Unwelcome visitors in the MurrayDarling Basin Non-native species - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Feb 17, 2023 117 likes •286 views

education@MDBA Unwelcome visitors in the MurrayDarling Basin Non-native species Native species Image credits Photo: Gunther Schmida Drawing: Marjorie Crosby-Fairall Image credits Photo: Gunther Schmida Drawing: Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

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Unwelcome visitors

in the Murray–Darling Basin education@MDBA

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Non-native species Native species

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Image credits

Photo: Gunther Schmida Drawing: Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

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Image credits

Photo: Gunther Schmida Drawing: Marjorie Crosby-Fairall

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Native animals need

Murray Crayfish

Clean, cool water Rocks to hide in Rotting plants

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Photo credits: Koala and Ibis: David Kleinert (MDBA) Australian fur seal (Wikimedia) River red gums MDBA CC By Thorny Devil Brian Schaller (Wikimedia)

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Alien species?

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Alien animal or plant Rabbit Fox Carp Sheep Starlings Cane toad Cat Fire ants Mice Introduced

n purpose?

Good for people? Harmful to wildlife?

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Birth 3-4 months 4.5 months 5.6 months 6.7 months 7.8 months 8.9 months 10 months Importance of irrigation in the Murray–Darling Basin

Rabbits Bilbies

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Lake Mulwala

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Image credits Goldfish small - N. Aditya Madhav Goldfish large - Wikimedia commons no authorship claimed

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t D i L I D d

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