Media Release - Report reveals Australia's feline folly. 23 February 2010
A new report by the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre highlights the devastating impact of feral cats on Australia’s unique wildlife. [pdf 35.2 kb]
Media Release - Rabbits and wild dogs biggest feral pest cost to agriculture: new report. 19 August 2009.
A new report reveals the economic impact of rabbits, wild dogs, mice, foxes and feral pigs and pest birds is estimated at over $740 million per year. [pdf 86.6 kb]
media release - New law creates springboard for feral animal problems - 18 June 2009
The new NSW Game and Feral Animal Control Amendment Bill 2009 runs the risk of increasing Australia’s feral animal populations. [pdf 111.7 kb]
Media Release - Identifying foxes in Tasmania. 17 April 2009
A further three individual foxes have been identified from genotyping (DNA fingerprinting) of faecal samples (scats) collected in Tasmania. [pdf 28.0 kb]
Media Release - On the look-out for rabbits this Easter. 10 April 2009
Along with searching for Easter eggs this weekend, we’re asking people to take action against one of Australia’s major pests: the rabbit, by taking up the RabbitScan challenge. [pdf 28.2 kb]
Media Release - Evidence of Foxes in Tasmania. 11 March 2009.
Five different individual foxes have been identified from faecal samples
(scats) collected in Tasmania. [pdf 31.0 kb]
Media Release - Rabbit numbers alarm experts and farmers 4 March 09
Glenn McGrath AM, today met with Australia’s leading scientists to launch a new community action campaign and website, called RabbitScan: www.rabbitscan.net.au [pdf 58.8 kb]
Media alert - Event: RabbitScan launch 3 March 09
Glenn McGrath AM, to launch RabbitScan at Parliament House on 4 March 2009. [pdf 55.5 kb]
Media release-Garrett bans Savannah cats 4 Aug08
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Savannah cats media release June08
serval cross domestic cats importation into Australia, legal loophole [pdf 171.8 kb]
VPC fish technologies media release June08
hotspots, push traps and daughterless, papers given at June 2008 conference [pdf 83.4 kb]
VPC APAS media release June08
Animal welfare and animal strategy, papers given at conference [pdf 89.6 kb]
VPC deer contraceptive media release June08
Gonacon fertility control vaccine [pdf 91.4 kb]
VPC wild dog media release June08
papers given at conference, need for coordinated management across land tenures [pdf 86.4 kb]
Media release_PIGOUT launch 31Mar08
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Media release-cooperation to fix the feral fox
A WA researcher seeks fox DNA for ambitious fox genetic map project [doc 60.5 kb]
Media release-male carp perfume Jun07
Professor Sorensen's team think they've found a pheromone that could assist in attracting and aggregating carp for control purposes [doc 90.5 kb]
Media release - Shine - toad distribution 23 March 07
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Media release-Uni of Sydney toad parasite project 14 Apr 07
Could a parasite prove to be an Achilles heel for the toad? Professor Shine's team at the University of Sydney think so... [pdf 64.8 kb]
IA CRC initiatives post cane toad workshop June06
IA CRC June 2006 workshop sparks initiatives to combat the toad problem. WA announces $7M project. [pdf 54.8 kb]
