SPRING OFFENSIVE TARGETS WILD DOGS IN MANNING AND GREAT LAKES Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead has announced that the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government is ramping up the spring offensive against wild dogs, supporting farmers to reduce their impact on stock. Mr Bromhead said Hunter Local Land Services is working with fourteen wild dog control groups, 84 properties to lay 4,407 baits and undertaking training for wild dog trapping in November. “This is part of a state wide offensive which will see nearly a quarter of a million baits laid across NSW in a multi-layered attack,” Mr Bromhead said. “Hunter Local Land Services which covers the Manning Valley, Great Lakes and Gloucester regions is enabling individuals to coordinate their pest control management as part of a larger group to maximise effectiveness. “Wild dogs are a major issue for landholders and reduce agricultural productivity by $15.7 million annually. “The most effective campaigns are well-coordinated, landscape-wide and use as many available tools and techniques as possible. “Local Land Services is using a wide range of initiatives to support landholders manage wild dogs including ground baits, trapping, GPS tracking using collars, monitoring with motion cameras and aerial baiting for inaccessible country.” Mr Bromhead said the NSW Government is serious about the wild dog threat, which is why it is currently reviewing the NSW Wild Dog Management Strategy ahead of its expiration next year. “Wild dogs cause untold heartache for our livestock producers across the State – Local Land Services is working hand in hand with farmers, wild dog control groups and partner organisations across the State to help control these pests,” he said. “A special Local Land Services cross-regional team has spent the last few months looking closely at the issue, and has just presented a final report, which is currently being considered by the Local Land Services Board of Chairs and the NSW Government.” The localised programs are part of a broader State-wide offensive against wild dogs this spring, announced this week by NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson. All baiting programs are conducted in strict compliance with pest control orders, which are regulated by the Environmental Protection Authority. Partner organisations include wild dog control groups, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Australian Wool Innovation, NSW DPI, Forestry Corporation of NSW, Hume Forests and NSW Crown Lands. Mr Bromhead said each region is also conducting training and education opportunities including landholder education workshops, public meetings, 1080 training courses, trapping schools. “In Hunter Local Land Services the training incudes a three day wild dog trapping course in November and a 1080 course,” Mr Bromhead said.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:58:47 +0000
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