What Makes an Animal a Pest?
What’s the difference between your pet dog and a wild dog? Why is it that we frown upon the presence of feral European rabbits, but dote on our fluffy rabbit pets? The answer is really quite simple. Unlike domesticated animals that we welcome into our homes as part of the family, feral animal species pose...
Friend or Foe: Deer Populations in Australia
Since all six deer species were introduced to Australia for hunting and recreational purposes in the 19th century, they’ve been a welcome addition to the Australian environment. Perhaps one of the most charismatic of the country’s invasive species, deer populations have always been protected under legislation (with the exception of hunting season). However, they’ve now...
AERIAL CULL GOES TO PLAN
ANIMAL PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES (APMS) recently conducted a helicopter-based cull of large feral herbivores in the pastoral areas of WA. In 45 hours helicopter time, we conducted a cull which achieved – 1184 LFH shot plus 1 wild dog Average was 1 animal shot every 2.27 minutes An average of 2.26 rounds were used per...
