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3.7.36 Comm<strong>on</strong> Myna (Acrido<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>res tristis)...................................................53<br />
3.7.37 Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) ......................................53<br />
3.7.38 Flowerpot Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)....................................54<br />
3.7.39 Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)...................................................................55<br />
3.7.40 Comm<strong>on</strong> Carp (Cyprinus carpio) ........................................................57<br />
3.7.41 English Perch (Perca fluviatilis) .........................................................59<br />
3.7.42 Mosquit<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ish (Gambusia holbrooki)....................................................60<br />
3.8 New pests ............................................................................................ 61<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 4 Legislative framework...........................................................64<br />
4.1 Comm<strong>on</strong>wealth legislati<strong>on</strong> ................................................................. 64<br />
4.2 State <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Territory legislati<strong>on</strong>............................................................. 65<br />
4.3 Comments <strong>on</strong> current legislati<strong>on</strong> ........................................................ 71<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 5 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>animals</str<strong>on</strong>g> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rangel<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>s ...............73<br />
5.1 General c<strong>on</strong>trol techniques.................................................................. 73<br />
5.1.1 Pois<strong>on</strong>ing .............................................................................................73<br />
5.1.2 Shooting ...............................................................................................74<br />
5.1.3 Trapping...............................................................................................75<br />
5.1.4 Mustering .............................................................................................76<br />
5.1.5 Judas technique....................................................................................76<br />
5.1.6 Fencing ................................................................................................76<br />
5.1.7 Water source c<strong>on</strong>trol............................................................................77<br />
5.1.8 Bioc<strong>on</strong>trol ............................................................................................78<br />
5.1.9 Fertility c<strong>on</strong>trol....................................................................................79<br />
5.1.10 COPs <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> SOPs <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> humaneness........................................................80<br />
5.1.11 Integrated <str<strong>on</strong>g>management</str<strong>on</strong>g> strategies.......................................................81<br />
5.1.12 Pest or resource – <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> commercial harvesting.......................82<br />
5.1.13 Managing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>impact</str<strong>on</strong>g> not <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> number..........................................83<br />
5.1.14 M<strong>on</strong>itoring – assessing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effectiveness .............................................83<br />
5.2 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> buffalo............................................................... 85<br />
5.3 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> cane toads.................................................................. 88<br />
5.4 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> camels ............................................................... 91<br />
5.5 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> cats.................................................................... 95<br />
5.6 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> deer ................................................................. 101<br />
5.7 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> goats................................................................ 105<br />
5.8 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>feral</str<strong>on</strong>g> pigs.................................................................. 112<br />
5.9 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> foxes........................................................................ 118<br />
5.10 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> rabbits...................................................................... 125<br />
5.11 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> wild horses <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> d<strong>on</strong>keys......................................... 138<br />
5.12 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> wild dogs................................................................. 143<br />
5.13 Management <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> carp.......................................................................... 143<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 6 Stakeholder survey ..............................................................147<br />
Secti<strong>on</strong> 7 Key problems <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> opportunities for investment..............156<br />
7.1 Emerging <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> growing problems...................................................... 156<br />
7.1.1 Deer....................................................................................................158<br />
7.1.2 Camels................................................................................................160