1. When did non-native (feral) animals arrive in Australia?

2. How many non-native (feral) animals are there?

3. Where do non-native (feral) animals fit into the Australiam ecosystem?

4. What are the new balances?

5. Who are the non-native (feral) animals?

6. How do we kill feral animals?

- Horses & Donkeys

- Pigs

- Foxes

- Dingo

- Rabbits

(i) Calicivirus

(ii) Myxomatosis

What Has Caused the NZ Rabbit Problem

1080 & native animals

The Bush Cat

How important is the balance of predator & prey in nature?

The Fox as Predator

Stripping of the land

Feral animals targetted

Sheep & cattle

The death of 6 million kangaroos

Extinction of species

So why this massive slaughter of animals?

Fertility control

The dream

Who drives the dream?

The commercial exploitation of Australian wildlife

(a) Possum

(b) Koala

(c) Wallaby

(d) Feral Animals

Why is biodiversity important?

The new balance

Addendum by Kate North, academic researcher

References