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Toad MediaMEDIA RELEASE3 March 2009THE WAR IS FAR FROM LOST“The battle to STOP THE TOAD should continue whether its in W.A. or in the N.T. and the Stop the Toad Foundation (STTF) has the artillery”, according to Kim Hands , STTF Campaign Manager. STTF has developed temporary exclusion fences; wildlife friendly, cost-effective and easy to erect and monitor. “Using these fences, we have removed 130,000 breeding age cane toads from the frontline over the past three years,” said Ms Hands. “This has had a huge impact on reducing the numbers of toads potentially reaching our State. We have also demonstrated that complete eradication of toad populations from specific locations is possible, making the fences the most efficient tool in manual cane toad control. STTF believe that the exclusion fences can continue to keep the numbers of toads reaching W.A. to a minimum, and in the event that populations do establish, the fencing strategy can help to keep impacts on W.A.’s biodiversity down to a minimum. “We still have opportunities to beat the toad in W.A. We have Federal Government financial support, but we still need financial support from the State Government to help mobilise the thousands of potential volunteers who want to help in the fight against the toad. “The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) is considering using fencing in their battle against the toad, which is very encouraging and the first step, however the latest toad incursion highlights the need for a coordinated approach from DEC and the community groups.” STTF will be holding their fourth annual Great Toad Muster later this year thanks to the support of funding from the Federal Government’s Caring for our Country grants scheme and private sector donors such as the Alcock Browne Neaves Foundation. We may have lost the battle to keep cane toads from reaching the
W.A. border, but we haven’t given up on the war against them
at all! For comment and further details:
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