La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Advancing a humane alternative to sodium fluoroacetate (1080) for wildlife management - welfare and wallaby control
Auteurs :	Charles T. Eason, Auteur ; Lee Shapiro, Auteur ; Pauline Adams, Auteur ; Steve Hix, Auteur ; Celia Cunningham, Auteur ; Duncan MacMorran, Auteur ; Mick Statham, Auteur ; Helen Statham, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wildlife Research (37(6) 2010)
Article en page(s) :	497-503
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Context. Control of mammals is a controversial area and ecological and ethical justification is needed, with consideration of animal welfare being increasingly important. Australia and New Zealand are facing resistance to the continued use of sodium fluoroacetate (1080) because of its questionable humaneness, relative to cyanide, as well as other non-intended impacts. Wallabies are sometimes deemed unwanted pests requiring control in both Tasmania and New Zealand. We consider there is an ethical obligation to find humane tools and alternatives to 1080 for wallaby control. Aims. Two studies on captive animals were undertaken to assess the effectiveness and humaneness of Feratox cyanide pellets for culling Dama wallabies (Macropus eugenii) and Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus). Methods. Cyanide pellets were presented in palatable non-toxic bait to

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