Data of biosecurity detections of live or dead exotic mammals or hitchhiking birds on vessels or cruise ships at Australian first points of entry

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This release from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry comprises three tables logging biosecurity detections of exotic animals on vessels arriving at Australian first points of entry, covering January 2024 to August 2026. The first table lists about 60 interceptions of birds, rodents, bats and other fauna, mainly on container vessels, Ro-Ro cargo ships and bulk carriers, including several seabirds such as tropical petrels and boobies, and feral pigeons (Columba livia), rats (Rattus rattus) and a Muridae rodent. The second and third tables record animal counts by date, vessel type and whether animals were alive or dead, with birds accounting for most entries and bulk carriers the most frequent vessel type. Smaller numbers of bats, reptiles (including a snake), cats and a rat appear in the third table. The release contains no risk assessments, policy responses or program decisions, and no quantified trade impacts are recorded.