Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19624
Title: Management of wild canids in Australia: free-ranging dogs and red foxes
Contributor(s): Fleming, Peter  (author); Allen, Ben L (author); Allen, Lee R (author); Ballard, Guy  (author); Bengsen, Andrew (author); Gentle, Matt N (author); McLeod, Lynette  (author)orcid ; Meek, Paul  (author); Saunders, Glen R (author)
Publication Date: 2014
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19624
Abstract: Wild canids are widespread across most of main land Australia. They can have major impacts on livestock production and biodiversity values and often necessitate active management. The impacts of free-ranging dogs and foxes should be managed concurrently, as there is often substantial overlap in their impacts and because most available control methods do not discriminate between the two species. Effective management of the impacts of wild canids requires a strategic approach that is driven by participants and based on specific local issues and available knowledge. Strategic management programs, as undertaken, are a form of adaptive management, in which participants gain knowledge about the problems they are addressing by conducting quasi-experiments. These examine the effects of management actions on dearly defined objectives. Importantly, it is the specific local impacts of wild can ids that define the management objectives in these approaches, not simply the numbers of animals. Adaptive management can be used to suppress or enhance populations of wild canids depending on the managemcr1t objectives; that is, mitigation of damage to livestock and biodiversity, or conservation of dingoes. This chapter discusses a strategic approach to managing the impacts of wild canids. The nature of those impacts, including new density:damage functions, and the specific tools and methods that are available to counter them are also discussed.
Publication Type: Book Chapter
Source of Publication: Carnivores of Australia: Past, Present and Future, p. 105-149
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Place of Publication: Collingwood, Australia
ISBN: 9780643103108
9780643103184
9780643103177
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 050211 Wildlife and Habitat Management
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 410407 Wildlife and habitat management
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960405 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 180204 Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments
HERDC Category Description: B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book
Publisher/associated links: http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/191017320
Editor: Editor(s): Alistair S Glen and Christopher R Dickman
Appears in Collections:Book Chapter
School of Psychology

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