Supporting Australia’s conservation agencies to control foxes & feral cats

支持澳大利亚保护机构控制狐狸

• 批准号: IE230100140
• 负责人: Dr Bronwyn Hradsky
• 金额: $ 33.29万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Early Career Industry Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/IE230100140
• 关键词: Supporting; Australia; conservation; agencies; control

This project aims to empower land managers to better protect Australia’s native wildlife. Introduced predators (foxes and feral cats) are a key driver of wildlife loss in Australia, and millions of dollars are invested in management annually. The project expects to advance the efficacy of introduced predator management by building robust datasets on predator densities, conducting continental-scale syntheses on predator ecology, developing advanced simulation models to predict the effects and cost of management and monitoring, and making these accessible via free decision-support tools. The project will enhance the capacity of land managers to conduct best-practice management and substantially advance understanding of predator ecology.

该项目旨在帮助土地管理者更好地保护澳大利亚本土野生动物。引入的捕食者（狐狸和野猫）是澳大利亚野生动物数量减少的关键因素，每年在管理上投资数百万美元。该项目希望通过建立关于捕食者密度的可靠数据集、对捕食者生态进行大陆范围的综合、开发先进的模拟模型来预测管理和监测的效果和成本，并通过免费的决策支持工具提供这些数据，来提高引入捕食者管理的效率。该项目将提高土地管理者进行最佳实践管理的能力，并大幅增进对捕食者生态学的了解。