Land for Wildlife has several types of traps for loan. Contact us for more information.

Before trapping begins, it is wise to make yourself aware of the ethical considerations of trapping. Produced by Land for Wildlife Central Australia – Download

We also request that you complete a Feral Animal Trapping Agreement before using any Land for Wildlife traps – Download

Once you begin a trapping program, please fill out a catch record form, which will assist us with keeping tabs on feral animal trapping needs – Download

Mammals

Cats

Feral Cat trapping information, including trap placement, baiting, checking the trap, disposal of cats and post-trapping information. Produced by Land for Wildlife Central Australia – Download

Want more information on Feral Cat history, ecology, impact and control? Check out the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage Feral Cat fact sheet – Download

For information specific to domestic cats, see the Domestic Pets header on this page.

Rabbits

Feral Rabbit control information, including limiting habitat, fumigation and chemical control. Produced by Land for Wildlife Central Australia – Download

European Wild Rabbit history, ecology, impact and control. Fact sheet by the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage – Download

Foxes

European Red Fox history, ecology, impact and control. Fact sheet by the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage – Download

Dogs

Want to know the difference between wild dogs and other terminology? The Queensland Government fact sheet may help you out – Download

Camels

Camel history, ecology, impact and control. Fact sheet by the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage – Download

Horses

Horse history, ecology, impact and control. Fact sheet by the Australian Government’s Department of the Environment and Heritage – Download

Birds

Spotted Turtle Doves first became established in Alice Springs in the early 1990s when approximately 10 birds were liberated from a backyard aviary. Since that time, the population has steadily grown and today the bird impacts on the environment and residents of the town in a number of ways.

Identification of Spotted Turtle Doves is easy, once you know what you’re looking for. Get on the right track with this fact sheet on how to distinguish the ferals from the natives. Fact sheet produced by Land for Wildlife – Download

Once you know what you’re looking for, Spotted Turtle Dove trapping is the next step. Check out the Land for Wildlife fact sheet on trapping this feral bird species – Download

Control of Spotted Turtle Doves. Fact sheet by the Northern Territory Government – Download

Invertebrates

Big-headed Ants are the only invasive ant in Alice Springs. You can read more about how to identify Big-headed Ants and what to do about them. Fact sheet by CSIRO – Download

Big-headed Ant control. Do you have BHA’s on your property? Answer some questions to find out and learn about how to control these invasive invertebrates. Produced by Land for Wildlife Central Australia – Download

Impact of an introduced ant on native rain forest invertebrates Pheidole megacephala in monsoonal Australia – Download

View the Threatened Species Network’s Big-headed Ant powerpoint presentation – Download