Having researched the control of invasive species, with particular interest in crayfish. I am wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a long term project that has successfully contained, controlled or even eliminated an invasive species in an open environment?
I am interested in the process that leads to that position and how success is measured.
Many thanks
You may find the ALIENS-L is the mailing list of the Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) (www.issg.org) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission to be useful. The group aims to "reduce the threats posed by invasive species to natural ecosystems and their native species, through increasing awareness of invasive species and means of controlling or eradicating them".
Hi there Stuart,
Yes, we managed to locally control the expansion of Crown-of-thorns starfish in Vanuatu on several islands back in the days. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277957920_Collective_action_and_lime_juice_fight_crown-of-thorns_starfish_outbreaks_in_Vanuatu
Plus, two successful eradication programs involve the screwworm and cattle ticks.
You'll find a publication here : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9444755/
Cheers
A project on elimination of an invasive alien fish species Pseudorasbora parva in Lithuania was rather successful.
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