Pest animal report urges fast action

Pest animal report urges fast action : "The inquiry examined the impact of pest animals, noting that 11 pest animals including foxes, feral cats, rabbits, feral pigs, dogs, wild horses, cane toads, mice, carp, feral goats and feral camels cost the national economy at least $720 million a year. This would run into the billions if other pest animals and insects were taken into account."

A national approach to pest animals has made 47 recommendations. These sorts of enquiries noramlly are very thorough and have sensible , practical ideas. I hope to goodness they are used because using the 1080 poison needs to stop and aerial baiting has obvious dangers for other living creatures. The report says these things need to continue to be avaiable to land holders. They have to use something...but we also need to carry out the recommendation to create a national approach to pests and ways of dealing with them. I am so much in favour of a not poison approach. Easier said than done, I know. I am the first one to pick up the insecticide if I can't reach that eight legged invader, hairy or not.