Ongoing sheep declines in western Queensland have led to a resurgence in the use of pest-proof fences to exclude economically-important pest animals, primarily wild dogs and kangaroos. Control of these and other pest animals is now being implemented across large areas, view the view to completely eradicating some of them (i.e. wild dogs). These actions have the potential to change fauna assemblages, presenting both negative and positive economic and environmental outcomes. This project involves undertaking and monitoring wildlife responses to the removal and exclusion of wild dogs, feral pigs, kangaroos, foxes and feral cats. The purpose of the project is demonstrate that eradications of wild dogs and feral pigs (and possibly other pest species) are possible, and that threatened fauna and livestock can simultaneously benefit from such actions. The project will involve a substantial amount of travel for fieldwork in remote areas.

Assoc Prof Benjamin Allen

• Professor Geoff Cockfield

• Institute for Agriculture and the Environment

• Ecology

• Doctor of Philosophy (DPHD)