Manipulating feral goat access to water in the Rangelands
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Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
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Feral goats are a recognised threat to biodiversity and their management in the rangelands is difficult. Using the dependence of feral goats for regular water, we investigated the effectiveness of strategic goat-proof boundary fencing to reduce goat abundance and impact on conservation reserves. Twelve months after completing fence construction, feral goat indices significantly declined and there were significant changes in ground cover. The management implications of our findings are discussed.Â
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Cite this paper:
Russell, B.G., Letnic, M., and Fleming, P.J.S. (2010). Manipulating feral goat access to water in the Rangelands.In: Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Russell, B.G., Letnic, M., and Fleming, P.J.S. (2010). Manipulating feral goat access to water in the Rangelands.In: Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Conference Name
16th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke, New South Wales
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Keywords
feral goat
pest animal management
water access
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