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Vertebrate pests cause millions of dollars of lost agricultural and forestry production, increasing amounts of funding for their control, have an enormous impact on biodiversity and are increasingly involved in human-wildlife conflict. Although most native species are experiencing threats, a few native and most introduced vertebrate species are considered pests and must be managed as such. There are different types of management for pest species; however many of the introduced species are a serious biosecurity risk and require specific requirements for their management. These biosecurity risks are shared with many other countries and are an increasing threat to humans, native animals, forestry and agriculture in Australia and other parts of the world.

This course provides an introduction and overview of vertebrate pests and their control, biosecurity and human-wildlife conflict and its resolution. This course focusses on the legislation locally, in Queensland, nationally and internationally as it relates to vertebrate pests. The different types of control methods for vertebrate pests will be discussed as well as their strengths and limitations. Difference between vertebrate pest management and human-wildlife conflict management will be discussed. Biosecurity and the processes involved in minimising risk will be discussed as will the techniques of sample collection, storage, transport and analysis. The importance of engaging stakeholders, ensuring social licence and animal welfare, and keys aspects of negotiation will be described.

There is a highly recommended three-day residential school for this course. To participate in some elements of the residential school you will need to have immunity to, or have been vaccinated against, Q fever and tetanus (zoonotic diseases). Failure to do so may mean the student misses an element of assessment.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Evaluate what is a vertebrate pest and how they became pests
2. Evaluate the different control methods for vertebrate pests as well as their strengths and limitations
3. Develop and implement a vertebrate pest management plan
4. Develop and implement a management plan to mitigate human-wildlife conflict
5. Describe why successfully engaging stakeholders, ensuring social licence are critical to the success of vertebrate pest methods and human-wildlife conflict resolution
6. Describe the key aspects of successful negotiation
7. Describe the processes involved in biosecurity operations from quarantine and the processes involved including appropriate sample collection, storage, transport and analysis.