Trained Hunting Dogs for Macquarie Island

Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service , in conjunction with the Australian Government, is embarking on a project to eradicate rabbits and rodents from Macquarie Island Nature Reserve, located 1500 kilometres southeast of Tasmania in the Southern Ocean. Intensive rabbit hunting will be required to eradicate rabbits. Individuals with highly developed skills in training hunting dogs are invited to submit a tender for provision of fully trained dogs for the project, trained to specific standards for target and non-target species. Training of personnel to handle the dogs on Macquarie Island is also required.