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Fox baiting notice to pet owners

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Fox baiting notice to pet owners

Native animals at risk from foxes include bandicoots, swamp wallabies, brush turkeys and possums.

Fox-specific poison baits are being laid in the following reserves until 12 May:

Manly Dam, Manly ValeAllenby Park, Allambie HeightsForestville Park, ForestvilleMiddle Creek Reserve, Oxford FallsDee Why Lagoon Wildlife Refuge

These reserves are closed to dogs until Friday 9 June. Dog and cat owners are advised to keep their pets away from these Northern Beaches reserves. 

Warning signs are being displayed in the these areas.

The fox baiting program is being conducted in conjunction with the National Parks and Wildlife Service and involves the use of “Foxoff® Econobait” poison baits, which are designed specifically for fox control. The poison baits contain 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate).

Read more information at PestSmart

Source: Northern Beaches Council : Fox baiting notice to pet owners
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