About the Authors

Thomas M. Newsome

tnew5216@uni.sydney.edu.au

Affiliations Institute of Wildlife Research, School of Biological Sciences, Heydon-Laurence Building, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Invasive Animals Co-operative Research Centre, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Guy-Anthony Ballard

Affiliation Vertebrate Pest Research Unit, NSW Department of Primary Industries, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

Christopher R. Dickman

Affiliation Institute of Wildlife Research, School of Biological Sciences, Heydon-Laurence Building, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Peter J. S. Fleming

Affiliation Vertebrate Pest Research Unit, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Chris Howden

Affiliation Tricky Solutions, Sydney, Australia

Competing Interests

In regards to receiving funding from a commercial source (Newmont Pty Ltd) the authors confirm that this does not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. In regards to one of the authors (Chris Howden) who is employed by a commercial company (Tricky Solutions) the authors confirm that this does not alter their adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TN GB PF CD CH. Performed the experiments: TN GB PF CD. Analyzed the data: TN CH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TN CH. Wrote the paper: TN GB PF CD CH.