Outfoxing the fox: new cost-effective ways to protect threatened species

本项目旨在通过应用新的濒危物种保护方法来解决入侵狐狸造成的损害。本项目希望通过比较狐狸控制策略的有效性来提高淡水龟数量下降的生存能力，从而在保护生物学和入侵物种管理领域产生新的知识。该项目的预期成果包括以社区为基础的保护模式，以节省相当大的成本来防止澳大利亚东南部的海龟灭绝。重要的好处包括改善对入侵物种影响的管理，以及恢复淡水龟为维持水质而提供的食腐作用所提供的生态系统服务。

This project aims to address the damage caused by invasive foxes by applying new methods of protection for threatened species. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the areas of conservation biology and invasive species management by comparing the effectiveness of fox control strategies for improving the population viability of declining freshwater turtles. Expected outcomes of this project include a community-based conservation model that prevents turtle extinctions in south-eastern Australia at considerable cost savings. Significant benefits include improved management of the impacts of invasive species, and restoration of ecosystem services provided by the scavenging role of freshwater turtles for maintaining water quality.