Paroo Model of Wild Dog Control – Western QLD
The Paroo Shire residents have been leaders in developing and implementing best practice in the coordinated control of wild dogs. Wild Dogs are defined as feral dogs, dingoes and hybrid […]
Management
Snake black market poses risk to humans and wildlife
The illegal reptile trade in Australia, including venomous snakes, could put our wildlife, the environment and human lives at risk, a new study has found. University of Adelaide researchers, supported […]
Glovebox Guide for Managing Wild Dogs
The Glovebox Guide for Managing Wild Dogs is a general guide to managing populations of wild dogs in Australia.
An integrated assessment of the impact of wild dogs in Australia
Wild dogs are a significant pest animal in Australia. They are widespread in Queensland, the Northern Territory and much of Western Australia and South Australia, as well as being present […]
Working Plan to Manage Wild Dogs (green book)
This document outlines a six-step strategic approach to the management of dingoes and other wild dogs
Rabbit legislation in Australia
Introduction Wild European rabbits are one of Australia’s most widely distributed and abundant pest animal species. They cause severe damage to the natural environment as well as to agricultural production […]
Benefits of Rabbit Biocontrol in Australia
EUROPEAN RABBITS (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are a severe continental-scale threat to Australia’s globally important biodiversity and agriculture. The extreme sensitivity of many native plant species to rabbit damage – as few […]
Carp in Australia
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) were first introduced to Australia more than 100 years ago. They are now widely established throughout the Murray-Darling Basin and can also be found in all states […]
Glovebox Guide for Managing Foxes
This glovebox guide is designed to provide current information on best practice fox management for land managers, pest animal officers and others involved in the management of foxes.
Principles of pest animal management
There are seven key principles that form the basis of the strategic approach
Planning a strategic approach to pest animal management
Pest management plans should be based on the following steps
CAN001: Methods for the field euthanasia of cane toads
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains current best practice for the euthanasia (or humane killing) of cane toads.
Wild dog trapping in the woodlands of pastoral Queensland
Video series demonstrating methods and equipment used in wild dog trapping in and around the Toowoomba region, Queensland.
Wild dog trapping in the northern tablelands of NSW
Video series demonstrating methods and equipment used in wild dog trapping in and around the Tenterfield region, Northern Tablelands NSW
Baiting with a baitlayer for rabbit control
Video discussing and demonstrating a baiting program for rabbit control
Glovebox Guide for Managing Rabbits
Current information on best practice rabbit management for land managers, pest animal officers and others involved in the management of rabbits
Detecting and preventing new incursions of exotic animals in Australia
Incursions and interceptions of exotic vertebrates in Australia that have occurred within the country and at the national border, over the past 10 years
Fumigation with phostoxin for rabbit control
Video demonstrating the process of fumigation with phostoxin for rabbit control. Aspects such as equipment needed and process are covered.
Planning landscape-scale rabbit control
Covers important factors to consider in developing community-based rabbit control programs within the framework of natural resource management boards and their equivalents
Importance of rabbit biological control to livestock producers
Cameron Allan from Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) talks about how important the investment in rabbit biological controls has been for the livestock industry.
