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Title:
An integrated assessment of the impact of wild dogs in Australia
Series:
Research reports
Series Issue:
14.4
Publication Date:
28/04/2014
Description:
Overview Wild dogs are a significant pest animal in Australia. They are widespread in Queensland, the Northern Territory and much of Western Australia and South Australia, as well as being present in parts of New South Wales and Victoria. Wild dogs are known to have a significant detrimental effect on the agricultural sector, but they also cause adverse social impacts and are perceived to cause environmental damage as well. ABARES used an integrated approach to evaluate the economic, environmental and social impacts of wild dogs in Australia and assessed the costs and benefits of investing in wild dog management to prioritise future investments using a cost-benefit analysis framework, which was applied to three case study regions: * South Western Queensland * Eastern Victoria * South Australian Arid Lands Integrating the economic impacts of wild dogs on Australian agriculture with non-market environmental and social impacts enabled a more accurate estimation of the return to the entire Australian community of investments to control wild dogs. The outputs from this report can inform prioritisation of future investment in wild dog management. Key Issues The findings of the report indicate that there are positive net economic returns to wild dog management for the three case study regions under most assumptions about the rate of growth in wild dog attack rates. In addition to significant economic benefits of wild dog control, there is also significant non-market benefits associated with wild dog management. It is likely that private landholders are not taking these non-market benefits into consideration when deciding how much to invest in wild dog control. However, in the absence of a coordinated approach to wild dog management there is likely to be significant under investment by private landholders to control wild dogs. The study highlights at least three key factors to improve the management of wild dogs in Australia: * First, there is likely to be benefits associated with government or industry bodies providing a coordination role. Securing cooperation of all landholders, including private and government - the so called 'nil tenure' approach - is central to the effective management of wild dogs * Second, the psychological stress suffered by individuals with direct experience with wild dogs is significant and comparable to that suffered by individuals experiencing other traumatic events. There may be a role for government to monitor the extent of this stress and ensure adequate support is available to those who require it * Third, there may also be a role for government to invest directly in wild dog management to capture the non-market benefits identified in this study. The magnitude of that investment is not known. The benefit-cost analyses show that there are positive returns to current investments. There are likely to be benefits to additional investment, but the level of investment that generates the greatest market and non-market returns cannot be determined using a benefit-cost analysis approach and requires further research.
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Publisher:
ABARES : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Department of Agriculture
Author:
WICKS Santhi Dr

MAZUR Kasia Dr

PLEASE Patricia Dr

ECKER Saan Dr

BUETRE Benjamin
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Other constraints: All material in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence, save for content supplied by third parties, logos and the Commonwealth Coat of Arms

Other constraints: This publication (and any material sourced from it) should be attributed as: Wicks, S, Mazur K, Please P, Ecker S & Buetre B, 2014, An integrated assessment of the impact of wild dogs in Australia, ABARES Research report no. 14.4, Canberra, April. CC BY 3.0
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ISBN 978-1-74323-180-7

ISSN 1447-8358
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