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Feratox® as a Humane Control Agent for Wallabies in Tasmania

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Feratox® as a Humane Control Agent for Wallabies in Tasmania

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Statham, Mick; Eason, Charles T.; Statham, Helen L.; Shapiro, Lee; MacMorran, Duncan

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Compound 1080 has been used to control native wallabies and possums in Tasmania for over 50 years. Public concern in relation to humaneness and its effects on domestic dogs and nontarget species has led to opposition to its use. Feratox®, a form of encapsulated cyanide pellet registered for brushtail possum control in New Zealand, was considered as a replacement toxin. Trials in New Zealand showed that the material is fast-acting and humane in wallabies. In Tasmania, protocols were developed using bait stations that would minimise access by nontarget macropods and wombats. In field trials using Feratox®, however, there was excessive spillage of toxic pellets and variation in bait take between seasons by Tasmanian pademelons. Further work is under way to resolve these issues to see if protocols can be developed for the safe and effective use of cyanide pellets in areas where nontarget mammals are prevalent.

Date of Publication

2010

Title

Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference

Volume Number

24

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Statham, Mick; Eason, Charles T.; Statham, Helen L.; Shapiro, Lee; MacMorran, Duncan

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[Article]

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