Towards A Feral Free Future
By Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
Feral animals and invasive plants, fish and birds cost Australia billions of dollars in management and lost production. They also impose a heavy burden on the environment. In this 11-part podcast series brought to you by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions, join former ABC Landline and award-winning rural journalist Prue Adams as she talks with a range of super interesting researchers and personalities who are at the forefront of the fight against ferals.
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Trailer: Series 1
Get a quick glimpse into this fantastic 11-part series, what it has in stall, who is being featured and how we are all working towards a feral free future. -
1. Scraping websites and online marketplaces to stop our next environmental catastrophe
In this episode you will meet Adam Toomes, Katie Hill and Jacob Maher, three PhD candidates from the University of Adelaide who, along with a team of researchers, are developing automated monitoring systems with the aim of identifying the next pest t… -
2. Big brother is watching - surveillance of invasive species using digital technology
Smart phones, wireless cameras and drones are becoming part of everyday use for many, and in this episode you’ll hear from Dr Paul Meek, a Vertebrate Pest Research Scientist with NSW DPI who is using these devices to trial artificial intelligence and… -
3. Making the invisible visible through environmental DNA samples
Wondered what that was lurking in the bushes or in the waterway, but it got away before you could see it? This is exactly what Dr Alejandro Trujillo-González a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Institute for Applied Ecology at the University of… -
4. Australia’s worst environmental and agricultural pest – the rabbit!
Before the introduction of Australia’s first rabbit biocontrol agent (called myxomatosis) was released in the 1950s, it was believed there were upwards of 10 billion rabbits wreaking havoc across Australia. Rabbits are Australia’s worst environmental… -
5. Feral cats – Australia’s biggest wildlife killer
Each year, billions of Australian wildlife are taken by feral cats and preyed upon, by the more than 10 million feral cats roaming Australia’s environment. They are the major extinction driver of our native threatened wildlife species. In this episod… -
6. Oh deer! We have a problem here
There are six different species of deer roaming across Australia and their populations are growing both in regional and urban areas. They are an emerging problem for some, but for many the problem is already here. In this episode we’ll hear from Aust… -
7. Livestock producers taking the upper hand with strategic action on wild dogs
They are a controversial species to manage, where in some areas they are protected and conserved for ecological reasons and in other areas they are managed and culled to avoid livestock predation. Unfortunately, though, wild dogs are a major issue fo… -
8. Not just a rural problem – why we need tailored management plans for peri-urban areas?
Many people think invasive species, and in particular feral animals, are only a problem in rural areas, but in this episode we’ll chat with two pest animal researchers from Biosecurity Queensland, Dr Matt Gentle and Dr Lana Harriott, who are looking … -
9. Australia’s largest community led pest animal monitoring and management program
If we brought all the users of FeralScan together, we’d fill most football stadiums within Australia. With close to 30,000 users now signed up to the program since its inception in 2011, FeralScan can definitely take the title of Australia’s largest …
