NESP MaC Project 4.5– Developing an Integrated Pest Management Framework for Feral Pigs in Coastal Environments 2024-2026 (NAILSMA)

本记录概述了NESP海洋和沿海枢纽研究-为沿海环境中的野猪制定一个综合虫害管理框架。有关此项目的特定数据输出，请参阅与此元数据关联的子记录。<br /> <br /> 野猪种群被认为是当前和未来威胁澳大利亚北方大部分物种和生态系统的过程。它们严重影响1）受威胁的物种，如海龟，高达90%的蛋和孵化死亡可归因于野猪捕食，2）文化重要的地方和3）沿海湿地，导致温室气体排放增加。迄今为止，澳大利亚北方各地的野猪控制工作规模较小。我们所掌握的数据表明，尽管每年在控制方面投入了大量资金，但猪的数量仍然很高，目前还没有公开的证据可以量化减少野猪数量的控制活动与减少不同栖息地类型的影响之间的可预测关系。需要采取新的办法。害虫综合管理（IPM）是一种行之有效的农业害虫管理方法，在过去十年中，已成功地适应并应用于保护生物多样性免受入侵害虫物种的侵害。该项目的目的是在澳大利亚北方的沿海湿地和生态系统中开发一种有效控制野猪的IPM方法，以保护生物多样性和文化价值。以科学为基础的虫害综合防治方法将在三个案例研究领域实施，主要由土著土地和海洋管理组织及其合作伙伴实施，并对有效性进行数据驱动分析，并为战略的未来发展提出建议。该项目通过减轻对受威胁物种的影响、监测创新以及增加传统所有者和利益攸关方的参与和能力，解决澳大利亚政府的国家环境优先事项。<br /> <br /> 计划产出<br /> ·野猪管理案例研究地点[空间数据集]<br /> ·航空测量数据和观测数据[表格、图像]<br /> ·模型[软件]<br /> ·最后技术报告，包括分析数据和为决策者提供的关键调查结果的建议的简短摘要[书面]

This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub study - Developing an Integrated Pest Management Framework for Feral Pigs in Coastal Environments. For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.<br /> <br /> Feral pig populations are recognised as a current and future threatening process across most of northern Australia’s species and ecosystems. They severely impact 1) threatened species, such as marine turtles, with up to 90% of egg and hatchling mortality attributable to feral pig predation, 2) culturally important places and 3) coastal wetlands, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions. To date, feral pig control efforts across northern Australia are small-scale. What data we have suggests pig populations remain high, despite the significant annual investment in control, and there is currently no published evidence that quantifies a predictable relationship between control activities that reduce feral pig populations and the reduction of impacts in different habitat types. A new approach is needed. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a well-established approach to pest management in agricultural contexts and, over the last decade, has been successfully adapted for and applied to protecting biodiversity from invasive pest species. The aim of the project is to develop an IPM approach for effective feral pig control for biodiversity and cultural values protection, in coastal wetlands and ecosystems in northern Australia. The science-based IPM approach, informed by workshops with stakeholders and experts, will be implemented in up to three case study areas, principally by Indigenous Land and Sea management organisations and their partners, with data-driven analysis of effectiveness and recommendations for future evolution of the Strategy. This project addresses the Australian Government’s national environmental priorities through mitigating impacts on threatened species, innovation in monitoring and increasing the participation and capacity of Traditional Owners and stakeholders.<br /> <br /> Planned Outputs<br /> • feral pig management case study sites [spatial dataset]<br /> • aerial survey data and observational data [tabular, imagery]<br /> • model [software]<br /> • final technical report with analysed data and a short summary of recommendations for policy makers of key findings [written]