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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE220101316
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Protecting prey from predators using sensory tactics. This project aims to develop new approaches to prevent the extinction of threatened native species from invasive predators, such as rats, pigs, cats and foxes. Many native species are hard to see but vulnerable to being found by predators with powerful senses of smell and hearing. By harnessing the sensory cues of prey that predators use when hunting, this project expects to discover olfactory and auditory techniques that prevent predators finding threatened species. In doing so, the project intends to provide new perspectives on how animals find food using multiple senses, and lead the recovery of threatened species in areas where predators remain within Australia and globally.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 07-2022
End Date: 02-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $368,174.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Science and Management | Behavioural Ecology | Invasive Species Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Control of Animal Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Forest and Woodlands Environments | Forest and Woodlands Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
