa.

Compiled by over 200 researchers with extensive experience in field-based wildlife research, teaching and animal ethics administration, this comprehensive book supports best practice research methods and helps readers navigate the institutional animal care approval process.

Wildlife Research in Australia will help foster a national approach to wildlife research methods, and is an invaluable tool for researchers, teachers, students, animal ethics committee members and organizations participating in wildlife research and other activities with wildlife.

Features:

• A guide to the practical and applied aspects of conducting Australian wildlife research.
• Provides guidelines on understanding and applying ethical requirements around wildlife research.
• Includes general operating procedures covering diverse research methods.
• Details animal welfare considerations for working with native and exotic Australian taxa.
• Designed for a range of wildlife researchers, from practitioners, to consultants, academics and animal ethics committee members.

Author: Bradley P. Smith
ISBN-10: 1486313442
ISBN-13: 9781486313440
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2022
Pages: 656
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.51lbs
Size: 10.79h x 8.43w x 1.57d