Scientific Day
| Provisional Program | ||||
| OPENING & INTRODUCTION | ||||
| 0850 | 0900 | Ben Ward, Button Jones
, Neville Bidiwee and Ronnie Carlton
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Traditional Welcome | |
| 0900 | 0905 | TBA |
Opening address to the East Kimberley Canetoad Forum | |
| 0905 | 0910 | Lee Scott-Virtue Kimberley Specialists |
Welcomes, Introductions & AcknowLedgements | |
| 0910 | 0915 | Storey, Andrew UWA/Wetland Research & Management |
Background to and Aims of the Forum | |
| CURRENT STATUS OF CANETOADS | ||||
| Chairperson | Gae Mackay: CALM |
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| 0915 | 0930 | Walden, Dave ERISS |
Predicting ecological impacts of cane toads: a preliminary risk assessment for Kakadu National Park | |
| 0930 | 0945 | Holmes, Jarrad WWF Australia & Cane Toad Task Force |
Brief summaries of WWF's 'Cane Toads as a Key Threatening Process' nomination and the National Cane Toad Taskforce’. | |
| 0945 | 1000 | Questions/Discussion | ||
| 1000 | 1030 | Morning Tea (30 mins) | ||
| IMPACTS OF CANETOADS - RECENT RESEARCH FINDINGS | ||||
| Chairperson | Tony Robinson |
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| 1030 | 1045 | Alford, Ross James Cook University |
Ecology of cane toads in new and established populations | |
| 1045 | 1100 | Schwarzkopf, Lin James Cook University |
Movement and dispersal in established and invading toad populations | |
| 1100 | 1115 | Adam Britton Wildlife Management International |
Studying impacts of Cane Toads on a population of Freshwater Crocodiles and a summary of known impacts to date. | |
| 1115 | 1130 | Oakwood, Meri Envirotek |
Local extinction of northern quolls - the effect of cane toad invasion | |
| 1130 | 1145 | Phillips, Ben Syndey University |
NT Predicting the impact of cane toads on native fauna: a mechanistic approach. | |
| 1145 | 1200 | Questions/Discussion | ||
| 1200 | 1300 | Lunch (60 mins) | ||
| CONTROL OF CANETOADS - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS | ||||
| Chairperson | Ross Alford: James Cook University |
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| 1300 | 1315 | Robinson, Tony CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems |
Biocontrol approaches to cane toad control | |
| 1315 | 1330 | Sawyer, Graeme NT Frogwatch |
Traps & Attractants | |
| 1330 | 1345 | Sharp, Paul Cane Toad Exclusion Consultancy |
Regional exclusion barriers against cane toads – concepts, terrain challenges, and new barrier designs. Route options in the East Kimberley | |
| 1345 | 1400 | Questions/Discussion | ||
| MONITORING EFFECTS OF CANETOADS - WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW | ||||
| Chairperson | Sunil Samaraweera: Argyle Diamond Mine |
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| 1400 | 1415 | Thompsom, Graham Edith Cowan University |
Assessing the impact of Cane Toads on the terrestrial fauna of the East Kimberley | |
| 1415 | 1430 | Storey, Andrew UWA/Wetland Research & Management |
Approaches for monitoring effects on aquatic fauna - fishes and invertebrates | |
| 1430 | 1445 | Pearson, David Conservation & Land Management |
Wildlife at threat from cane toads: Identification of susceptible frog, snake and small mammal taxa and possible conservation actions. |
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| 1445 | 1500 | Questions/Discussion | ||
| 1500 | 1530 | Afternoon Tea (30 mins) | ||
| WHERE TO FROM HERE | ||||
| Chairperson | Chris Adams : CEO Shire |
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| 1530 | 1545 | Chris Tallentire Conservation WAC |
The role for community based advocacy in the campaign to stop Cane Toads | |
| 1545 | 1550 | Saalfeld, Keith NT Dept Infrastructure Planning and Environment |
Management of the cane toad and its impacts in the Northern Territory | |
| 1550 | 1600 | Gordon Graham Conservation & Land Management |
Brief Recap on current status of W.A. State Canetoad Initiative | |
| 1600 | 1630 | Group Discussion | Open discussion, outcomes, future direction | |
| Close | ||||
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