▁with ▁D ett ol , ▁Ph en yl ▁and ▁using ▁a ▁large ▁ham mer ▁with ▁a ▁flat , ▁metal ▁head ▁to ▁bl ud geon ▁them ▁to ▁death , ▁but ▁these ▁are ▁illegal ▁in ▁most ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories ▁( for ▁N T , ▁Q LD ▁and ▁NS W ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁laws ▁against ▁in hum ane ▁ways ▁just ▁recommend ations ). ▁Due ▁to ▁concerns ▁over ▁potential ▁harm ▁to ▁other ▁Australian ▁wild life ▁species , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁D ett ol ▁as ▁p est ▁control ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Conserv ation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Lar ge ▁pred ators ▁like ▁the ▁yellow - sp otted ▁mon itors ▁and ▁sand ▁go ann as ▁are ▁being ▁fed ▁young , ▁small , ▁can e ▁to ads ▁by ▁research ers ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁" fo od ▁poison ing " - like ▁experience ▁for ▁the ▁pred ators , ▁in ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁avoid ▁e ating ▁adult ▁to ads ▁which ▁might ▁kill ▁them . ▁ ▁Po ison ous ▁sa us ages ▁containing ▁to ad ▁meat ▁are ▁being ▁tri aled ▁in ▁the ▁Kim ber ley ▁( West ern ▁Australia ) ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁protect ▁native ▁animals ▁from ▁can e ▁to ads ' ▁dead ly ▁impact . ▁The ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Department ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Conserv ation ▁has ▁been ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney ▁to ▁develop ▁ba its ▁to ▁train ▁native ▁animals ▁not ▁to ▁eat ▁the ▁to ads . ▁By ▁bl ending ▁bits ▁of ▁to ad ▁with ▁a