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Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Increasing the target-specificity of ERADICAT (R) for feral cat (Felis catus) control by encapsulating a toxicant
Auteurs :	Cheryl A. Hetherington, Auteur ; David Algar, Auteur ; Harriet Mills, Auteur ; Roberta Bencini, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wildlife Research (34(6) 2007)
Article en page(s) :	467-471
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	ERADICAT (R), a sausage-type meat bait, has been developed for use in managing feral cat (Felis catus) populations throughout Western Australia. However, concern about potential exposure of non-target species to bait-delivered toxicants has led to the development of a technique to more specifically target feral cats using a pellet. Research into the consumption, by cats and native animals, of toxic pellets implanted within the ERADICAT (R) bait has been simulated using ball bearings as a substitute pellet. Results from our work indicate that encapsulating the toxicant may pose less risk of poisoning to chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii), woylies (Bettongia pencillata) and southern brown bandicoots (Isoodon obesulus) as they consumed significantly fewer ball bearings (P = 0.003,

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