Invasive species

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Wildlife News | ‘Exploding’ feral deer a very real Aussie problem

Feral deer will become Australia’s ‘next rabbit plague’ without a containment zone, experts say According to the Guardian Australia newspaper : Populations of feral deer have increased tenfold in the past two decadeswith numbers now too high to be managed by recreational hunting or other recent control measures. Numbers of the invasive species are now so large in some parts of the east coast that a new national strategy by federal and state governments proposes establishing a “containment zone” to...

Rabbit plague and how to handle

Rabbits are an enormous problem for Australian ecosystems – they’re a major threat to 322 species of plants and animals already at risk of extinction. This is more than double the number of species threatened by cats and foxes. The Conversation investigation To keep rabbit numbers down, many land managers roll out rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus, a powerful biocontrol. Land managers play a crucial role in conserving the environment and managing pest species – their involvement is essential to the...