ABSTRACTS
Management of the cane toad and its impacts in the Northern Territory
Robert Taylor and Keith Saalfeld
Biodiversity Conservation, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, N.T.
Rob.Taylor@nt.gov.au
Keith.Saalfeld@nt.gov.au
Research into the impacts of cane toads by the then Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission began around 1983-84 soon after the arrival of the species into the Territory. However a concerted coordinated management response to the issue didn’t commence in earnest until the funding of a program entitled Island Arks in mid 2003. The various components of this program are:
- Impact Assessment
- Translocation of highly impacted species
- Public Education
- Biosecurity
- Development of Aboriginal land owners capacity for management of islands and awareness raising
- Distribution Monitoring
- Public Involvement
- Development of short term control
- Development of long term control
- National coordination