Graziers fear disease spread as feral pigs run rampant in Queensland
Graziers say they have never seen so many feral pigs in outback Queensland and they want more government support to control the population.
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Hitting the target for eradicating feral pigs on Kangaroo Island
Invasive feral pigs (Sus scrofa) cause a wide range of environmental, economic and social damages. In Australia, feral pigs occupy about 40% of the mainland and offshore islands, with a total ...
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Feral pigs and donkeys may be more salvation than scourge for ecosystems, study finds
Introduced species such as feral pigs, horses, donkeys and camels represent ... wild horses across the American West and donkeys and camels in Australia. In those culling campaigns, land managers ...
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North Queensland gets funding boost to take on feral pig menace
“In terms of animal species, pigs are a very topical one.” NQ Dry Tropics CEO Scott Crawford said feral pigs remain a major pest problem in NQ. This $117m investment marks a dramatic increase ...
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Record cull fails to curb rampant pest explosion costing state dear
That included 24,468 goats, 16,419 feral pigs, 7,285 wild horses and 4,143 deer. Millions of feral pigs are still tearing apart pristine NSW countryside. Meanwhile, NSW Local Land Services ...