Download Northern hairy-nosed wombat.

Zoo keepers require a number of skills to be
successful. For instance they must work well
both on their own and as part of a team. Having
good communication skills with the animals and
with your fellow zoo staff. In terms of
qualifications you will need good maths and
English GCSEs, with science preferred and
preferably a national vocational qualification in
animal care and husbandry
It is important for a zoo keeper to have
knowledge about the ecosystems because they
deal with animals everyday and they are thrown
all kinds of challenges that effect the animal in
the way they eat, live and grow
how was the Red Fox
introduced
into Australia
Foxes were introduced into Australia initially for
the purpose of recreational fox-hunting.
Australia's roots were British, a country where
fox-hunting had been carried out for hundreds
of years, but the only "sport" that hunters had
was dingoes and kangaroos. Bringing foxes to
the new country enabled them to still indulge
their sport of fox-hunting.
The European red fox was first released in the
Geelong area near Melbourne in 1845. More
were introduced after 1845 as a method for
controlling the introduced hare problem. It was
given time to breed, which it did prolifically with
no natural predators on the continent, and foxhunting started within a couple of decades.
What impact has
this
animal had on Australian
ecosystems?
Foxes cause environmental damage, by preying on
many species of Australian native wildlife. Foxes
include birds, small mammals and reptiles in their
menu. The extinction or endangerment of native
wildlife is a national disaster. Foxes significantly
contribute, alongside other vertebrate pest species
and the impact of man, to the extinction pressures.
Effective fox control has been shown to reduce the
extinction pressure and to allow population
recovery
has the red fox had a positive or
negative impact in Australia
• Negative, yes hunters may have some fun with
these red foxes but these foxes are destroying
other animals habitats and they are messing
up the food chain for other animals so if they
have nothing to eat then the whole food
chain becomes a mess.
Northern hairy-nosed
wombat.
habitat
Their habitat is flat, semi-arid grasslands or
woodlands. They live in a harsh, hot climate
which experiences frequent droughts, up to 6
years in duration. The Northern hairy-nosed
wombat prefers deep sandy soils in which to dig
their burrows. They where first found in
Queensland.
diet
Main food is native grasses (black speargrass),
bottle washer grasses, golden beard grass, and
three-awned grass) plus introduced buffel grass.
(Buffel grass has become a threat as it outcompetes the native grasses and is fire prone
and hard for the wombat to move around in.)
threats
Droughts: during recent drought episodes the
wombats remained robust but stopped breeding.
Bushfire: the wombats stay safe in their burrows
but the fire destroys the native grasses that are
their main food.
Dingoes: the population of 113 was reduced to
fewer than 90 by dingo predation during one 2week period in 2000. A 20km predator fence was
erected after this event.
Disease: Made worse by the small total population
being confined to one small area
bibliography
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fox
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_hairynosed_wombat
• http://www.wildlife.org.au/wildlife/speciespro
file/mammals/northern_hairy_nosed_womba
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