Knowing the detection probabilities of surveillance tools will help inform how much surveillance effort is required to confidently determine if wallabies are absent in an area and/or to prove elimination has been achieved. This research compares the detection probabilities, surveillance sensitivities and cost of surveillance between helicopter surveys with observers; a ground hunter with detector dogs; camera traps and helicopter surveys using a thermal imaging camera.

Having the correct bait delivery design is critical for effective control operations. An ineffective design may result in no bait uptake or a sub-lethal dose which doesn’t kill the wallaby. The objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of new feeder designs in terms of bait acceptance and uptake by wallabies.

Having the correct bait delivery design is critical for effective control operations. An ineffective design may result in no bait uptake or a sub-lethal dose which doesn’t kill the wallaby. The objective of this research is to determine the effectiveness of existing bait station designs in terms of bait acceptance and uptake by wallabies.

This research outlines which monitoring methods produces the tightest precision per dollar (value for money) as well as being the most accurate in measuring the success of a wallaby control operation.