Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).'The spread of the toxic cane toad Rhinella marina threatens populations of the endangered northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus. We identified quoll populations at risk from toad invasion in the central Kimberley and explored whether free ranging quolls would consume ?toad-aversion? baits that induce aversions to live toads. A long-term study in Kakadu National Park showed that each generation of quolls learns to avoid toads, so one deployment of toad-aversion baits could protect quolls from toads. Encouragingly, 50% of wild quolls at Sir John Gorge, Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary (central Kimberley) consumed toad-aversion sausages. More research on captive quolls is necessary to develop long-lasting toad-aversion baits suitable for aerial deployment.' SummarySummary -- Focus and significance of the project -- Distinctiveness of issue to this landscape -- Knowledge status and constraints -- Methodological approaches -- Lessons learnt for this landscape -- National implications of lessons learnt -- Problems addressing the focus and how to overcome these -- Towards implementation -- Looking ahead - future needs -- ReferencesOn cover: Kakadu National Park, National Environmental Research Program Northern Australia Hub, Australian Wildlife Conservancy and University of Technology, Sydney
