অস্ট্রেলিয়ার সবচেয়ে খারাপ কীটপতঙ্গগুলির মধ্যে একটি হল পিলবারায় প্রবেশ করছে৷ তবে তাদের থামানোর জন্য আমাদের কাছে একটি ‘অনন্য’ সুযোগ রয়েছে।
Dunlop said the key was upgrading 150 stock dams between Broome and Port Hedland with concrete tanks and troughs to keep toads out. The idea has the support of farmers and landowners in the region, industry support from BHP, Rio Tinto and the not-for-profit স্কিপ ফাউন্ডেশন, and state government approval. Plans are in place to start dam upgrades next year. Dunlop said it would be “game over” if they reached the Pilbara, which has permanent water sources that are ideal habitat for the invasive cane toad species. “A lot of people don’t realise how far it’s actually spread across WA,” he said. “They’ve devastated native wildlife across the Kimberley and are spreading at about 40 to 50 kilometres a year. They’ll landfall in Broome in the next two or three wet seasons.” The opportunity to stop them via dehydration is unique across Australia and must be taken. Report co-author Professor Ben Phillips, from Curtin University’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences, said the “toad containment zone” would be about 150 kilometres long. As the cane toad spreads, the species is at risk. “We can hold back the invasion and push the species to the barrier, just like using firewalls to remove fuel and create controlled perimeters to stop the spread of bushfires,” Phillips said. “There is no doubt that the arrival of toads will lead to a catastrophic decline of culturally important species, which will be felt by Pilbara traditional guardians. Loading “The most at-risk animals (such as the ডোনা and blue-tongued lizard) may also be culturally significant to traditional owners in terms of food, storytelling and ফিলপিং চর্চার জন্য বুশের চর্চাও হতে পারে।” WA’s mining sector “Our research provides a model for controlling cane toad invasion. It shows that implementation can provide significant environmental, cultural and economic benefits to WA’s Pilbara region and beyond,” he said.
প্রকাশিত: 2025-11-10 16:00:00
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