Large feral herbivores Feral camels Feral camels are Competition with widespread in UCL and domestic livestock (DAFWA) Feral donkeys UMR east of the for feed resources. Feral horses pastoral leasehold Damage to Feral goats areas, with spread into infrastructure. adjacent pastoral Destruction of leases. seasonal wetland Feral horses and habitats in UCL, donkeys are mainly UMR and found in the Kimberley conservation and Pilbara. reserves. Feral goats are mainly found in the Gascoyne and Murchison areas. Introduced predators Foxes are widespread Livestock losses south of the Pilbara. due to wild dog (DAFWA and DPW) Wild dogs predation. Wild dogs are Feral cats widespread in pastoral Native fauna losses Feral pigs and on the margins due to feral cat and of agricultural areas. fox predation. cats are Native fauna losses widespread across the and habitat state. destruction due to feral pig predation pigs are and foraging. widespread in the Kimberley, Gascoyne and south-west Western Australia. Exotic freshwater fish Koi carp Swan-Canning Competition with Riverpark and other native species for (DoF, SRT) Gambusia freshwater bodies in the resources. Goldfish south west. Destruction of native habitat. Disease and parasite transmission. Aquatic weeds Salvinia Occasional outbreaks in Destruction of wetlands, and in the natural habitat. (Department of Water) Water hyacinth south west of the state. Fouling of open waters. Eutrophication. Opuntioid cacti Cacti and Becoming common Modification of prickly pear around old town sites natural habitat. (DAFWA) and homesteads in the Competition with (see commentary in rangelands. forage species Box 8) by domestic livestock. Loss of amenity.
Large feral herbivores (DAFWA) Feral camels Feral donkeys Feral horses Feral goats Feral camels are widespread in UCL and UMR east of the pastoral leasehold areas, with spread into adjacent pastoral leases. Feral horses and donkeys are mainly found in the Kimberley and Pilbara. Feral goats are mainly found in the Gascoyne and Murchison areas. Competition with domestic livestock for feed resources. Damage to infrastructure. Destruction of seasonal wetland habitats in UCL, UMR and conservation reserves. Introduced predators (DAFWA and DPW) Foxes Wild dogs Feral cats Feral pigs are widespread south of the Pilbara. Wild dogs are widespread in pastoral and on the margins of agricultural areas. cats are widespread across the state. pigs are widespread in the Kimberley, Gascoyne and south-west Western Australia. Livestock losses due to wild dog predation. Native fauna losses due to feral cat and fox predation. Native fauna losses and habitat destruction due to feral pig predation and foraging. Exotic freshwater fish (DoF, SRT) Koi carp Gambusia Goldfish Swan-Canning Riverpark and other freshwater bodies in the south west. Competition with native species for resources. Destruction of native habitat. Disease and parasite transmission. Aquatic weeds (Department of Water) Salvinia Water hyacinth Occasional outbreaks in wetlands, and in the south west of the state. Destruction of natural habitat. Fouling of open waters. Eutrophication. Opuntioid cacti (DAFWA) (see commentary in Box 8) Cacti and prickly pear Becoming common around old town sites and homesteads in the rangelands. Modification of natural habitat. Competition with forage species by domestic livestock. Loss of amenity.
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