Managing Vertebrate Pests - Principles and Strategies

ML Braysher   Illustrations 58 pages Publisher: BRS 1993

Paperback - ISBN: 0644252855 - AU $19.95

Description  | Contents  | Related Categories Description This is the first in a series providing national guidelines for the management of agricultural and environmental damage caused by the main vertebrate pests. It establishes the principles and strategic basis for managing vertebrate pest damage. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Summary Background Introduction History of vertebrate pest management Current framework underlying vertebrate pest management Nationally Coordinated Management of Vertebrate Pests Why national guidelines? Why review current management? Goal, aims and desirable outcomes of developing national guidelines Who will use the guidelines? How the guidelines were developed How the guidelines will be used Review of the guidelines and their implementation Current Legislation and the Structure of Pest Management Commonwealth Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Current arrangements for vertebrate pest management: the need for review Principles of Vertebrate Pest Management Consistency with ESD principles Adopting a beneficiary-pays approach Maximising benefit-cost ratio and managing the inherent variability of land management systems Defming the role of policy instruments The roles of discounting and valuing benefit Involvement of all major interest groups and developing ownership of the problem Managing total grazing pressure Consideration of animal welfare Strategic Approach to Managing Vertebrate Pest Impact – Planning and Evaluating Is there a problem? Objectives and performance indicators Management options Evaluating pest management options Monitoring and evaluation Conclusion References Appendices: Appendix A - Structure and terms of reference of the Vertebrate Pests Committee Appendix B - Membership and terms of reference of the Vertebrate Pests Committee Working Group Appendix C - Relevant Australian vertebrate pests legislation Appendix D - Outline for the development of species guidelines Figures: Figure 1 - Relationship between pest density and damage for three theoretical situations and between cost of control and pest density Figure 2 - Population growth curve for animals not limited by food or resources Box Examples: Example 1 - Relationship between pest density and damage Example 2 - An example of government and local community cooperation to conserve biodiversity Example 3 - Managing feral pig impact on lamb production. Optimising benefit and dealing with risk: a hypothetical example Related Categories Landlinks : Weed & Pest Management