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Farm Weekly: 1080 training tool now online

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The Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food (DAFWA) has launched a new online 1080 training tool. The course provides an easily-accessible training option for landholders, managers or workers wanting to handle 1080 baits on their property. (Friday, 27/07/2012)

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Science Alert: Feral camel numbers dropping

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Better and more accurate survey figures have been released by the Australian Feral Camel Management Project (AFCMP) that now places the number of feral camels roaming the outback at about 750,000. (Thursday, 26/07/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Aboriginal people to install solar systems in remote WA communities

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201207/s3556353.htm
An Indigenous mining company has joined forces with a solar power company to build renewable energy systems in remote Western Australia. Carey Power plans to train and employ local Aboriginal people to install and maintain the power systems, which will also be rolled out to mine sites. (Monday, 30/07/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Camel count goes down

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New survey figures indicate feral camel numbers in Australia are 25 per cent lower than originally thought. Data released today by the Australian Feral Camel Management Project reveals 750,000 feral camels are now spread across 3.3 million square kilometres of outback Australia. (Tuesday, 24/07/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Livestock exporters angrily reject shark claims

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201207/s3548295.htm
Animal welfare group The Humane Society International has accused livestock exporters of attracting sharks, by throwing dead sheep overboard from ships. (Wednesday, 18/07/2012)

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Decision Point article: Of experts and public preferences

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http://www.decision-point.com.au/images/DPoint_files/DPoint_61/dp61%20p9%20Rogers%20Experts.pdf
Abbie Rogers and Jonelle Cleland investigate whether the values of experts are in accord with values of the general public. (July 2012)

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ABC Rural News: WA Government eases restrictions on poison use to tackle wild dogs

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201207/s3543699.htm
In a bid to control the Western Australia's wild dog problem, the State Government has relaxed laws controlling the use of the poison 1080, allowing more pastoralists access its liquid form. (Wednesday, 11/07/2012)

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Decision Point article: Caught in a minefield - Being an ecologist in Western Australia

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http://www.decision-point.com.au/images/DPoint_files/DPoint_61/dp61%20p4%20Hobbs%20caught.pdf
Richard Hobbs (WA Scientist of the Year) reflects on the problems and pitfalls of polarized debates. (July 2012)

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Farm Weekly news: Pastoralists take wild dog fight online

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PASTORALISTS and farmers across WA are joining together and taking the fight against wild dogs online. A Wild Dog Control Facebook group has been established with the aim of helping to close the divide between those affected. (Friday, 29/6/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Abattoir gives up the goat

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www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201206/s3524759.htm
Western Australian pastoralists may be forced to kill their goats as a result of the closure of Geraldton Meat Exports, the state's only abattoir that processed goat meat. (Thursday, 14/06/2012)

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