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3.7.36 Common Myna (Acrido<strong>the</strong>res tristis)...................................................53 3.7.37 Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) ......................................53 3.7.38 Flowerpot Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)....................................54 3.7.39 Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)...................................................................55 3.7.40 Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) ........................................................57 3.7.41 English Perch (Perca fluviatilis) .........................................................59 3.7.42 Mosquit<strong>of</strong>ish (Gambusia holbrooki)....................................................60 3.8 New pests ............................................................................................ 61 Section 4 Legislative framework...........................................................64 4.1 Commonwealth legislation ................................................................. 64 4.2 State <strong>and</strong> Territory legislation............................................................. 65 4.3 Comments on current legislation ........................................................ 71 Section 5 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> <strong>animals</strong> in <strong>the</strong> Rangel<strong>and</strong>s ...............73 5.1 General control techniques.................................................................. 73 5.1.1 Poisoning .............................................................................................73 5.1.2 Shooting ...............................................................................................74 5.1.3 Trapping...............................................................................................75 5.1.4 Mustering .............................................................................................76 5.1.5 Judas technique....................................................................................76 5.1.6 Fencing ................................................................................................76 5.1.7 Water source control............................................................................77 5.1.8 Biocontrol ............................................................................................78 5.1.9 Fertility control....................................................................................79 5.1.10 COPs <strong>and</strong> SOPs <strong>and</strong> humaneness........................................................80 5.1.11 Integrated <strong>management</strong> strategies.......................................................81 5.1.12 Pest or resource – <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> commercial harvesting.......................82 5.1.13 Managing <strong>the</strong> <strong>impact</strong> not <strong>the</strong> <strong>feral</strong> number..........................................83 5.1.14 Monitoring – assessing <strong>the</strong> effectiveness .............................................83 5.2 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> buffalo............................................................... 85 5.3 Management <strong>of</strong> cane toads.................................................................. 88 5.4 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> camels ............................................................... 91 5.5 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> cats.................................................................... 95 5.6 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> deer ................................................................. 101 5.7 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> goats................................................................ 105 5.8 Management <strong>of</strong> <strong>feral</strong> pigs.................................................................. 112 5.9 Management <strong>of</strong> foxes........................................................................ 118 5.10 Management <strong>of</strong> rabbits...................................................................... 125 5.11 Management <strong>of</strong> wild horses <strong>and</strong> donkeys......................................... 138 5.12 Management <strong>of</strong> wild dogs................................................................. 143 5.13 Management <strong>of</strong> carp.......................................................................... 143 Section 6 Stakeholder survey ..............................................................147 Section 7 Key problems <strong>and</strong> opportunities for investment..............156 7.1 Emerging <strong>and</strong> growing problems...................................................... 156 7.1.1 Deer....................................................................................................158 7.1.2 Camels................................................................................................160
7.1.3 Buffalo................................................................................................163 7.1.4 Banteng ..............................................................................................164 7.1.5 Feral cattle in <strong>the</strong> Kimberley .............................................................167 7.1.6 Donkeys near Ka<strong>the</strong>rine ....................................................................167 7.1.7 Goats in New South Wales <strong>and</strong> Western Australia............................167 7.1.8 Rabbits in South Australia .................................................................168 7.1.9 Pigs in Cape York ..............................................................................169 7.1.10 Dingoes <strong>and</strong> dogs in <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Territory .....................................170 7.1.11 Foxes, pigs, dingoes <strong>and</strong> cats in Queensl<strong>and</strong> ....................................170 7.2 Social <strong>and</strong> industry issues ................................................................. 171 7.2.1 Indigenous communities.....................................................................171 7.2.2 New industries....................................................................................178 7.2.3 Hunting ..............................................................................................180 Section 8 Best practice planning.........................................................183 8.1 Best practice planning....................................................................... 183 8.1.1 Eradication or control .......................................................................183 8.1.2 Nil tenure approach – manage <strong>animals</strong> by distribution not tenure...185 8.1.3 Management objectives – conservation vs production ......................185 8.2 Checklist for best practice planning.................................................. 186 8.3 PESTPLAN....................................................................................... 192 Section 9 Priorities for investment .....................................................194 9.1 Regional priorities............................................................................. 194 9.1.1 Western Australia...............................................................................194 9.1.2 South Australia...................................................................................195 9.1.3 New South Wales................................................................................195 9.1.4 Queensl<strong>and</strong> ........................................................................................196 9.1.5 Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Territory .............................................................................196 9.2 Gaps in <strong>management</strong> tools <strong>and</strong> priorities for investment.................. 197 9.3 Knowledge <strong>of</strong> biodiversity <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>impact</strong>s <strong>of</strong> pest animal.............. 199 References..............................................................................................201 Appendix A Workshop summary......................................................216 Appendix B Stakeholder survey form..............................................220 Appendix C Database on past NHT funded projects......................228
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Page 4 and 5: Contributors Andrew Norris Pest Ani
Page 8 and 9: Table of figures F
Page 10 and 11: Section 2 Introduction Feral <stron
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Page 14 and 15: Section 3 A status review o
Page 16 and 17: 3.4 Birds Thirteen (or 14) species
Page 18 and 19: Information on the
Page 20 and 21: Summary A rodent that contributes t
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Page 24 and 25: The significance of</strong
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Page 36 and 37: Competition Several examples are re
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nest in tree hollows along
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Distribution The skylark is found i
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Distribution The blackbird is wides
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have been translocated to o
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esources. Significant investment in
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many native species (Clarke et al.
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spread across the
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Section 4 Legislative framework 4.1
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protection, as long as it falls wit
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Native Vegetation Conservation Act
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ehabilitate existing native vegetat
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suppression, which is the</
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al. 1986, 1987). The use of
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5.1.4 Mustering Commercial musterin
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etal. (1997) found that many native
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Where possible, integration <strong
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strategy, relative cost-effectivene
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Fencing Feral buffalo have a reputa
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5.3 Management of
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Summary of <strong
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time comes for the
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Individual tracking Tracking is a l
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SA - Currently cats are not widely
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Method of control
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Aerial shooting Aerial shooting can
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Summary of <strong
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80% of export was
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ensuring effective treatment <stron
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the lower cost, wi
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5.8 Management of
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conservation value rathe</s
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effort on the cont
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5.9 Management of
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follow transect lines, one kilometr
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as a refuge from predators. Removal
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Summary of <strong
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was completed it was the</s
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warren structure amenable to recolo
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Poisons Traditionally, strychnine,
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infected and steri
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of high priority.
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Method of control
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5.11 Management of
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technique can allow for cost-effect
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In South Australia, between 30 <str
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a) b) Figure 3. a) Extent o
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Figure 4 Response frequency for lik
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distribution of <s
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Section 7 Key problems and<
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• Goats degrading temperate woodl
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conservation problems in Europe <st
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message that camels are a valuable
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In the Koolatong R
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environmental degradation’ (Nor<s
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ecause dingo and d
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Various control methods have been a
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Pascale Taplin, an Indigenous L<str
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Lack of a Strategi
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eradicated after seeing the
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In some situations, payment <strong
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could have led to better protocols
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Game hunting is a growing business,
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Much as we might like it, t
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conservation outcome. In such a sit
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community consultation and<
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• Have the non-t
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provide opportunities for strategic
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Section 9 Priorities for investment
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contacted for exact locations <stro
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way. Achilles heel research should
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efficient in any given situation. R
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west Queensland re
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Crossland, MR, 199
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Forsyth, DM, and P
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Lange, RT, and Gra
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Morgan, LA and But
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Parkes, JP, 1990, Feral goat contro
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Van Rensberg, PJJ, Skinner, JD, <st
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Appendix A Ferals animals</
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Indigenous lands I
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Appendix B Stakeholder survey form
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Appendix C Database on past NHT fun
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Lachlan Rehabilitation of</
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Northern Territory
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Cape York Ambiilmungu-Ngarra tradit
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Wet Tropics Expansion and</
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Avon Protecting and</strong
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