Goal 1: Reducing fox and wild dog impacts

TARGET: A benefit of $29 million per annum by reducing the impacts of fox and wild dogs by 10%

Outputs

• New knowledge on fox and wild dog biology, ecology, impact, management, and the ecological interactions of control methods
• New humane fox and wild dog toxin and antidote
• New approved fox and wild dog lures and new toxin delivery methods
• Fox and wild dog management packages that include new and existing toxins, application strategies and end-user training

Projects

• Best practice fox, wild dog and feral cat management (1.T.4, 10.U.1, 10.U.4, 10.T.5, 10.U.21)
• Molecular ecology of wild canids in Australia (10.U.21)
  • PhD: Improved dog control via DNA-based monitoring systems (Danielle Stephens)
• PAPP fox and wild dog bait (1.T.3)
• Bluehealer® antidote (1.U.1e, 1.U.2e)
• Demonstration Site: Southern Ark: benefitting the biodiversity of East Gippsland through fox control, Vic (10.U.4)
  • PhD: Response of feral cats to broad scale fox control in East Gippsland, Victoria (Tony Buckmaster)
  • PhD: Fox ecology in response to lethal control (Alex Diment)
• Demonstration site: integrated wild canid management, NSW / Qld (10.T.5)
  • PhD: Strategic management of wild dogs: how it affects ecosystem management in north eastern NSW (Tom Newsome)
  • PhD: The social impacts on Australian farm families of wild dog predation on agricultural stock (Penelope Marshal)
  • PhD: Are wildlife and particularly wild canids associated with Neospora abortion in cattle? Investigating the prevalence, life cycle and risk to cattle and wildlife (Jessica King)
• Demonstration Site: detecting low fox abundance, Tas (10.U.3)
• National wild dog facilitator (1.T.2)
• Best practice guidelines for the use of guardian dogs (1.T.5e)

Relevant projects included under other goals

• Demonstration site: predator control and sustained fauna recovery, WA (10.U.1)
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