Cane toads

THE CANE TOAD INVASION


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and Kimberley Specialists

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ABSTRACTS
Scientific Day Speakers


Ecology of cane toads in new and established populations

Ross A. Alford, Mark N. Hearnden, Martin P. Cohen, and Michael R. Crossland

School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld. 4811


Studying impacts of Cane Toads on a population of Freshwater Crocodiles and a summary of known impacts to date.

Adam Britton, Grahame Webb, Jacob Bar-Lev.

Wildlife Management International,
PO Box 530 ,
Sanderston ,
NT 0813,

Phone: (08) 8922 4510
Fax: (08) 8947 0678
email: abritton@wmi.com.au


Brief summary of WWF's 'Cane Toads as a Key Threatening Process' nomination and the National Cane Toad Taskforce

Jarrad Holmes

Threatened Species Network - Northern Savannas Coordinator,
Tel: (08) 8941 7554
Fax: (08) 8941 6494
Email: jholmes@wwf.org.au

[TSN is a community-based program of the Australian Government's Natural Heritage Trust and WWF Australia]


Local extinction of Northern Quolls – the effect of Cane Toad invasion.

Meri Oakwood & Amber Hooke
Envirotek: Ecological Research, Survey and Education

Envirotek: Ecological Research,
Survey and Education,
PO Box 25,
Nana Glen NSW 2450,
Ph: 02 6656 9079
Email: envirotek@hot.net.au

Email: amberlucija@hotmail.com Ph: 08 8979 2199


Wildlife at threat from cane toads: Identification of susceptible frog, snake and small mammal taxa and possible conservation actions.

David Pearson

Science Division,
Dept of Conservation and Land Management,
PO Box 51
Wanneroo WA 6946,
ph (08) 9405 5112
Email: davidp@calm.wa.gov.au


 

Predicting the impact of cane toads on native fauna: a mechanistic approach

Ben Phillips 1, James Smith 2, Matthew Greenlees 1, Greg Brown 1, Rick Shine 1.

1/- School of Biological Sciences,
A08,
University of Sydney,
NSW 2006.
2/- Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management,
Charles Darwin University,
Darwin NT 0909.


Biocontrol approaches to cane toad control
AJ Robinson*, A Hyatt#, J Pallister#, N Hamilton* & DT Halliday*

* CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
GPO Box 284,
Canberra,
ACT 2601
# CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australian Animal Health Laboratory,
Private Bag 24,
Geelong,
Victoria 3220.


Management of the cane toad and its impacts in the Northern Territory

Robert Taylor and Keith Saalfeld

Biodiversity Conservation,
Department of Infrastructure,
Planning and Environment,
GPO Box 496,
Palmerston NT 0831,
Phone: (08) 89448470,
(08) 89448455,
Email: Rob.Taylor@nt.gov.au,
Email: Keith.Saalfeld@nt.gov.au

Traps and Attractants

Graeme Sawyer

NT Frogwatch joint co-ordinator,
e-mail: graemes@entity1.com
Mobile 0411881378


Movement and dispersal in established and invading toad populations

Lin Schwarzkopf#*, Ben Phillips*& Ross Alford#

# School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld. 4811

* School of Biological Sciences, A08, University of Sydney, NSW 2006


Regional exclusion barriers against cane toads – concepts, terrain challenges, new barrier designs. Route options in the East Kimberley .

Paul Sharp

Cane Toad Exclusion Consultancy "CTEC",
P.O. Box 1248,
Nightcliff, NT. 0810,
fax (08) 8985 4266,
mobile 0408 678 367.
email: drmoonmagic@hotkey.net.au


Assessing the impact of the Cane Toad, Bufo marinus, on the terrestrial fauna of the East Kimberley using best-practice terrestrial fauna surveys

Graham G Thompson and Philip C Withers

School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia


Approaches for monitoring effects of cane toads on aquatic fauna - fishes and invertebrates

Andrew Storey

School of Animal Biology (M092),
The University of Western Australia,
35 Stirling Hwy,
Crawley, WA 6009,
ph. (08) 6488 1482,
fax (08) 6488 1029,
email: awstorey@cyllene.uwa.edu.au


Graham G Thompson and Philip C Withers

School of Animal Biology (M092),
The University of Western Australia,
35 Stirling Hwy,
Crawley, WA 6009.
email: g.thompson@ecu.edu.au
email: philip.withers@uwa.edu.au


Predicting ecological impacts of cane toads – A preliminary risk assessment for Kakadu National Park

Rick van Dam & Dave Walden
Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist (eriss)

GPO Box 461,
Darwin NT 0801,
Rick.VanDam@deh.gov.au
Ph: 08 8920 1175,
Dave.Walden@deh.gov.au
Ph: 08 8920 1171