Wild canids are widespread across most of mainland Australia. They can have major
impacts on livestock production and biodiversity values and often necessitate active …

Restoring missing ecological interactions by reintroducing locally extinct species or
ecological surrogates for extinct species has been mooted as an approach to restore …

Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) is widely used for the control of vertebrate pests in Australia.
While the ecological impact of 1080 baiting on non-target species has been the subject of …

AGRICULTURE and biodiversity are both key elements of the South African economy. The
management and use of livestock in support of society has been a feature of the peoples of …

The M-44 ejector ('ejector ') has proven to be a highly target-specific means of delivering
toxicants to the exotic European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in south-eastern Australia. Para …

English: South Africa has a long history of human-wildlife conflict with black-backed jackal
Canis mesomelas and caracal Caracal caracal, especially in the small livestock industry …

Context Ground baiting is a strategic method for reducing vertebrate pest populations. Best
practice involves maximising bait availability to the target species, although sustaining this …

Australia has the world's most diverse fauna of marsupial carnivores–those species whose
diet comprises a significant amount of vertebrate prey. All species–the Tasmanian devil and …

Context Access to effective toxicants and delivery systems that target red foxes (Vulpes
vulpes) are likely to be required as part of a management strategy in the event of future red …

Context Canid-pest ejectors (CPEs) offer a compromise between broadscale free-baiting
programs that can have non-target impacts and more target-specific methods such as …