Funds: $173,000
Source: Caring for our Country
Contract: OC12-00403
The Project was delivered by New England North West Landcare. Field Days have been held in the Upper Horton, Graman, Bonshaw, Glen Morrison, Bendemeer and Tenterfield regions to highlight the damage feral pests are causing to both agriculture and the environment, and the need for co-operative control programs. In just a few months of project activity, coordinated fox control has occurred on over 30,000 hectares and coordinated feral pig control has occurred on over 10,000 hectares throughout the New England North West region.
Support and resources were provided through Landcare Networks and Livestock Health & Pest Authorities (LHPA) to assist in organising landholder groups to take part in broad scale coordinated control strategies. Training days were held to help landholders identify signs of pest animal activity, as well as advice on how to dry and use baits, and how to use trail sensor cameras and other tools in pest management.
A range of fact sheets on pest animals and their management have been developed by the Invasive Animals CRC. To download the PestSMART fact sheets visit http://www.feral.org.au/pestsmart/
