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  • Invasive species
    • Diseases, fungi and parasites
      • Beak and feather disease affecting endangered psittacine species
      • Chytrid amphibian fungus – Chytridiomycosis
      • Myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii)
      • Phytophthora dieback
    • Feral animals in Australia
      • Cane Toads
      • Feral cats
        • Curiosity® bait for feral cats
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      • Feral pigs
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Invasive species publications and resources

  • Draft Threat abatement plans - open for public comment
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  • General
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General

Books and reports

  • An overview of the impacts of translocated native fish species in Australia - 2008
  • Australian Government response to the Turning back the tide - the invasive species challenge Senate Committee report - 2007
  • Development of an alert list for alien mammals and reptiles - 2007
  • Development of model standard operating procedures for the humane research of pest animals in Australia - 2007
  • Invasive species in Australia - 2004
  • Review of progress on invasive species - 2005
  • Review of the impacts of gambusia, redfin perch, tench, roach, yellowfin goby and streaked goby in Australia - 2008
  • Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia - 2008
  • Weeds and ferals on the loose! - 2002

Threat abatement plans

  • Approved threat abatement plans
  • Draft threat abatement plans open for public comment

Key Threatening Processes

  • Listed Key Threatening Processes

Diseases, fungi and parasites

Birds

  • Beak and feather disease (psittacine circoviral disease) - 2004
  • Development of Recombinant Proteins as a Candidate Vaccine for Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - 2005
  • Hygiene protocols for the prevention and control of diseases (particularly beak and feather disease) in Australian birds - 2006
  • Standardised Diagnostic Tests for Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) - 2008
  • Threat abatement plan for beak and feather disease affecting endangered psittacine species - 2005 (This plan ceased on 1 October 2015, and the Department has developed a non-statutory threat abatement advice)

Frogs

  • Developing field & diagnostic methods to survey for chytridiomycosis in Tasmanian frogs - 2005
  • Development and validation of a rapid field test to detect the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis at a high specificity and sensitivity, for use in surveys to determine the distribution of Chytridiomycosi - June 2011
  • Emerging amphibian diseases and disease surveillance in Queensland - Stage 1 (January 2006 - January 2007) - 2007
  • Experimental research to obtain a better understanding of the epidemiology, transmission and dispersal of amphibian chytrid fungus in Australian ecosystems - 2009
  • Experimental research to obtain a better understanding of the pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis, and the susceptibility and resistance of key amphibian species to chytridiomycosis in Australia - 2009
  • Guidelines for captive breeding, raising and restocking programs for Australian frogs - June 2011
  • Hygiene protocols for the control of diseases in Australian frogs - June 2011
  • Pilot survey to map the distribution of chytridiomycosis (caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus) in Australian frogs - 2005
  • Preparation of a Disease Strategy Manual for amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - 2012
  • Threat abatement plan for infection of amphibians with chytrid fungus resulting in chytridiomycosis - 2016

Phytophthora dieback

  • Arrive Clean, Leave Clean – Guidelines to help prevent the spread of invasive plant diseases and weeds threatening our native plants, animals and ecosystems - 2015
  • Does the physiological status of the plant at the time of spraying affect the efficacy of phosphite? - 2008
  • Enhancing the efficacy of phosphite with the addition/supplementation of other chemicals such as those known to be involved in resistance - 2008
  • Eradication of Phytophthora cinnamomi from spot infections in native plant communities in Western Australia and Tasmania - 2008
  • Management of Phytophthora cinnamomi for biodiversity conservation in Australia - 2006
  • Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi - 2018

Other plant diseases

  • Myrtle rust in natural ecosystems national workshop - Summary of outcomes - 2012

Feral animals

General

  • Australian Pest Animal Strategy 2017 to 2027 - 2017
  • Bounceback - Flinders Ranges
  • Bounceback - Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories - 2004
  • Climate Change and Invasive Species – A review of interactions - 2008
  • Cost effective feral animal exclusion fencing for areas of high conservation value in Australia - 2004
  • Development of a model code of practice and standard operating procedures for the humane capture, handling or destruction of feral animals in Australia
  • Interactions between feral cats, foxes, native carnivores, and rabbits in Australia - 2004
  • An overview of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia - 2008
  • Overview of the impacts of introduced salmonids on Australian native fauna - 1996
  • Review of existing Red Fox, Feral Cat, Feral Rabbit, Feral Pig and Feral Goat control in Australia. II. Information Gaps - 2004
  • Review of impacts of displaced/introduced fauna associated with inland waters, Australia: State of the Environment technical paper series (inland waters), series 1 - 1997

Cane toads

  • The cane toad (Bufo marinus) - 2010
  • Medium term control methods for cane toads: Olfactory and acoustic attractants - 2006
  • Potential cane toad short to medium term control techniques Ethe biological feasibility and cost of exclusion as a mitigating control strategy - 2004
  • Review of the CSIRO Biological Control of Cane Toad Program (to April 2008) - 2008
  • Threat abatement plan for the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads - 2011

Feral camels

  • National Feral Camel Action Plan: A national strategy for the management of feral camels in Australia - 2010

Feral cats

  • A bait efficacy trial for the management of feral cats on Christmas Island - 2010
  • A bait efficacy trial for the management of feral cats on Dirk Hartog Island - 2009
  • Evaluation of camera trap sampling designs used to determine change in occupancy rate and abundance of feral cats (Alan Robley et al) - 2010
  • Field assessment of the Curiosity® bait for management of Feral Cats after fire at Wilsons Promontory National Park
  • Field efficacy testing Curiosity® bait for feral cats Karijini National Park, Western Australia, 2013
  • Field efficacy testing Curiosity® bait for feral cats Roxby Downs, South Australia, 2014
  • Field testing Curiosity® feral cat bait Flinders Ranges - 2012
  • Field trial to compare baiting efficacy of Eradicat® and Curiosity® baits - 2011
  • Identification of sites of high conservation priority impacted by feral cats - 2010
  • Overview of the impact of feral cats on Australian native fauna - 1996
  • Review of methods used to estimate the abundance of feral cats - 2005
  • Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats - 2015
  • Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats - Background - 2015

Feral deer

  • Feral deer - 2011

Feral foxes

  • Experimental trials to determine effective feral cat and fox exclusion fence designs - 2006
  • European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) - Fact sheet, 2011
  • Impact of fox baiting on Tiger Quoll populations, project ID: 00016505 - final report
  • Threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox - 2008

Feral goats

  • The feral goat (Capra hircus) - Fact sheet, 2011
  • Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats - 2008

Feral horse

  • Feral horse (Equus caballus) and feral donkey (Equus asinus) - Fact sheet, 2011 (Product code: BIO149.0610)

Feral pigs

  • The feral pig (Sus scrofa) - Fact sheet, 2011
  • Impacts of feral pigs on tropical freshwater ecosystems - 2010
  • Native non-target sensitivity testing of a new feral pig toxicant
    • Assessing the humaneness and efficacy of a new feral pig bait in domestic pigs
    • Pharmacokinetics and methaemoglobin reductase activity as determinants of species, susceptibility and non-target risks from sodium nitrite manufactured feral pig baits
    • Sodium Nitrite Synergists (summary report)
  • Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs
  • Threat Abatement Plan for predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs (Sus scrofa) - 2017

Feral rabbits

  • European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - Fact sheet, 2011
  • Interactions between feral cats, foxes, native carnivores, and rabbits in Australia - Fact sheet, 2004
  • Rabbits are weeds too! - Fact sheet
  • Review of existing Red Fox, Feral Cat, Feral Rabbit, Feral Pig and Feral Goat control in Australia. II. Information Gaps - 2004
  • Threat Abatement Plan For Competition and Land Degradation by Rabbits - 2016
  • Threat Abatement Plan For Competition and Land Degradation by Rabbits - Background - 2016

Feral water buffalo

  • The feral water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) - Fact sheet, 2011 (Product code: BIO59.0610)

Insects and other invertebrates

  • Asian honey bee: possible environmental impacts - 2011
  • Tramp ants - fact sheet, 2012
  • National Invasive Ant Biosecurity Plan 2018-2028 - 2019

Invasive plants

  • Arrive Clean, Leave Clean – Guidelines to help prevent the spread of invasive plant diseases and weeds threatening our native plants, animals and ecosystems - 2015
  • Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts on northern Australia's biodiversity by the five listed grasses - 2012

Islands

  • A bait efficacy trial for the management of feral cats on Christmas Island - 2010
  • A bait efficacy trial for the management of feral cats on Dirk Hartog Island - 2009
  • Feral animals on offshore islands database
  • Final Report on Northern Territory Islands: improving Australia's ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals - 2005
  • Introduced animals on New South Wales islands: improving Australia's ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals - 2006
  • Introduced animals on Tasmanian islands - 2005
  • Introduced animals on Victorian islands: improving Australia's ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals - 2008
  • Introduced mammals on Western Australian islands: improving Australia's ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals - 2004
  • Prioritisation of high conservation status mainland islands - 2009
  • Prioritisation of high conservation status offshore islands - 2009
  • Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of exotic rodents on biodiversity on Australian offshore islands of less than 100 000 hectares - 2009

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