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THE CANE TOAD INVASION


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Scientific Day

Provisional Program
OPENING & INTRODUCTION
0850 0900
Ben Ward, Button Jones , Neville Bidiwee and Ronnie Carlton
Traditional Welcome
0900 0905
TBA
Opening address to the East Kimberley Canetoad Forum
0905 0910 Lee Scott-Virtue
Kimberley Specialists
Welcomes, Introductions & AcknowLedgements
0910 0915 Storey, Andrew
UWA/Wetland Research & Management
Background to and Aims of the Forum
CURRENT STATUS OF CANETOADS
Chairperson
Gae Mackay: CALM
0915 0930 Walden, Dave
ERISS
Predicting ecological impacts of cane toads: a preliminary risk assessment for Kakadu National Park
0930 0945 Holmes, Jarrad
WWF Australia & Cane Toad Task Force
Brief summaries of WWF's 'Cane Toads as a Key Threatening Process' nomination and the National Cane Toad Taskforce’.
0945 1000 Questions/Discussion
1000 1030 Morning Tea (30 mins)
IMPACTS OF CANETOADS - RECENT RESEARCH FINDINGS
Chairperson
Tony Robinson
1030 1045 Alford, Ross
James Cook University
Ecology of cane toads in new and established populations
1045 1100 Schwarzkopf, Lin
James Cook University
Movement and dispersal in established and invading toad populations
1100 1115 Adam Britton
Wildlife Management International
Studying impacts of Cane Toads on a population of Freshwater Crocodiles and a summary of known impacts to date.
1115 1130 Oakwood, Meri
Envirotek
Local extinction of northern quolls - the effect of cane toad invasion
1130 1145 Phillips, Ben Syndey
University
NT Predicting the impact of cane toads on native fauna: a mechanistic approach.
1145 1200 Questions/Discussion
1200 1300 Lunch (60 mins)
CONTROL OF CANETOADS - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Chairperson
Ross Alford: James Cook University
1300 1315 Robinson, Tony
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Biocontrol approaches to cane toad control
1315 1330 Sawyer, Graeme
NT Frogwatch
Traps & Attractants
1330 1345 Sharp, Paul
Cane Toad Exclusion Consultancy
Regional exclusion barriers against cane toads – concepts, terrain challenges, and new barrier designs. Route options in the East Kimberley
1345 1400 Questions/Discussion
MONITORING EFFECTS OF CANETOADS - WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW
Chairperson
Sunil Samaraweera: Argyle Diamond Mine
1400 1415 Thompsom, Graham
Edith Cowan University
Assessing the impact of Cane Toads on the terrestrial fauna of the East Kimberley
1415 1430 Storey, Andrew
UWA/Wetland Research & Management
Approaches for monitoring effects on aquatic fauna - fishes and invertebrates
1430 1445 Pearson, David
Conservation & Land Management

Wildlife at threat from cane toads: Identification of susceptible frog, snake and small mammal taxa and possible conservation actions.

1445 1500 Questions/Discussion
1500 1530 Afternoon Tea (30 mins)
WHERE TO FROM HERE
Chairperson
Chris Adams : CEO Shire
1530 1545 Chris Tallentire
Conservation WAC
The role for community based advocacy in the campaign to stop Cane Toads
1545 1550 Saalfeld, Keith
NT Dept Infrastructure Planning and Environment
Management of the cane toad and its impacts in the Northern Territory
1550 1600 Gordon Graham
Conservation & Land Management
Brief Recap on current status of W.A. State Canetoad Initiative
1600 1630 Group Discussion Open discussion, outcomes, future direction
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