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Feral Peril

Tasmania is one of the world's last great wildlife havens but its struggling native species are under threat from a feral fox invasion. Or are they?
Year : 2008 | Total Duration : 55 Minutes | Producer : Ian Walker (Executive Producer Magic Real), Gina Twyble
Director : Andrew Sully |
European red fox emerging from cage, photographed in studio. European red fox emerging from cage, photographed in studio. European red fox near cage, photographed in studio. European red fox near cage, photographed in studio. European red fox photographed in studio.
Scientist holding Tasmanian devil with Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). Tasmanian devil emerging from tree stump. Tasmanian devil looking at camera. Tasmanian devil opening mouth to growl. Trapped and dead feral cats in the back of a truck.
Light shining in darkness, VS spotlight on moving vehicle seen through trees. CU gun discharging, VS fox through undergrowth and spotlight on car. Spotlit wallaby bounding through clumps of grass at night, quoll through grasses, small mammal (possibly bettong) hopping away from camera. Track through undergrowth at night and tilt to starry sky seen via night vision. CU gun next to spotlight, CU face of fox. Opening title animation. VS man dropping "fox file" onto desk, lighting cigarette and CUs various stills of people involved in story including John McConnell, Greg Woods, wildlife workers, Rodrigo Hamede, David Obendorf, Peter Darke, and Nick Mooney. Newspaper headline and still of fox carcass. Unfocussed lights along roadside and VS wildlife biologist Nick Mooney driving on highway through bush at night. Rain on windscreen.
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Access No. 148209 | 3 mins 21 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Track along countryside from moving vehicle as sun rises. WS waves rolling into beach, MS wildlife biologist Nick Mooney with Burnie docks behind him, talking about arrival of foxes to Tasmania. High shot over container being loaded from storage area. Fast track POV walker along railway track and grass. WS beach and track of Mooney's footprints as he walks. Mooney showing plaster cast of fox footprints to camera. Animated map depicting fox population across Australia.
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Access No. 148255 | 1 min 19 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Fox hunters on horseback and hounds along tracks and through paddocks.
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Access No. 148258 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © ABC Sydney | Colour |
CU fox in wild and GS disappearing into den entrance under log.
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Access No. 148259 | 7 secs | 2000s | Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
Tilt up CU painting of a fox in riding outfit "Gentleman Charles" from the original oil painting by Alan Ellison, 1992.
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Access No. 148260 | 9 secs | 2000s | Australia | © Benjamin H Hardaway III | Colour |
MS interview with biologist Prof. Chris Johnson talking about ecological damage caused by the fox. Spotlit fox at night. Good time-lapse WS of misty clouds across craggy peaks of Cradle Mountain. Good WS of Cradle Mountain seen from across lake.
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Access No. 148261 | 21 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) pacing in cage and CU mouth open wide in yawn.
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Access No. 148263 | 10 secs | 1930s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
MS interview with biologist Prof. Chris Johnson talking about the ecological damaged caused by the fox. Very good WS time-lapse sunset with clouds rolling across valley and power lines. CUs Tasmanian Devils devouring prey at night. MS Johnson talking about Tasmanian Devil's relationship to foxes. WS vehicle driving towards camera in mist and GS driver using mobile phone. VS scientists in overalls and face masks trapping and weighing Tasmanian Devils. CUs of diseased faces of Devils. Interview with Rodrigo Hamede on the plight of the cancer stricken Tasmanian Devils. CU babies in pouch of Tasmanian Devil. MS interview with biologist Nick Mooney about the ramifications of the disease. VS taxidermed fox in office. VS fluorescent lights switching on in warehouse and VS people in offices of fox eradication centre. VS Alan Johnston, Manager Fox Eradication Branch. CUs worker on phone filling out form.
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Access No. 148264 | 4 mins 42 secs | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
GS two men and woman gathered around laptop computer and maps on car bonnet. CU top finger on map.
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Access No. 148265 | 3 secs | 2000s | Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
Brief shot of fox in the wild at night.
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Access No. 148266 | 1 sec | 2000s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of newspaper photograph of two men, known as the Longford hoaxsters, holding dead fox.
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Access No. 148267 | 2 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © The Examiner | Colour |
Archival footage of two men examining road surface.
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Access No. 148268 | 1 sec | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
Front page of archival copy of The Advocate newspaper with image of fox overlaid on screen.
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Access No. 148269 | 3 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © The Advocate/ABC Hobart | Colour |
CUs plaster casts of fox footprints. Footage of fox running across shots.
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Access No. 148270 | 3 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
Front page "Fox Frenzy!" of archival copy of The Advocate newspaper.
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Access No. 148272 | 1 sec | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © The Advocate | Colour |
Various fox related headlines on Hobart Mercury newspapers. Footage of fox overlaid on screen.
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Access No. 148273 | 4 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © Hobart Mercury/ABC Hobart | Colour |
Various fox related headline on Sunday Examiner newspapers.
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Access No. 148274 | 2 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © Sunday Examiner | Colour |
Pan across desk, hat and map being picked up and VS setting camera and man walking down stairs in silhouette. Investigator for Fox Eradication Branch John McConnell driving vehicle in countryside and speaking to camera about a reported fox sighting. McConnell stopping to examine and take photographs of dead kangaroo by roadside. WS McConnell walking in field of bracken and VS setting camera trap. GS spider on tree. Camera following dogs released into bush to track fox scats. McConnell examining barbed wire of fence. WS weatherboard house in countryside. CUs Ian Rist cutting out newspaper articles and filing them. Interview with Rist. High shot of Rist at his computer. WS vehicle along Tasmanian road with mountain ranges in background. Vehicle pulling up to pink ribbon on fence. CU road sign.
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Access No. 148275 | 3 mins 39 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU shot of fox's jaw and sharp teeth exposed.
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Access No. 148276 | 1 sec | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
MS interview with biologist Nick Mooney being interviewed in bush about the discovery of a dead fox.
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Access No. 148277 | 10 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU's dead fox.
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Access No. 148278 | 3 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
MS interview with fox sceptic Ian Rist. MS interview in bush with biologist Nick Mooney.
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Access No. 148279 | 8 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU blood on tarmac. Zoom in to CU dead fox's head and teeth. Zoom in over dead fox.
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Access No. 148280 | 10 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © Tasmanian Dept of Primary Industries & Water | Colour |
MS interview in bush with biologist Nick Mooney.
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Access No. 148281 | 8 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom in to X-ray of dead fox showing hind quarters.
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Access No. 148282 | 3 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © Tasmanian Dept of Primary Industries & Water | Colour |
MS interview in bush with biologist Nick Mooney. VS veterinary Pathologist David Obendorf turning on theatre lights in his vet surgery. CUs of him preparing for surgery and handling animal organs. MS interview with Obendorf expressing his pessimism.
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Access No. 148283 | 31 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan across archival footage of dead fox on surgery table.
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Access No. 148284 | 8 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © ABC Hobart | Colour |
MS interview with veterinary pathologist David Obendorf in his surgery. Interview with fox sceptic Ian Rist. WS night shot of Devonport Docks with zoom to Spirit of Australia liner berthed on water lit up. VS car leaving dock scene and driving down country road at night. Interview with former Police Commander Ivan Dean MLC regarding rumours of foxes being smuggled into Tasmania. Car reversing into garage at night and box being unloaded. Re-enactment of foxes being carried into countryside at night and being released in long grasses. VS pinboard linking photographs of foxes, witnesses, Tasmanian devils. Very good CUs of water droplets on grass trees and WS pan across misty wilderness. MS interview with Environmental philosopher Andrew Brennan. Very good WS pan across wilderness landscape with lake and layer of misty cloud over mountains. WS still river and VS wilderness features.
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Access No. 148285 | 3 mins 10 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom into animated map of Tasmania depicting fox sightings. Very good WS of clouds over green mountainous wilderness and high shot over valley. Rodrigo Hamede and his team in the bush releasing Tasmanian devil. CU interview with Hamede, animated map of Tasmania showing location of his work and VS of him taking data from devil with his assistant taking notes. Time-lapse sunset shot with clouds darkening in sky. Night vision footage of Tasmanian devil approaching then entering trap. Animated map of Tasmania showing disease-free north-western part of state. VS vehicles on dirt road through forest and interview with Nick Mooney as he drives. CU interview with Mooney talking about the project to capture healthy devils for captive breeding. VS jubilant workers tipping captured juvenile into sack. Interview with Wildlife conservationist Fiona Hume. Very good CU of devil's face. GS cleaning traps.
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Access No. 148286 | 3 mins 36 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Vehicle along forest road. GS road with sign advertising numbers for reporting fox sightings. Interview with Nick Mooney about the shrinking Tasmanian devil population with increasing evidence of foxes. High pan across city of Launceston with small location map superimposed in corner. VS investigator John McConnell in office recovering hidden camera from housing. CUs of photographs of Tasmanian devil, wallaby, quoll and feral cat being viewed on computer screen. CU man smoking, clutter on desk, photographs of cats on pinboard. Good CU of cat walking through long grass. Interviews with biologist Chris Johnson and veterinary pathologist David Obendorf talking about the impact of cats on the native population. VS pest control officer Adam Higgins carrying feral cat in cage to ute and MS interview talking about his trapping programme around dump sites. Feral ginger cat in rubbish tip with tractor in foreground.
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Access No. 148287 | 3 mins 53 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU gun cabinet being unlocked, gun removed. Hunter Rex Meikle, being interviewed in shed and outdoors at dawn loading gun and spotting from vehicle. Wallaby spotlit in grasses. Interview with fox sceptic Ian Rist. CUs gun being set up for shooting, gunsight, finger pulling trigger. CU eye, gun firing. Interview with veterinary pathologist David Obendorf on the role of hunters. CUs gas stove top ring being lit, kettle placed on ring, VS around kitchen items. WS hunter Peter Darke and dog leaving cabin at dusk in quad vehicle. WS track of Darke travelling across paddocks with sunset lit clouds above. MS interview with Darke in his cluttered kitchen. VS Darke driving around rubbish strewn lake and planting duck decoys in ground. VS ducks in flight and GS camouflaged Darke firing at ducks from hide. WS Darke returning to cabin in daylight, CU sign "Barbakuiaria". VS hunters meeting to discuss fox sightings and strategies. CU man in beanie lighting cigarette.
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Access No. 148288 | 4 mins 16 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS aircraft landing on grass runway with small location map of Orange, NSW superimposed. Plane taxiing to airport building. Hunter Peter Darke and fellow passenger alighting from plane. Biologist Nick Mooney in vehicle and highway through countryside POV moving vehicle. Two kangaroo carcasses lying on ground. Good shots of bettong hopping through grass, bandicoot in grass and quoll through bush vegetation. WS line of people walking through grassy paddock. MS interview with Mooney. VS Mooney discussing animal prints in dry inlet with group and pouring cast material over prints. Good WS vehicles driving along dusty road in bright orange sunset light. Gathered group looking at animal carcass. WS people walking up grassy slope, gloved hand digging soil with pick and VS man lecturing group on the operation of animal traps. MS interview with Darke giving his views on trapping.
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Access No. 148289 | 2 mins 26 secs | 2000s | Orange, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Bus through countryside at dusk. Interview with biologist Nick Mooney standing beside vehicle explaining reasons for fox hunt. VS spotlighting for foxes at night. Men outside car tracking fox with spot. High pan over city of Hobart with small location map superimposed on screen. High shot over Taroona Wildlife Quarantine Centre, VS enclosures. Staff member holding Tasmanian devil ups by tail and VS Vet surgeon Colette Harmsen weighing devils. CU devil being anaesthetised, having blood taken, paws examined, teeth checked, pouch examined. VS devil being loaded onto ute in crate. WS Qantas jet plane landing on tarmac, crates on conveyor belt and into back of ute. Interview with Tim Faulkner, Mammal keeper at Australian Reptile Park. Crates being wheeled into entrance of Park and CU of giant Frill-necked lizard sculpture above. Faulkner holding young Tasmanian devil up to camera, CU of devil settling into sleep in rock hollow in enclosure.
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Access No. 148290 | 4 mins 26 secs | 2000s | NSW, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High pan across rooftops of the city of Hobart at sunrise. VS in offices of Fox Branch HQ. Receptionist hands paper to two officers who inspect map of Tasmania. John McConnell interview as he drives about fox sighting. Track past property sign, flock of sheep running, David Taylor with herd. VS of McConnell taking to the Taylors. Dog being released from truck at sunset, followed by Peter Darke. Track of dog around pine plantation stopping at scat. CU scat on grass, McConnell labelling, photographing and collecting scat. Very good WS sunset clouds with two men silhouetted. Interview with graziers David and Tina Taylor in front yard of homestead. CU Tina deadheading roses in garden, VS raking autumn leaves on lawn. Panoramic view across countryside from the Taylor's verandah, Tina drinking tea, dog running on lawn.
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Access No. 148291 | 3 mins 35 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt up exterior of high-rise building of University of Tasmania. CU tray of samples passed from hand to hand, man processing data. MS Tasmanian devil in wild. MS interview with Immunologist Greg Woods in laboratories of University of Tas. CU Woods looking through microscope, at computer screen with image of cells. VS Tasmanian devils in forest at night. GS devil in enclosure, CU devil being anaesthetised. VS devils over grassy area and feeding noisily on prey in group at night. Tilt up lit up exterior of University of Canberra building at night with small location map superimposed. CUs of gloved hands handling scat to be analysed. VS of process. Fish-eye view of vehicle across countryside at dusk. MS interview with John McConnell as he drives re positive scat finding. Interview with grazier David Taylor, VS men shearing sheep in shed. Fleece spread on table.
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Access No. 148292 | 2 mins 36 secs | 2000s | ACT, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with shearer Jacko Flood discrediting existence of Tasmanian foxes, other shearers resting on floor in background. GS shearer resting in fleece, almost covered. MS interview with grazier David Taylor, sheep in background. WS shearing shed. Interview with Ian Rist. Cigarette smoke in light, CUs slide projector, images on screen. Track of two men in jeep on property stopping to lay baits. MS interview with Nick Mooney in open countryside. CUs digging holes to place baits. Very good time-lapse sunset clouds across landscape, mountains in distance. MS veterinary pathologist David Obendorf outlining past use of poisons in Tasmania. WS sheep running across paddock. Zoom out from giant lizard statue over entrance to Australian Reptile Park in rain. Mammal keeper Tim Faulkner taking joey Tasmanian devils out of den box from mother devil. VS joeys being weighed. Very good CUs. Interview with Faulkner. Night shots of family at play.
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Access No. 148293 | 5 mins 2 secs | 2000s | ACT, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High WS over enclosures at Australian Reptile Park. GS Tasmanian Devil running around enclosure, scientists examining another devil and treating him with anti-cancer drugs. Interview with Immunologist Greg Woods explaining plan. CU track following healthy devil through grasses. Very good high pan across Tasmanian highland forest and mountain ranges at sunset with orange rising from horizon. MS interview with biologist Nick Mooney and very good CU devil foraging on forest floor. Good pan across fields at sunset with gnarled trees in foreground. MS interview with biologist Prof. Chris Johnson. Very good pan of fields in golden sunset light, dead trees in foreground. Zoom to sun low in sky. WS sunset with some blue still in sky. CU track along animal skeleton and interview with Environmental philosopher Andrew Brennan.
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Access No. 148294 | 2 mins 29 secs | 2000s | NSW, Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Good WS with time-lapse clouds across golden sunset sky with power tower and landscape in silhouette. VS man taking file notes notes off pinboard and rubber stamping case. Fox against dark background looking towards camera before moving off.
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Access No. 148295 | 1 min 36 secs | 2000s | Tas, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
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