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Assoc Prof Benjamin Allen

Assoc Prof Benjamin Allen
Name Benjamin Allen
Position Associate Professor (Wildlife)
Section Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (Research)
Office D203
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 1552
Extension 1552
Email
Qualifications BAppSc Qld , BAppSc(Hons) Qld , PhD Qld

Biography

I've been involved with wildlife management and research since I was a child, and have been employed in the private, public and university sectors as a wildlife ecologist, conservationist and manager since 2005, specialising in predation management and human-wildlife conflict. I am an Associate Professor (Wildlife Management and Research) at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) in Australia, a Research Associate with Nelson Mandela University (NMU) in South Africa, and the co-chair of the IUCN Canid Specialist Group's Dingo Working Group. I investigate practical solutions to a variety of complex wildlife management problems around Australia and internationally, often in cropping, grazing and peri-urban ecosystems.

Research Career


  • Vertebrate Biology ( 060809 )
  • Terrestrial Ecology ( 060208 )
  • Population Ecology ( 060207 )
  • Wildlife and Habitat Management ( 050211 )
  • Invasive Species Ecology ( 050103 )
  • Animal Behaviour ( 060801 )
  • Vertebrate Biology ( 310914 )
  • Terrestrial Ecology ( 310308 )
  • Population Ecology ( 310307 )
  • Wildlife And Habitat Management ( 410407 )
  • Animal Behaviour ( 310901 )
  • Biosecurity Science And Invasive Species Ecology ( 410202 )
  • Zoology ( 310900 )
  • Ecology ( 310300 )
  • Environmental Management ( 410400 )
  • Ecological Applications ( 410200 )

1. Ecology and management of dingoes and other wild dogs
2. Effects of fire, grazing and feral animals on threatened reptiles and birds
3. Eradication of vertebrate pests from offshore and mainland islands
4. Reintroduction of threatened fauna to conservation-fenced livestock production lands
5. Development of aversive geofencing devices to constrain animal movement
6. Interactions between dingoes and cattle in extensive beef production areas
7. Fauna use of crossing structures along linear infrastructure in peri-urban areas
8. Diet and movement of koalas on the Darling Downs
9. Distribution, abundance and genetics of Brigalow Belt reptiles
10. Performance of ceres tags on wild and domestic animals
11. Applied animal welfare / ethics tools for managers
12. Accounting for Nature biodiversity metrics on extensive grazing enterprises


IUCN Canid Specialist Group (Co-Chair, Dingo Working Group)
Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela University (Research Associate)
Australasian Wildlife Management Society (International Partnerships Officer)
Southern African Wildlife Management Society (Committee member)
National Wild Dog Action Plan Coordination Committee (Committee member)


Associate editor - Food Webs
Associate editor - Mammal Review
Associate editor - African Journal of Wildlife Research
Associate editor - Australasian Journal of Environmental Management
Editorial board member - PLoS ONE
Editorial board member - Scientific Reports
Editorial board member- Animals


  • Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment (ILSE)
  • Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (CSAS)

Teaching


R&I Safety sub-committee

Supervision


  • Vertebrate Biology ( 060809 )
  • Terrestrial Ecology ( 060208 )
  • Population Ecology ( 060207 )
  • Wildlife and Habitat Management ( 050211 )
  • Invasive Species Ecology ( 050103 )
  • Animal Behaviour ( 060801 )
  • Vertebrate Biology ( 310914 )
  • Terrestrial Ecology ( 310308 )
  • Population Ecology ( 310307 )
  • Wildlife And Habitat Management ( 410407 )
  • Animal Behaviour ( 310901 )
  • Biosecurity Science And Invasive Species Ecology ( 410202 )
  • Zoology ( 310900 )
  • Ecology ( 310300 )
  • Environmental Management ( 410400 )
  • Ecological Applications ( 410200 )