Impact / Risk Assessment

Wild dog control impacts on calf wastage in extensive beef cattle enterprises

Author: 
Allen LR
Journal: 
Animal Production Science
Url: 
dx.doi.org/10.1071/AN12356

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MLA News: Fighting feral pigs

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http://www.mla.com.au/News-and-resources/Industry-news/Fighting-feral-pigs
This report, on the Meat and Livestock Australia website, discusses feral pigs, the damage that they cause and methods for their control. (Friday, 15/03/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Surprise finding: dog baiting increases stock loss

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201303/s3716659.htm
Research suggests baiting wild dogs increases stock losses. Dr Lee Allen, a zoologist with Biosecurity Queensland, found baiting changes the pack structure, meaning younger inexperienced dogs will target calves instead of kangaroos and other prey. (Friday, 15/03/2013)

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ABC Rural News: Fears toads to take toll on Kimberley crocs

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-12/fears-toads-to-take-toll-on-kimberley-reptiles/4367260
Scientists are expecting cane toads to almost wipe out native animals in a Kimberley gorge which is in the path of the approaching pests. (Monday, 12/11/2012)

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ABC Rural News: Bio-diversity study on life before toads

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/wa/content/2012/10/s3611914.htm
The Kimberley Toad Busters are undertaking a bio-diversity study on Nicholson Station. The study is looking at the types and amounts of reptiles in the area before it's reached by the migrating cane toads. (Tuesday, 16/10/2012)

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TERN e-Newsletter: Wave of extinctions in the north shows history repeating itself

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http://www.tern.org.au/Newsletter-2012-Sept-ACEASNorthernMammalExtinctions-pg23516.html
It is likely that a new wave of mammal extinctions is occurring in northern Australia, in a repeat of extinctions that occurred in the southern half of the continent, new analysis shows. The causes of the extinctions continue to be debated, but, researchers say, there is ‘strong evidence’ that the main ones are predation by feral cats, changes in the pattern, frequency and intensity of fires, and long-term cattle grazing. (September 2012)

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North Queensland Register: Wild dogs cost $30m

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http://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/news/agriculture/livestock/cattle-beef/wild-dogs-cost-30m/2619303.aspx
Scott Middleton of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry told graziers at the Beef2U field day that it is conservatively estimated that wild dogs cost the state of Queensland upwards of $30 million per year through lost production. (Monday, 20/08/2012)

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How many of Australia’s ground-nesting birds are likely to be at risk from the invasive Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)?

Author: 
Beckmann C, and Shine R
Journal: 
Emu
Url: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MU11028

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ECOS article: It’s official: Indian mynas harm native bird populations

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http://www.ecosmagazine.com/paper/EC12389.htm
New research confirms that the Indian or common myna has an adverse effect on native and other bird species by competing with them for food, nesting sites and territories. (Monday, 20/08/2012)

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ECOS article: Funding to help fight tramp ant threat to cassowaries

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http://www.ecosmagazine.com/paper/EC12399.htm
The Australian Government has allocated funds to combat the appearance of yellow crazy ants and another ‘tramp’ ant species inside Queensland’s protected Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The yellow crazy ant outbreak, which has occurred at Little Mulgrave National Park near Edmonton, south of Cairns, poses a serious threat to cassowaries and other native species. (Monday, 27/08/2012)

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