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

该项目旨在授权土地管理者更好地保护澳大利亚本土野生动物。引进的掠食者（狐狸和野猫）是澳大利亚野生动物损失的主要驱动因素，每年投入数百万美元用于管理。该项目希望通过建立健全的捕食者密度数据集，对捕食者生态进行大陆尺度的综合，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，从而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，并大大提高对捕食者生态的了解。

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.