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A feral pig entering a Council-operated trap as part of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council's coordinated feral pig management program Photos supplied: Cassowary Coast Regional Council
More than 800 feral pigs have been removed across the Cassowary Coast over the past 12 months through a coordinated management program involving industry, government, environmental organisations and local landholders.
The region's Feral Pig Executive Oversight Group has led the cross-industry initiative, bringing together stakeholders from the sugar and banana industries, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, environmental groups and landholders to deliver targeted control programs aimed at reducing the impacts of feral pigs on agriculture, the environment and the wider community.
The result was achieved through a combination of aerial shooting, Council trapping operations, and landholder-led trapping and baiting programs.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor Teresa Millwood said the outcome demonstrated the strength of a collaborative approach to one of the region's most significant biosecurity challenges.
"Feral pigs have a significant impact on our environment, agricultural land and natural ecosystems, so it's encouraging to see what can be achieved when organisations and landholders work together towards a common goal," Mayor Millwood said.
"This program is a great example of collaboration in action, and we'd like to thank everyone involved, including our industry partners, Queensland Government, landholders, and community members who continue to report feral pig activity."
Council acknowledged the support of Terrain NRM over the past year, which has helped expand the operational component of the feral pig management program.
The partnership has enabled targeted action to protect endangered vegetation within the Wet Tropics and funded the purchase of five additional traps to strengthen Council's landholder trapping support program.
Council still has three recycled cane bin pig traps available for purchase by interested landholders to assist with ongoing feral pig control efforts. Residents are encouraged to continue reporting feral pig activity and problem areas to help Council and its partners direct control efforts where they are needed most.
Council also reminded the public not to interfere with feral pig traps under any circumstances, noting that all traps operated by Cassowary Coast Regional Council are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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