Innovative developments for long-term mammalian pest control.
BACKGROUND
Invasive mammalian pests have inflicted substantial environmental and economic damage on a worldwide scale.


RESULTS
Over the last 30 years there has been minimal innovation in the development of new control tools. The development of new vertebrate pesticides, for example, has been largely restricted due to the costly and time-consuming processes associated with testing and registration.


CONCLUSIONS
In this article we discuss recent progress and trends in a number of areas of research aimed to achieve long-term population suppression or eradication of mammalian pest species. The examples discussed here are emerging from research being conducted in New Zealand, where invasive mammalian pests are one of the greatest threats facing the national environment and economy.
Centre for Wildlife Management and Conservation, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand; Connovation Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand.
Helen M
HM
Blackie
Jamie W B
JW
MacKay
Will J
WJ
Allen
Des H V
DH
Smith
Brent
B
Barrett
Belinda I
BI
Whyte
Elaine C
EC
Murphy
James
J
Ross
Lee
L
Shapiro
Shaun
S
Ogilvie
Shona
S
Sam
Duncan
D
MacMorran
Shane
S
Inder
Charles T
CT
Eason
D000818:Animals; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D008322:Mammals / Q000502:physiology*; D009520:New Zealand; D010571:Pest Control / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010575:Pesticides
innovative developments; invasive species; mammalian pest control; multidisciplinary approach; resetting toxicant delivery; vertebrate toxins and toxicants