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ArticleScientific reports2023

Thermal aerial culling for the control of vertebrate pest populations.

Tarnya E Cox, David Paine, Emma O'Dwyer-Hall, Robert Matthews, Tony Blumson, Brenton Florance, Kate Fielder, Myall Tarran, Matt Korcz, Annelise Wiebkin and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tarnya E CoxVertebrate Pest Research Unit, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, 1447 Forest Road, Orange, NSW, 2880, Australia. tarnya.cox@dpi.nsw.gov.au.
David PaineAerial Thermal Hunting Services, Murphy Road RD 2, Whakatane, 3192, New Zealand.
Emma O'Dwyer-HallVertebrate Pest Research Unit, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, 1447 Forest Road, Orange, NSW, 2880, Australia.
Robert MatthewsHeli Surveys, Jindabyne Airport, 56 Tinworth Drive, Jindabyne, NSW, 2627, Australia.
Tony BlumsonHeli Surveys, Jindabyne Airport, 56 Tinworth Drive, Jindabyne, NSW, 2627, Australia.
Brenton FloranceThe Kangaroo Island Landscape Board, 35 Dauncey Street, Kingscote, SA, 5223, Australia.
Kate FielderInvasive Species Unit, Biosecurity, The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), CSIRO Building 1, Entry 4 Waite Road, Urrbrae, SA, 5064, Australia.
Myall TarranInvasive Species Unit, Biosecurity, The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), CSIRO Building 1, Entry 4 Waite Road, Urrbrae, SA, 5064, Australia.
Matt KorczInvasive Species Unit, Biosecurity, The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), CSIRO Building 1, Entry 4 Waite Road, Urrbrae, SA, 5064, Australia.
Annelise WiebkinInvasive Species Unit, Biosecurity, The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), CSIRO Building 1, Entry 4 Waite Road, Urrbrae, SA, 5064, Australia.
Peter W HamnettGlobal Ecology | Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Corey J A BradshawGlobal Ecology | Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Brad PageInvasive Species Unit, Biosecurity, The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), CSIRO Building 1, Entry 4 Waite Road, Urrbrae, SA, 5064, Australia.
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia · AUCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · AUFlinders University · AUNew South Wales Department of Primary Industries · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helicopter-based shooting is an effective management tool for large vertebrate pest animals. However, animals in low-density populations and/or dense habitat can be difficult to locate visually. Thermal-imaging technology can increase detections in these conditions. We used thermal-imaging equipment with a specific helicopter crew configuration to assist in aerial culling for feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and fallow deer (Dama dama) in South Australia in 2021. Seventy-two percent of pigs and 53% of deer were first detected in dense canopy/tall forest habitat. Median time from the first impact shot to incapacitation was < 12 s. The culling rate (animals hour

Indexed as

AircraftAnimal CullingAnimals, WildDeerSus scrofaThermographyAnimalsAustraliaForestsHot TemperatureIslands

Identifiers

PMID37344616
PMCPMC10284814
OpenAlexW4381598085

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