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February 11, 2026Pacific Conservation BiologyOpen Access

Untangling wildlife entanglements: patterns represented in rescue data from New South Wales, Australia

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LTLibby A. TimmissMMMatthew MoJJJane Jamieson

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Quantifies entanglement impacts on wildlife in New South Wales, highlighting increasing threats to species.

Key Points

  • The research aims to evaluate the impact of wildlife entanglement in New South Wales based on materials, species affected, and conservation status.
  • Analyzed wildlife rescue data from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service from 2011–2012 to 2020–2021.
  • Examined trends related to entanglement materials, taxonomy, and conservation status.
  • Performed Mann–Kendall trend test and Augmented Dickey–Fuller test for identifying trends.
  • Annual wildlife rescue records for entanglement increased from 2011 to 2021.
  • Netting and wire accounted for over a quarter of reported entanglements.
  • Mammals and birds were the most impacted groups, especially flying-foxes, which represented over two-thirds of entanglements.
  • The grey-headed flying-fox was responsible for more than 50% of all such incidents.

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Timmiss et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1c65267fb587c655ed39https://doi.org/10.1071/pc25035
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