New Developments in Macropod Ecology, Behaviour and Welfare
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecology and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 47
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wildlife management; behaviour; ecology and management of overabundant and endangered wildlife; macropods (kangaroos and wallabies)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: kangaroos; marsupials; fertility control; wildlife rehabilitation; human-wildlife interactions; wildlife health; wildlife management; welfare
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Macropods (kangaroos, wallabies, and rat-kangaroos) are marsupials which inhabit Australia and New Guinea. In their native range, macropods are impacted by many factors: parasites and pathogens, introduced predators, human disturbance, urban development, noise pollution, artificial light at night, habitat loss and fragmentation, cluster fencing, illegal hunting, commercial harvesting, vehicle collisions, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires. Many smaller macropod species are at risk of extinction, while larger species are considered to be overabundant or are at the centre of human–wildlife conflicts in some contexts. Some macropod species are also invasive, impacting agricultural and natural ecosystems in New Zealand and Europe. Recent research seeks to understand the nature and extent of ecological, behavioural, and welfare impacts on macropods, as well as the impacts macropods have on their environments. Research has also been directed towards innovative solutions to manage human–wildlife conflicts using behavioural manipulation and reproductive technologies.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together researchers engaged in studying the ecology, behaviour, and welfare of macropods to highlight the current research being conducted on these marsupials and to identify new horizons for future research.
Dr. Graeme Coulson
Dr. Catherine Herbert
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- macropods
- kangaroo
- wallaby
- rat-kangaroo
- ecology
- behaviour
- welfare
- management
- conservation
- overabundance
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