Articles tagged with 'Wild animals'
Are glue boards legal in Australia?
Glue boards (also known as glue traps) are made of cardboard, plastic or wood covered in an adhesive and are promoted as a rodent control method. They are designed to catch and trap animals who run across their surface.
How can habitat loss affect animal welfare?
Habitat loss and fragmentation are significant threats to the welfare of individual animals, biodiversity and species survival. RSPCA Australia recognises the critical need to prevent these negative impacts.
What are the welfare issues with shark incident mitigation strategies?
As human populations continue to grow and coastal areas become more heavily used for recreational activities, the likelihood of encounters between humans and sharks is increasing. To help prevent shark incidents, various methods have been implemented to deter sharks from popular beaches to enhance public safety.
How can I safely attract birds and other wildlife to my backyard?
Birds and wildlife can be attracted to backyards in a way that creates harmony for plants, people and animals.
What are the options to improve wild koala welfare?
Koalas are an iconic Australian species, known to attract thousands of tourists every year. Koalas living in the wild suffer a range of negative impacts due primarily to habitat loss, climate change, vehicle collision, and dog attacks. Consequences include pain, injury, fear, stress, incapacitation, starvation, and death.
How do human activities impact koalas?
The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an iconic Australian species primarily found in eucalypt forests along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Australia. Despite their uniqueness and popularity, koalas face numerous threats to their survival, primarily due to human activities.
What are the risks to native wildlife with using poison to kill rodents?
Poisons, such as anticoagulant rat bait (known as anticoagulant rodenticides), are commonly used to kill rodents in residential, commercial and agricultural settings, but they pose a significant risk to native wildlife, either by direct ingestion of baits or ingestion of poisoned rodents.
Is it necessary to feed my pet reptile live prey?
There are very few, if any, vertebrate-eating reptile species who will not eat anything other than live food in captivity. Where reptiles require a diet of whole vertebrate animals, such as mice, it is recommended to provide prey that has been humanely killed.