FERAL PIG CONTROL
About Feral Pigs
Feral pigs arrived in Australia with the First Fleet and today inhabit around 40% of Australia. They cause agricultural damage through preying on newborn lambs, reducing crop yields, damaging fences and water sources, and competing with stock for feed by consuming or damaging pasture.
They also are considered a major threat to stock as a potential carrier of exotic diseases, with the biggest concern being their role as a reservoir for African Swine Fever and Foot-And-Mouth Disease should it ever become established in Australia or New Zealand.
Most states and territories have clear legislative requirements to ensure that feral pigs are controlled appropriately. The responsibility to reduce feral pig densities on their property rests with the land owner/manager, whether it be park ranger, private landholder or indigenous community.
A National Feral Pig Management Coordinator was announced in late 2019, and has the role of creating a National Feral Pig Action Plan.
Feral pigs arrived in Australia with the First Fleet and today inhabit around 40% of Australia. They cause agricultural damage through preying on newborn lambs, reducing crop yields, damaging fences and water sources, and competing with stock for feed by consuming or damaging pasture.
They also are considered a major threat to stock as a potential carrier of exotic diseases, with the biggest concern being their role as a reservoir for African Swine Fever and Foot-And-Mouth Disease should it ever become established in Australia or New Zealand.
Most states and territories have clear legislative requirements to ensure that feral pigs are controlled appropriately. The responsibility to reduce feral pig densities on their property rests with the land owner/manager, whether it be park ranger, private landholder or indigenous community.
A National Feral Pig Management Coordinator was announced in late 2019, and has the role of creating a National Feral Pig Action Plan.
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