WEBINAR | Managing deer in forestry settings

Wild and feral deer are growing rapidly in number and distribution, including in our forestry areas. Their impacts include browsing on seedlings, snapping saplings, and rubbing and ring-barking older trees.

Chaired by National Deer Management Coordinator, Dr Annelise Wiebkin, this interesting webinar will cover how deer are being managed in forestry settings, and some emerging state-of-the-art technologies that are helping to reduce related impacts.

Hear from Dr Myall Tarran (SA Feral Deer Program Manager) – following his well-received presentation at our 2024 Symposium – and Brett Conibear (Sako), as they speak to challenges and successes in managing deer from the air and ground in complex forestry terrains, with case studies from Victoria and South Australia. The webinar will also include perspectives ranging from large deer management programs to operational aspects at local scales, and highlight broader principles that can be applied to pest management more widely.

Whether you’re a grower, manager or interested professional, this webinar will have insights for the forestry sector as a whole. We look forward to hosting you.

Date: Wednesday 12 February
Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm (AEDT)
Chair: Dr Annelise Wiebkin
RFP CPD Points: 1.00

Everyone who registers:

• Receives a link and joining instructions 24 hours before the webinar commences
• Receives a recording of the webinar – so if you can’t listen live, you can listen later

Forestry Australia Member: $10 | Non-Member: $60 | Student members: Free
Registrations close: 10am, Tuesday 11 February

Dr Annelise Wiebkin

Dr Annelise Wiebkin is the National Deer Management Coordinator. Her work seeks to increase coordination and efforts to manage feral/wild deer in Australia, build capacity, networks and share best practice, support development of new control tools, and drive community awareness of the need to act early.

Annelise has a background in ecology, land and natural resource management, policy in pest animals, and engagement in communities, agencies and organisations.

Dr Myall Tarran

Dr Myall Tarran has been in the role of Feral Deer Eradication Coordinator since 2022, and is involved with coordinating statewide feral deer culling programs in collaboration with regional landscape boards, industry groups and hundreds of private landholders, as part of the ambitious South Australian Feral Deer Eradication Program 2022-2032. Prior to this role he worked as a Planning Officer supporting the Kangaroo Island Feral Pig Eradication Program. Myall holds a PhD in environmental science from the University of Adelaide.

Brett Conibear

Brett is the Managing Director of Sako Business Solutions. Brett works with many industries to support them with land management issues including deer. Brett has extensive operational experience and a deep understanding of options and strategies to reduce impacts of pest animals and deer from the ground and air, in diverse terrains including densely vegetated areas and forestry settings. He explores and trials new techniques, equipment and technologies to find unique solutions for land managers. His presentation will be titled: Operational perspectives of managing deer from the ground, using drones and new tech.