Presented by Patrick Garvey.
Invasive predators are a serious conservation challenge in Aotearoa New Zealand. Predator control operations remove most individuals, but invariably leaves survivors that maintain predation pressure on native biodiversity. Our innovation is to switch the focus from reducing pest populations to eliminating the last surviving individuals by understanding how consistent individual differences (e.g. personality) may determine an animal’s susceptibility to control tools. We then expose survivors to sensory cues (scent, sight, sound) to identify novel lures that can help target survivors. Incorporating an understanding of control biases is vital for successful management, particularly to ensure robust eradication operations when targeting invasive predators.
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