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Wildlife tourism in Kakadu ildlife in kakadu has worked hand in hand with human since more than 60.000 years ago. More recently, the Australian Government started to promote their wildlife tourism and this national park in the Northern Territory offers one of the most pristine ecos

My Scholarship entry - Wildlife tourism in Kakadu

First introduced as a biological control for sugarcane beatles in sugarcane plantation, the current population boom of cane toads has threatened native species' population. The poison gland on their back will excrete lethal poisonous milk-like liquid for the predators, this includes dingoes, jabirus,and kingfisher. this toad also pose competition to endemic frog and are extremely hard to control. opening kakadu for tourism also increases the spread of this invasive species, mainly by accidentally transporting them through road vehicles.

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First introduced as a biological control for sugarcane beatles in sugarcane plantation, the current population boom of cane toads has threatened native species' population. The poison gland on their back will excrete lethal poisonous milk-like liquid for the predators, this includes dingoes, jabirus,and kingfisher. this toad also pose competition to endemic frog and are extremely hard to control. opening kakadu for tourism also increases the spread of this invasive species, mainly by accidentally transporting them through road vehicles.


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