Axis axis
(Cervidae)
axis deer
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Axis axis
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Axis deer overview
Axis deer description and habits are from the The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition.
Information about Axis axis from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
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Feral deer (Axis axis et al.) in Australia/New Zealand
Information about feral deer (Axis axis et al.) in Australia/New Zealand is provided by authorities and Canberra University in Australia.
Axis deer (Axis axis): HEAR HNIS report 
The Global Compendium of Weeds provides worldwide citations of potential weediness of Haplophyllum perforatum.
Axis axis description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Axis axis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Axis axis taxonomy (ISSG)
Taxonomy and nomenclatural information about Axis axis is provided by ITIS.
Controlling ungulate populations in native ecosystems in Hawaii
"Controlling ungulate populations in native ecosystems in Hawaii" is a 2005 position paper presented by the Hawaii Conservation Alliance.
Axis axis impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Axis axis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Axis axis impacts (ISSG)
Impacts of Axis axis are reviewed by the Global Invasive Species Database managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
The high cost of having no control program
Fencing free-roaming game mammals is expensive, but not doing it costs more. The economic and social costs of game mammal damage are explained.
The need for speedy reform of Hawaii's game management program
A description of the feral pig problem in Hawaii with excellent photographs and facts about the impacts pigs are having on native plants and animals are on this Rare Hawaii site.
Axis axis management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Axis axis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Non-native species in Haleakala National Park
Haleakala's strategy to fence the park to exclude alien ungulates; remove all populations of feral goats, pigs and deer; and place snares at remote areas to intercept any individual ungulate that penetrates the boundary fence, now preserves the native ecosystems.
Contraceptives won't solve deer problem
Complete removal of the relatively low numbers of axis deer from Hawaii island is considered a more effective strategy than controlling deer with contraceptives, (Star Advertiser, 6/10/2011).
Axis deer at Makena II
Axis deer bucks at the State Park at Makena, Maui, are video taped, without commentary (YouTube, 3/28/2008).
Distribution of Axis axis (Cervidae) in the Hawaiian Islands as of 05/98
Karen H. Beard and Eric M. O'Neill
Axis axis distribution (ISSG)
Countries or areas with distribution records for Axis axis in the Global Invasive Species Database are listed.
Axis deer home range, movements, and survival at Kalaupapa, Molokai (citation)
The citation for the unpublished axis deer report to the National Park Service, Kalaupapa National Historic Monument, is from the HEAR bibliography site.
Axis axis worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Axis axis is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Contraceptives won't solve deer problem
Complete removal of the relatively low numbers of axis deer from Hawaii island is considered a more effective strategy than controlling deer with contraceptives, (Star Advertiser, 6/10/2011).
State targets axis deer
The Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and others confirmed sightings of an introduced, damaging large mammal--axis deer--on the Big Island in May 2011. DOFAW considers this development "serious problem with far-reaching economic and environmental impacts to the agriculture industry and native ecosystems on the island" and is expanding surveys of areas where deer have been reported and is developing a response and removal plan. Also included in this article is a section regarding Maui's struggles with impacts of axis deer.
Axis deer on Hawaii island pose problem for state
the presence of axis deer across the island, including in Kohala, Kau, Kona and Mauna Kea.
Confirmed sightings of axis deer reported on Big Island
As of 27 May 2011, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and a coalition of resource managers on Hawaii Island have confirmed recent sightings of an introduced, damaging large mammal--axis deer--in areas of Kohala, Kau, Kona and Mauna Kea.
As numbers spiral out of control, experts SETTING SIGHTS on spotted axis deer
Spotted axis deer populations are exploding on Maui, and difficulties controlling them are reported in The Maui News (9/27/2009).
Making hunting pono--save Hawaii's native creatures
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin (http://starbulletin.com)
Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.
Axis deer home range, movements, and survival at Kalaupapa, Molokai (citation)
The citation for the unpublished axis deer report to the National Park Service, Kalaupapa National Historic Monument, is from the HEAR bibliography site.
Axis axis experts (ISSG)
Contact information for expert advice on Axis axis is listed on the Global Invasive Species Database managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Axis axis references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Axis axis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Axis axis references (ISSG)
References and links for Axis axis are provided by the Global Invasive Species Database managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Axis deer overview
Axis deer description and habits are from the The Mammals of Texas - Online Edition.
National Seashore wants rid of 'un-American deer'
Point Reyes National Seashore in California proposed managing growing herds of non-native axis and fallow deer by getting rid of all of them in the next 15 years, using bullets and contraception. Objections to these options are discussed (Point Reyes Light, 2/10/2005).
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