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Nature 416, 357 (28 March 2002) | doi:10.1038/416357b

Baiting plan to remove fox threat to Tasmanian wildlife

Carina Dennis

The deliberate introduction of foxes into Tasmania, the island off the southern coast of the Australian mainland, is threatening to devastate the island's unique ecology, wildlife biologists say.At a conference in the Tasmanian city of Launceston earlier this month, fox and pest-control experts called for steps to eradicate the foxes before the breeding season begins in July.