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Pest-exclusion fence

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has utilised exclusion fencing since the 1860s. The most well known exclusion fences in Australia are the barrier fences. Barrier fences are long (usually linear) barriers erected for the purpose of excluding particular species from large portions of Australia. The most well known barrier fences are
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size. It is also important to choose a construction material that cannot be climbed; furthermore, sometimes it is necessary to create a subsurface fencing element to prevent burrowing under the fence. Fences are usually designed with the target pest species (the species to be excluded) in mind, and
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the fences are made to effectively exclude those species. This results in a wide variety of designs for pest exclusion fences (see examples below). Often the fence is encircled in electric wire to ensure that animals can not climb over the fence.
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In more recent years, pest-exclusion fences have been built around singular properties, or groups of properties. This practice is known as cluster fencing. Cluster fencing allows farmers to monitor and mitigate
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In Africa and Asia, crop-raiding elephants are excluded using a variety of techniques. These include electric fencing, fences of cacti, chilli-greased rope, and bee-hives or sounds of disturbed bees.
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Exclusion fences are also used in Australia at sanctuaries run by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Inside the fenced off zone captive breeding programs for endangered animals take place.
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mammal species, such as rabbits, deer, and possum, have since caused huge ecological changes to the biota of New Zealand. Pest-exclusion fences are increasingly used for conservation of
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in a conservation effort to maintain plant diversity. The methods were effective for increasing species richness, but not as effective for conserving rare plants.
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Australia uses pest-exclusion fencing to separate several high-value or threatened species from introduced predators. One such example is
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Hayward and Kerley (2009). "Fencing for conservation: Restriction of evolutionary potential or a riposte to threatening processes?".
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under it. On the top is a curved steel hood that prevents climbers like cats and possums from climbing over the top.
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Koyama, Asuka; Uchida, Kei; Ozeki, Masaaki; Iwasaki, Takaya; Nakahama, Naoyuki; Suka, Takeshi (25 December 2020).
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Prior to human settlement New Zealand had no land-based mammals apart from three bat species. The
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that continues down to form a skirt at ground level that prevents animals from
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Animals can be excluded by a fence's height, depth under the ground and
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vary between 1.6m and 2m in height. The fences have a single top
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have been removed for the conservation of 5 threatened species.
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is a barrier that is built to exclude certain types of
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Barrier built to exclude certain types of animal pests
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Xcluder pest-exclusion fence around the perimeter of
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Styx Mill Reserve, Christchurch (under construction)
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Index

Predator proof fence

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

Rabbit-proof fence
Australia
animal
pests
enclosure
horticulture
grassland
grazing
vector species
endemic
species
nature reserves

adding to it
mesh

adding to it
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Waitati
New Zealand
mammals
possums
rats
stoats
ferrets
mice

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