Landholders and others involved in controlling wild dogs and feral pigs in the Central Highlands will have a new tool literally at their fingertips with the launch of CHRRUP’s localised data management through the FeralScan initiative.
FeralScan was developed by the Invasive Animals Co-operative Research Centre (IA CRC) to help people record and view data gathered in the field during control and other management activities.
Landholders and others involved in control can now record sighting and control measures in the field through a mobile phone, even where they have no mobile phone coverage, through the use of a simple app.
Sightings can be viewed using the website, also available in a phone-friendly site.
Executive Officer Claire Rodgers believes the use of FeralScan will help CHRRUP improve its support for landholders’ and councils’ efforts in pest animal control.
“With the data we will have available from FeralScan, we will be better able to help the region’s pest managers predict population and range variations and implement control measures early to minimise damage,” she said.
The website is now being loaded with data from CHRRUP recent projects to control wild dogs and feral pigs, and will receive data from the current project running across the Central Highlands.
For more information, visit CHRRUP to learn how FeralScan can help you to control these pests and to download the app. You can also visit www.feralscan.org.au/CHRRUP .