Managing Tasmanian devil populations affected by the Devil Facial Tumour Disease

管理受獾面部肿瘤疾病影响的塔斯马尼亚獾种群

• 批准号: LP0561120
• 负责人: Prof Menna Jones
• 金额: $ 11.19万
• 依托单位: University of Tasmania
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2005-11-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0561120
• 关键词: Managing; Tasmanian; devil; populations; affected

This project aims to put the science behind management options for wild Tasmanian devil populations affected by the Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a new emerging wildlife disease that is decimating devil populations across large parts of Tasmania. DFTD behaves atypically compared with well-studied wildlife disease models; this project may result in important breakthroughs in our understanding of wildlife diseases. Conservation outcomes of the project may slow the spread of the disease and in aiding population recovery. Devils are an iconic species with economic benefits for ecotourism and livestock farms, industries which are based in economically depressed rural regions.

该项目旨在为受魔鬼面部肿瘤病（DFTD）影响的野生塔斯马尼亚魔鬼种群提供科学管理方案，DFTD是一种新出现的野生动物疾病，正在塔斯马尼亚大部分地区大量消灭魔鬼种群。DFTD的行为与研究充分的野生动物疾病模型相比，这一项目可能会导致我们对野生动物疾病的理解的重要突破。该项目的保护成果可能会减缓疾病的传播，并有助于人口恢复。魔鬼是一个标志性的物种，对生态旅游和畜牧场有经济效益，这些产业都是建立在经济不景气的农村地区。