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Staying Ahead of the Curve Pest management and innovation in an age of smaller government and fewer land managers Andreas Glanznig, Chief Executive Officer 2014 State Biosecurity Forum 4 December 2014 Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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IA CRC: integrated value chain End-user/ cash investor End-user/ research provider Research provider Commercialiser End users Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

IA CRC and the Biosecurity Continuum Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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RHDV arrival with rabbit control: Broken Hill 2000 2012 Regeneration occurred during a period of drought ! Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

20 year RHD Boost Strategy Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

RHD Boost: Evaluate new RHDVa strains RHDV Increased genetic variability leads to increased virus mutation rate Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Map adapted from ERIN, DEWHA 2008 High production agricultural areas Rabbit distribution RCV-A1 positive locations Critically endangered Golden Sun Critically endangered and endangered plants affects by rabbits moth affected by rabbits Endangered ecological communities affected by rabbits Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

New carp biocontrol needed Juvenile carp swarm Darling River, NSW, Sept. 2011 Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Release strategy: target carp spawning hotspots Most ‘reproduction’ is concentrated in less than 20 major sites in the MDB Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Incursion response: new detection techniques to help eradicate foxes in Tasmania DNA detection technique screened more than 11,000 fox scats PCR DNA Test for foxes Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Tilapia only 3km from MDB • One of worst 100 global invaders eDNA surveillance • In 3 catchments; during floods needed NOW within 3 km of MDB • 50% of MDB at risk Murray-Darling Basin Dead tilapia mass after eradication, Qld Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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Treasury Intergenerational Report Source: IGR 2002, 2007, 2010 Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Biosecurity Megatrend: Efficiency Era • Biosecurity investment not keeping pace with growing challenges • Could limit ability to prevent and respond to new incursions • Future environmental biosecurity management at risk • Collaborations vital where resources diminishing and capability dispersed Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Complexity ulation Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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Predator Free New Zealand Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Innovation Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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Rabbit Agenda: Critical mass through a network RHD resistance model RHD Uni. of Canberra, Boost Adelaide New Zealand NSW DPI Rabbit Orange Decision Sydney Adelaide Support Canberra System Melbourne NZ Landcare New biocontrol RHD Boost Research National Rabbit agent prospecting RHD Accelerator ACT ESD Facilitator Primary Industries & CSIRO Vic DPI Resources SA Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

Pest Animal Mgt Innovation Evolution Invasive Collaboration (2017 +) - Focus for collaborative Invasive Animals invasive Invasive CRC Extension animals R&D Animals CRC (2012-2017) (2005-2012) - 27 members - 41 members CRC for the - Focus on Biological CRC for - 8+ species Control of Pest Biological platform - Balanced Control of Animals technologies, portfolio of Vertebrate Pest (1999-2005) and systems Populations technologies - 7 members (1992-1999) - 3 species - 5 members - immunofertility - 3 species - One blue sky technology: immunofertility Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Together, create and apply solutions

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