Councillor message - Controlling feral animals - Cr Bernie Robertson

Across our region, many feral animals including wild dogs, feral pigs, and other vertebrate animals are destroying our native wildlife and habitat.

Their effects are also felt by many local farmers, graziers and even urban landholders, through attacks on household pets.

Wild dogs are known to attack for pleasure, leaving native animals and livestock to die a slow death from infection and severe wounds.

Through the Rural Industry Advisory Committee, Council works with landholders to identify problem areas within our region.

To assist Landowners to control wild dogs and feral pigs, Council conducts the 1080 Invasive Animal Control Campaign twice a year.

The current control campaign started on the 30th of April and will go until the 31st May 2019.

Baits poisoned with 1080 are the most economic, humane and effective method of controlling wild dogs and feral pigs.

Because 1080 occurs naturally in some Australian plants, native animals have developed a tolerance to 1080. Through responsible baiting practices, landholders can target pest animals while reducing the impact on native animals.

By controlling feral animal we are assisting the livelihoods of our farmers while contributing to the continued survival of rare and threatened wildlife.

- Councillor Bernie Robertson

OGG 1 May 2019