Members of the lab include staff and students based at CQUniversity, as well as collaborators from around the globe. We focus on exploring ways to foster co-existence between humans and wildlife. This involves examining the nature of human attitudes toward wildlife, the impact of humans on wildlife, and finding solutions to resolving the conflict. Our lab seeks to develop and test innovative ways to non-lethally manage Australian carnivores, as well as exploring ways to resolve the human elements of conflict in a way that meets the needs and views of all stakeholders.
Dingoes living among mine sites
Social approaches to resolving conflict
Exploring innovative methods for managing carnivores
Measuring how people view wildlife
Analysing behaviour during human-dingo interactions
Using the media to understand human-wildlife conflict
In a new publication led by Lily van Eeden, we looked at historical attitudes of graziers across Australia in the
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READ MOREWelcome to the Smith Human-wildlife Coexistence Lab, based at CQUniversity. We are launching this lab in 2019, and hoping to
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