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A systematic review of ground-based shooting for pest animal control

This review by Andrew Bengsen systematically examines a sample of published papers that report on the efficacy
of ground-based shooting operations in Australasia, North America, Europe and Japan – 2016
Development of SOPs and a training package for the field immobilisation of large herbivores in Judas control programs

Final report by Andrew Woolnough, Mark Lethbridge, Jordan Hampton, Wayne Boardman, Ken Rose, Susan Campbell, and Trudy Sharp

– 2011
Vertebrate Pests Committee Review of Wild Dog and Fox Programs

Vertebrate Pests Committee Review – 2003
Risk assessment for exotic reptiles and amphibians introduced to Australia – Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) (Schoepff, 1972)

Report Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia by Amanda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam – 2007
Bio-economic evaluations of management strategies for pest birds

Final report by John Tracey – 2010
Carp Acoustic Attractants and Repellents

Report by Dr Leigh Thwaites and Josh Fredberg prepared by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences) for the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre – 2013
The state of the art: a synopsis of information on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia

A final report by Benjamin Smith prepared for the Pest Animal Control CRC – 2005
Assessing the humaneness of commonly used invasive animal control methods

A report by Trudy Sharp and Glen Saunders prepared for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Australian Pest Animal Management Program (APAMP) and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) – 2010
Evaluation of Spatial Data Capture and Information Systems for Invasive Species Management

Final report prepared by Mark Sander and Damian Shepherd funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Pest Animal Research Program (APARP) – 2011
Tilapia in Australia – Development of management strategies for the control and eradication of feral tilapia populations in Australia

Report by Russell DJ, Thuesen PA and Small FE prepared for the Invasive Animals CRC – 2010
RHD-Boost – Import and evaluate new rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) variants to strengthen rabbit biocontrol

Report to the Vertebrate Pests Committee, endorsed by the Invasive Animals CRC Rabbit Biocontrol Scientific Committee – 2014
Preliminary Report on Damage and Control Costs Associated with Feral Pigs

Report by D.B.Smorfitt, S.R. Harrison, J.L. Mitchell, W.J. Dorney, J.L Herbohn
Risk assessment for Australia – Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) (Bennett,1833)

Report Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia by Amanda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam – 2007
The threat posed by pest animals to biodiversity in New South Wales

This report by Aaron J. Coutts-Smith, Paul S. Mahon, Mike Letnic and Paul O. Downey was part of an Invasive Animals CRC project – 2007
Effectiveness of carp removal techniques: options for local governments and community groups

Report by Andrew Norris, Michael Hutchison, Keith Chilcott and Danielle Stewart prepared for the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, Freshwater Program.
– 2014
National Categorisation System for Invasive Species

This document was produced by the Categorisation Working Groups of the Australian Weeds Committee and the Vertebrate Pests Committee. It was endorsed by the National Biosecurity Committee in July 2011. – 2011
Monitoring and Release Strategy for the national release of the K5 strain of RHDV

A monitoring and release strategy Endorsed by the Invasive Animals and Plants Committee for the national release of RHDV1 K5 – 2015
The potential for biological control of feral cats in Australia

A technical report by Elizabeth Moodie funded by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency – 1995
Managing vertebrate pests – feral goats

A report by John Parkes, Robert Henzell and Greg Pickles to the Bureau of Resource Sciences and Australian Nature Conservation Agency – 1995
Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3):its potential as a biological control agent for carp in Australia

Published by Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre by Kenneth a McColl and Mark St J Crane – 2013
Prioritising Vertebrate Pests on the Brink of Introduction and Establishment using Bayesian Networks

Final Report to Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia – 2012
List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import

Prepared by the Department of the Environment – 2014
Making and using female sex pheromone implants which attract mature male common carp

Report prepared for the Invasive Animals CRC by Hangkyo Lim and Peter W. Sorensen, University of Minnesota – 2010
Risk Assessments for establishment of reptiles and amphibians introduced to Australia – Asian Painted Frog (Kaloula Pulchra) (Gray,1831)

Report Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia by Amanda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam – 2007

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A systematic review of ground-based shooting for pest animal control

Development of SOPs and a training package for the field immobilisation of large herbivores in Judas control programs

Vertebrate Pests Committee Review of Wild Dog and Fox Programs

Risk assessment for exotic reptiles and amphibians introduced to Australia – Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta) (Schoepff, 1972)

Bio-economic evaluations of management strategies for pest birds

Carp Acoustic Attractants and Repellents

The state of the art: a synopsis of information on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Australia

Assessing the humaneness of commonly used invasive animal control methods

Evaluation of Spatial Data Capture and Information Systems for Invasive Species Management

Tilapia in Australia – Development of management strategies for the control and eradication of feral tilapia populations in Australia

RHD-Boost – Import and evaluate new rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) variants to strengthen rabbit biocontrol

Preliminary Report on Damage and Control Costs Associated with Feral Pigs

Risk assessment for Australia – Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) (Bennett,1833)

The threat posed by pest animals to biodiversity in New South Wales

Effectiveness of carp removal techniques: options for local governments and community groups

National Categorisation System for Invasive Species

Monitoring and Release Strategy for the national release of the K5 strain of RHDV

The potential for biological control of feral cats in Australia

Managing vertebrate pests – feral goats

Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3):its potential as a biological control agent for carp in Australia

Prioritising Vertebrate Pests on the Brink of Introduction and Establishment using Bayesian Networks

List of Specimens taken to be Suitable for Live Import

Making and using female sex pheromone implants which attract mature male common carp

Risk Assessments for establishment of reptiles and amphibians introduced to Australia – Asian Painted Frog (Kaloula Pulchra) (Gray,1831)