Keynote address at the NSW Vertebrate Pest Management Symposium in Coffs Harbour. The Australian Animal Disease Spread Model (AADIS) is Australia’s official decision support tool for emergency animal diseases. Devastating diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever have the potential to bounce back and forth between livestock and feral populations. Outcomes from feral pig GPS collaring and camera trap studies are directly used to parameterise AADIS to inform preparedness and response.
So many great presentations on the study and management of pest vertebrates (such as feral pigs, deer, cats, foxes, dogs, cane toads, etc.). Fantastic to meet so many unsung heroes doing work that is critical to Australia’s animal, plant and environmental health.
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry CEBRA Analytics Local Land Services Invasive Species Council Wildlife Health Australia NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service University of Melbourne James Cook University University of New England (AU) Centre for Invasive Species Solutions Australian Pork Limited National Feral Pig Action Plan
