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Vertebrate Pests

Introduced animals, including rabbits, foxes, feral goats and feral pigs, have established large and widespread populations in Australia. The extent of these populations means that eradication from the entire mainland is not feasible. There is a need, therefore, to accept the continued presence of pest animals, apart from exclusion or localised eradication campaigns, and to determine how best to manage them to reduce agricultural and environmental impacts. The National (more)...

Indicator guidelines: pest species

Estuarine, coastal and marine habitat condition

This document presents the recommended monitoring guidelines for collecting, collating and reporting information on pest species for national, state/territory and regional application.

State / territory jurisdictional workshops

Report on outcomes

The State/Territory workshops were successful in addressing the aims of the National Invasive Animals Project. The main outcomes of the State workshops were: Agreement by relevant State and Territory Agencies to determine what information is available to report under the recommended Indicators for Vertebrate Pests; Agreement by the relevant State and Territory Agencies to establish what is required internally for reporting of information to address the National Indicators (more)...

National Weeds and Invasive Information Workshop

Report on workshop outcomes

This report presents a summary of a National Weeds and Invasive Animals Information Workshop, held at Hadley’s Hotel, March 30-31, 2006. The goal of the workshop was to gain a consolidated advice in relation to Invasive Species (Weeds and Invasive Animals) Indicators under the NM&EF. The NM&EF identifies: The Matter for Target - Ecologically significant (more)...

Indicator protocol: distribution and abundance of significant invasive vertebrate pests

Extent and impact of selected ecologically significant vertebrate invasive species

This document presents the recommended monitoring protocol for collecting, collating and reporting information on the distribution and abundance of significant invasive vertebrate pests, at the national, state and territory, and regional levels.