The WALGA Pest Animal Biosecurity Forum was held in August 2019 in Perth.
The event focused on the various governance structures that provide the biosecurity framework for WA, the latest research and development in control methods and collaborative approaches to on-ground programs explored through case studies.
The presentations can be found below:
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Program
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Is Left Right? Protecting WA from Impacts of Invasive Animals, Plants and Aquatic Organisms (Victoria Aitken, DPIRD)
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Protecting Western Australia's Unique Biodiversity: Prioritising and Managing Environmental Biosecurity (Dr Margaret Byrne, DBCA)
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Improving Biodiversity Outcomes by Managing Feral Cats: A Working Group and Research Program for Western Australia (Dr Bruce Webber, WABSI)
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Introduced Corella Control in Bunbury: Learning from a Decade of Management (Ben Deeley, City of Bunbury)
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Broadscale Pest Control by a Recognised Biosecurity Group in the Central Wheatbelt (Linda Vernon, Central Wheatbelt Biosecurity Asociation)
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Rabbits: New Approaches to Managing an Insidious Pest (Dr Susan Campbell, DPIRD)
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Feral Animal Control in Cockburn - Stirving Forward as a Team (Sophia Wright and Adam Harris, City of Cockburn)
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Community Based Feral Pig Control - Success Through Patience, Persistence and Partnerships,
Supplementary Notes (Mark Muir and Jo Wills, Lake Muir Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group)
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European Wasps in WA - An Ongoing Battle (Marc Widmer, DPIRD)