Tackling the issue of weeds and feral animals
Removed terrestrial weeds across 1554ha
Established
1224
monitoring sites and undertook aerial surveillance across
848,219ha
to assess land and biodiversity condition
Removed aquatic weeds across
235ha
Removed
1377
feral animals across 906,873ha
Tackling the issue of weeds and feral animals
Invasive weeds and feral animals devastate natural ecosystems , while costing agriculture hundreds of millions of dollars each year in lost productivity and management costs . NQ Dry Tropics undertook a range of activities to address these threats , in partnership with local stakeholders .
NQ Dry Tropics is supporting Barcaldine and Isaac regional councils to respond to a surge in feral pig numbers caused by abundant food following significant rainfall . Through funding from the Australian and Queensland governments , the Queensland Feral Pig Syndicates project is supporting local landholders to form cluster groups with neighbours to share the cost of professional eradication services .
( Left ): Clermont and Alpha landholders formed cluster groups to share the cost of pig management efforts .
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