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Invasive Species Management and Wellbeing in Australia: A Scoping Review is a report commissioned by the Victorian Rabbit Action Network (VRAN) and supported by the Victorian Government’s Partnership Against Pests Program. Authored by Jesse Kenny, Invasive Species Management and Wellbeing in Australia is the first review of its kind to systematically examine the relationship between invasive species management (ISM) and human wellbeing in the Australian context. It draws on published and grey literature alongside a stakeholder focus group to explore how involvement in ISM affects mental health and community wellbeing — and how wellbeing, in turn, shapes people’s capacity to act. The review identifies a genuine and important research gap, and presents fifteen practical opportunities for government, community organisations, NRM practitioners, and researchers to improve outcomes for both people and the environments they steward.

VRAN is sharing this review broadly because we believe its findings are relevant across the agriculture, environment and health sectors — from government agencies and NRM networks to community groups, Traditional Owner organisations, and the research community. VRAN hopes that the review will stimulate conversation, inform policy and program design, and open new pathways for collaboration.

This compilation brings together the Round 4 EIC Risk Assessments. It spans species including the Binturong (Arctictis binturong), Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), California quail (Callipepla californica), Orange-breasted fig parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii), Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum), Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), Red-headed tamarin (Saguinus midas), Violet-eared waxbill (Uraeginthus granatinus), and Purple grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster).

This compilation brings together the Round 3 EIC Risk Assessments. It spans species including the African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris), Hog deer (Axis porcinus), Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Golden conure (Guaruba guarouba), White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor).

This compilation brings together the Round 2 EIC Risk Assessments. It spans species including the Redpoll (Acanthis flammea), Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), Blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva), Caracal (Caracal caracal), Red-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), Red lory (Eos bornea), Peach-fronted conure (Eupsittula aurea), Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), and Cotton-top tamarin (Oedipomidas oedipus).

This compilation brings together the Round 1 EIC Risk Assessments. It spans species including the Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), De Brazza’s monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus), Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis), Brazilian agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), Savannah cat (hybrid of Leptailurus serval and Felis catus), Brown-nosed coati (Nasua nasua), Okapi (Okapia johnstoni), Lion (Panthera leo), Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas), Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea), Black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella), and Silvery marmoset (Mico argentatus).

This compilation brings together the Round 5 Serious Risk Assessments for Australia. It spans the Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulanus), four weaver bird species (Euplectes afer, Euplectes orix, Euplectes axillaris, Euplectes franciscanus), and two whydah species (Vidua macroura, Vidua paradisaea).

This compilation brings together the Round 6 Vertebrate Risk Assessments. It spans seven ‘Amazonian’ conure species, the Horse (Equus caballus), and the Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata).
It also covers four ‘central South American’ conures and four ‘Rattlesnake’ species, including Crotalus adamanteus, Crotalus atrox, Crotalus durissus and Crotalus lepidus.

This compilation brings together the Round 7 Vertebrate Risk Assessments. It covers a diverse range of species – from large mammals such as the Polar Bear, Giraffe, Hippopotamus, and African Buffalo, to reptiles including the Cantil, Dumeril’s Boa, and Ball Python, as well as the Tokay Gecko and a group of five Eos Lory species. – 2025

The Environment and Invasives Committee List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates (the EIC List) forms a record of the non-indigenous amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that:
• are recorded in Australia,
• have been previously recorded in Australia and have been risk assessed,
• are suitable for live import but are not in Australia,
• have been risk assessed but are believed not to be present in Australia, or
• have been risk assessed and are not considered suitable for import (i.e., the species is not on the Commonwealth’s Live Import List).

The use of 1080 is regulated nationally by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). The APVMA sets minimum standards for the use of the toxin for vertebrate pest management to reduce the risk of its use and ensure it is used effectively and safely.

This is the background document to the 2016 Threat abatement plan for competition and land
degradation by rabbits. The document aims to provide information on:
1. rabbit characteristics, biology and distribution
2. impacts on environmental, economic, social and cultural values, and
3. current management practices and research findings.

This Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits establishes a national framework to guide and coordinate Australia’s response to the impacts of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) on biodiversity.

With a focus on pest bird impacts on horticulture, this resource is relevant to pest bird management generally. This guide promotes the adoption of a more strategic approach to bird management including use of better techniques to reduce damage and increased cooperation between neighbours.

Effective management of stray and feral cats requires clarity around roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations. This guide, developed by Landcare Tasmania, is designed to support decision-making by helping land managers, local governments, and community groups understand the available options and identify appropriate, humane, and lawful management actions for their context.

National resource information about the Asian Black-Spined Toad (Duttaphyrnus melanostictus), published 2017 through an Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre project. – 2017

This plan strengthens national preparedness to prevent, plan and respond to future incursions of Asian black-spined toads into Australia. – 2024