Senior Technical Officer
Feral Cat research and other feral animal.

• Avian species (birds)
• Australian and exotic mammals.

My life time work which has been ongoing has been the understanding birds. I have been involved in many programs from captive breeding to recovery programs on birds within Australia and overseas intuitions. I have a very keen interest in any Australian threaten bird species and try to help or assist where ever I can.

• Tafe qualifications in animal management.
• 28 years in the zoo industry from Acting Director of conservation to Curator of birds and Australian mammals, to supervisor and keeping. My main role being Curator of birds at the Perth zoo for six years.
• At DEC I have been assisting other staff on research programs within the science division mainly to do with birds and mammals. Presently researching into feral cats.

Presently working on the mesopredator program with a team from DEC and AWC (Australian Wildlife Conservancy).Looking at the Sustained introduced predator control in the rangelands. i.e. Cats, dogs and foxes.Collecting data on fauna, invertebrates and feral animals within a joint project with AWC and DEC staff. The research is presently being done on AWC land at Mt. Gibson Station and DEC pastoral leases at Karara and Lochada Stations.Research efforts is being focused

• examination of Baiting efficiency
• monitor predator abundance over time
• Monitor prey abundance

Assisting as required by other DEC staff any bird matters and introduce bird species within WA.

(13 items)

2008

Berry O, Algar D, Hamilton N, Hilmer S, Angus J (2008). A large reduction in fox abundance following 1080 baiting revealed by non-invasive DNA analysis (ABSTRACT). In Australasian Wildlife Management Society 21st annual conference: human impacts on wildlife, 24-27 November 2008, Fremantle WA: program and book of abstracts (ed AS Glen). Conference Organising Committee, Dwellingup. p. 38

Johnston M, Algar D, Onus M, Hamilton N, Hilmer S, O'Donoghue M et al. (2008). Field trial of a new bait and toxicant for feral cat management on French Island, Victoria (ABSTRACT). In Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference: Darwin, Australia, June 2008 (eds G Saunders, C Lane). Vertebrate Pests Committee, Canberra. p. 114

2006

Hamilton NA, Withnell B (2006). Assessment of feral cat abundance and control options at Fortescue Metals Group Limited: August/September 2005. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Woodvale, WA. 24 p.

Onus ML, Hamilton NA, Hilmer SS, Algar D (2006). Assessment of feral cat abundance and control options at Newmont Jundee operations. Department of Environment and Conservation, Woodvale, WA. 24 p.

2005

Hamilton N (2005). Trapping ferals in the Fitz. Friends of the Western Ground Parrot Newsupdate 13, p. 3

2004

Hamilton N, Algar D (2004). Further assessment of feral cat abundance and control options at Plutonic Gold Mine: a report to Barrick Gold of Australia Limited.

Onus ML, Hamilton NA, Algar D (2004). Preliminary assessment of feral cats for the ground parrot program within the Fitzgerald River National Park, February 2004. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Woodvale, WA. 10 p.

2003

Hamilton N, Algar D (2003). Assessment of feral cat abundance and control options at Plutonic Gold Mine: a report to Barrick Gold of Australia Limited. Department of Conservation and Land Management, 13 p.

Onus ML, Algar D, Brazell RI, Withnell GB, Hamilton N (2003). Assessment of feral cat status on Garden Island: a report to the Department of Defence (HMAS Stirling). Department of Conservation and Land Management, 11 p.

2002

Angus GJ, Martin KR, Onus ML, Hamilton N, Brazell R, Withnell GB (2002). Assessment of the comparative efficacy of two aerial baiting regimes through acceptance of non-toxic baits by feral cats in the north-eastern goldfields, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Kensington, WA. 21 p.

Angus GJ, Onus ML, Hamilton N, Withnell GB (2002). Assessment of bait acceptance by introduced predators from a single aerial deployment of bio-marked baits in the Gascoyne region, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Woodvale, WA. 18 p.

Liddelow G, Ward B, Angus GJ, Hamilton N (2002). An assessment of an aerial baiting program for the control of feral cats at the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management, Manjimup. 11 p.

Massam M, Kirkpatrick W, Mawson P, Press N, Bennell T, Hamilton N (2002). Importing and keeping introduced mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians in Western Australia, October 2002. Available at: http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/programs/app/dec_an/index.htm [Accessed 28 Apr 2003]. Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, 44 p.