Croprotect Tasmania

08/04/2022

Looks like this year will be ideal conditions for rabbits breeding, calcivirus may not be as effective as usual.

As stated below, land owners have an obligation to control rabbits populations on their property/s as they are classified as a Declared Pest.

If you want them gone, give us a call, or message the page, we'll come out, have a look and discuss some options.

IMPORTANT UPDATE – CALICIVIRUS (RHDV1-K5)

Landowners have primary responsibility for managing rabbits on their land and Biosecurity Tasmania provides advice on rabbit control and regulates the release of calicivirus.

As a consequence of the ongoing good growing conditions, 2022 is proving to be another challenging year for rabbit control.

There is currently an abundance of food available, especially green grass, resulting in ideal conditions for rabbits to breed, and meaning they are less likely to take calicivirus treated bait. Young rabbits (up to 12 weeks) may develop immunity from calicivirus if exposed. Release of calicivirus in the presence of large number of young rabbits therefore increases the risk of developing calicivirus immunity within rabbit populations.

Release principles include:

- When food is in abundance, especially green grass, rabbits are less likely to take calicivirus-treated bait as the grass will be preferred.
- Releasing calicivirus when there are large numbers of young rabbits will lead to calicivirus immunity developing in rabbit populations.
- Air temperature must be suitable for very good insect transmission of the virus.

Because of the current environmental conditions, calicivirus has not been released this year to date. However, officers will continue to assess areas for suitability.

There were no releases of calicivirus in Tasmania during 2021.

Pet owners are reminded that strains of calicivirus and other viruses such as myxoma, are always present in the environment. There are reports of some wild rabbit populations currently being impacted by myxomatosis and RHDV2 (a strain of calicivirus that has naturalised in the environment).

Rabbit owners should talk with their vet about protection against these viruses and maintain measures to limit infection (see: https://nre.tas.gov.au/invasive-species/invasive-animals/invasive-mammals/european-rabbits/rabbit-haemorrhagic-disease-virus-rabbit-calicivirus-a-biocontrol-for-wild-rabbit-populations/protecting-your-domestic-rabbits-from-calicivirus).

Please also note that RHDV2 - another calicivirus variant present in the Tasmanian environment - is not registered for use as a biological control agent, is NOT released by the Tasmanian Government, but is present in rabbit communities.

For more information on rabbit management, visit https://nre.tas.gov.au/.../invasive-mammals/european-rabbits

21/03/2022

08/02/2022

In the spotlight this week: The Forester Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)

The Forester Kangaroo is the largest marsupial in Tasmania, and the second largest in the world, adult males can reach over 60 kg and stand 2 metres tall.
Their colour varies from light brownish grey in males, to grey in females, they have thick tails and large ears, they make clucking sounds between themselves and give a guttural cough when alarmed.

Dist​​ribution
They are common on mainland Australia where they known as the grey kangaroo.

In Tasmania the Forester kangaroo is currently restricted to a number of isolated populations in central and northeastern Tasmania. Especially in:

• Mt William N​ational Park

• Maria Island Na​tional Park

• Narawntapu National Park​

• They prefer open grassy forests and woodlands.

In many areas of the mainland, the clearing of bushland, creation of improved pasture and provision of farm dams has upset the natural balance in favour of increased kangaroo numbers. In Tasmania, however, by the 1960's the species was reduced to less than 15% of its range at the time of european settlement.

22/01/2022

I've had this video on my personal profile for a while now, but struggled to share it here.

Pard NV008P
Browning A Bolt Micro Hunter .22H
Distance is 50m

16/01/2022

Hello everyone!
I'd like to say thankyou to everyone whose liked the page the recently!
I'd like to get to know you, so I have a question... What's your favorite firearm?

01/01/2022

Fun fact! If you contract us as the business, this is whose behind it!

A short, angry, vulgar, dwarf in a 90s model Triton that loves to shoot!

Just kidding! (About the angry bit! 😂)

My name is Nic Ambrus and I own and run Croprotect Tasmania! A small agricultural-service based business in North East Tasmania. I/we as a business focus on macropod management (wallabies) on and around pasture, as well as the humane destruction of declared pests such as feral cats and rabbits.

I have over 10 years of practical experience in fi****ms, shooting, hunting and culling for crop protective purposes and still shoot regularly to maintain my skills.

Shooting and the crop protection part of it are one of my long-standing passions and I just love to do it.

If you want a hand dealing with the roos', don't hesitate to get in contact with me!
Don't be afraid to spark up a chat if you see me out and about either, I don't bite!
We have an email, phone (call or txt) and facebook at this stage. (I'm still working/procrastinating on the website!)

Cheers, Nic.

28/12/2021

My generic Wildlife Take Forms are available to download for FREE.
All you have to do is send your email through to the page so I can send it to you.

Plus, if you do that, you won’t miss out on any upcoming documentation, literature or the Guide to Wallaby Fencing I’m working on!