The Vth International Wildlife Management Congress,
2015, Sapporo
Call for Papers (Oral and Poster Presentations)•Online submission, including the title, the authorship and the abstract, will open November 17,
2014, through the OASIS database. The link can be found on the official web site.

•Abstract submission deadline is January 20, 2015. Abstracts will not be accepted after thisdate.

•Notification of acceptance will commence on February 9, 2015.

•No accepted abstract will be included in the program unless registration and payment has
been received. All accepted presenters must be registered and fully paid by April 10, 2015.

•Abstracts should not have been presented at other meetings or congresses. However, newaspects of the previously published or presented materials may be considered.

•The Congress invites submissions that include both completed research as well as researchthat is in progress. During the submission process use the check box to note that yoursubmission is ‘Research in Progress’, eg. research that is in the preliminary/proposal stage.
Abstracts submitted as Research in Progress will be considered for oral presentation but more
likely, if accepted, will be poster presentations.

•Abstracts submitted for oral presentations, if not selected for oral presentations, may beoffered poster presentation.

•Authors who wish to submit more than one abstract should fill out a separate submission formfor each abstract.

•All abstracts will be reviewed and the final selection made by the Scientific Program
Committee (“SPC”).

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All abstracts must be written in English.

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It is the author's responsibility to submit a correct abstract. Any errors in spelling, grammar or
scientific fact will be reproduced as submitted by the author.

•All accepted abstracts will appear on in an online program.

•The text should not exceed 250 Words. No graphics will be permitted.

The text of the abstract should briefly state the following points (but headings are notrequired):
Objectives: Indicate the purpose of the study or the hypothesis that was tested.
Methodology: Include the setting for the study, the subjects, the diagnosis or intervention, and thetype of statistical analysis. If references are needed, they should be provided in the text.

Results: Present as clearly as possible the outcome of the study and after significance if appropriate
Conclusions: Briefly discuss the data and emphasize the significance of the results.

Headings do NOT need to be included in the abstract.
Evaluation process
Criteria for evaluating the quality of abstracts include originality of ideas and methods, concise
presentation of methods and results, clarity of application and implementation and quality of writing.

To begin: Choose a topic to present on:
Abstract topics/subthemes
The theme of the Congress: International Models of Wildlife Biology and Management: Beyond
Cultural Differences
The topics/subthemes are the general heading under which abstracts will be submitted and reviewed.
These are as follows:1.

Ecology, Conservation and Management of Terrestrial Mammals

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Ecology, Conservation and Management of Aquatic Mammals

3.

Ecology, Conservation and Management of Birds

4.

Ecology, Conservation and Management of Reptiles and Amphibians

5.

Human Dimension

6.

Conservation Policy, Ethics, Education

7.

Wildlife Behavior, Ethology

8.

Population Dynamics

9.

Biometrics and New Techniques

10. Ecosystem Management, Community, Landscape, Habitat Restoration
11. Wildlife Disease and Toxicology
12. Game and Hunting
13. Captive Wildlife, Endangered Species Recovery, Ex Situ Management
14. Others