As part of our Partnerships against Pests project with Project Platypus and Horsham District Landcare Network, we will be hosting a spring demo day to demonstrate a range of pest control techniques.
The workshop will touch on control of our most common established vertebrate pests (foxes, feral cats and rabbits) and also on some of the high priority declared weeds in our area. It will feature a demonstration of warren ripping, fumigation, and baiting. We’ll also hear from Tom and Gillian, experts from the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS).
The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
The Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) is a not-for-profit, member-based organisation formed to address the impact of invasive plants and animals across Australia.
CISS work with Australia’s leading researchers and innovators to address the ‘death by a thousand cuts’ that pest animals and introduced weeds cause to Australia’s environment, threatened species and primary production. Our work encompasses research, development and community engagement.
Gillian Basnett has been in the role of National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordinator since its inception in early 2021. She has a background in community engagement, science communication, Landcare and natural resource management with extensive experience in wildlife ecology and management, and fire ecology. She has spent much of her career in positions that improve environmental conservation and sustainable agriculture through research, hands-on field work, education, engagement and empowerment of the community. Throughout, the management of cats and foxes have been a common theme.
Tom Nelson is a nature enthusiast with a keen interest in invasive species control. He supports Gillian Basnett — the Centre’s National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordinator — working on project communications and the development of extension materials for land managers, community groups, pest control professionals and biosecurity organisations.
This project is funded by Agriculture Victoria. To learn more about the Project, Visit Project Platypus’s website.
Project Platypus will also be hosting a similar event in Pomonal on the 19th of October, learn more and register here.