When you hear the word “feral animal”, what comes to mind?
Do you know what counts as a feral animal, as opposed to wild and domestic animals?
And do they have a place in our environment, or should we be trying to eradicate them?
My name is Steph Coombes, and in this 3 part series, I’m joined by Brett Ottley and Stu Barker, the team behind Wild Science - a company which uses science and on the ground experience for wildlife and feral animal management, to explore all these questions and more.
In part 1, we explore what a feral animal is, how they came to be in Australia, and how their populations have thrived.
Be sure to tune in to part 2 and 3 as we discuss how the population ecology of feral animals differs from domestic animals, and the principals of feral animal management in northern Australia.
This episode is supported by the Australian Government's National Landcare Program.
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