Baiting Begins and Trapping Encouraged

Filed in Recent News by May 19, 2016

YESTERDAY the annual baiting program to control wild dogs began in the Upper Hunter, with local landholders encouraged to lay their own baits and to apply for dog trapper funding.

There will be aerial bating in the region on public and private land combined with an extensive ground baiting program until May 27.

Wild dogs caught on camera near a bait.

Wild dogs caught on camera near a bait.

Following a recent pilot program in Merriwa using a funded trapper, which netted 14 wild dogs, landowners are also encouraged to apply for new funding to hire a trapper in their area through their local wild dog association.

According to Luke Booth, invasive species coordinator for Hunter Local Land Services, the best approach to controlling wild dogs is a coordinated approach.

“Effective control of wild dogs requires widespread, coordinated approach involving best practice control techniques including aerial baiting, trapping and neighbouring landholders working together,” said Mr Booth.

“Hunter Local Land Services is highly supportive of a landholder owned and driven program where decisions are made locally to manage local wild dog issues,” he said.

“The program (pilot trapping) has proved that a funded trapper initiative does work as part of an overall combined control approach and as a result we’ll now be funding furthe programs throughout the region over the next twelve months,” Luke Booth said.

Hunter Local Land Services is providing free training and instruction in baiting and trapping to participating landholders.

Landholders who wish to participate in the program can contact their local biosecurity officer on 1300 975 299 or visit: www.hunter.lls.nsw.gov.au.

 

 

 

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