❓ Hon Louise Kingston questions the Minister for Environment regarding feral pig management in the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' south west region managed reserves, seeking data on the number of feral pigs destroyed.
AnsweredQoN 308Legislative Council
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FERAL PIGS — SOUTH WEST
308. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to feral pig pest management
in the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' south
west region managed reserves.
(1) How many feral pigs have been
destroyed in the year to date?
(2) How many feral pigs were
destroyed for each of the last five annual reporting periods?
308. Hon LOUISE KINGSTON to the parliamentary secretary representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to feral pig pest management
in the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' south
west region managed reserves.
(1) How many feral pigs have been
destroyed in the year to date?
(2) How many feral pigs were
destroyed for each of the last five annual reporting periods?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
(1) In the 2023–24
financial year, monitoring of high-value conservation sites for pig damage by
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions staff has been
undertaken, but no pigs have been destroyed.
(2) The answer is in tabular form
and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
During the
five-year period, a variety of pig control techniques including shooting,
trapping and baiting have been implemented across multiple reserves and DBCA�
managed lands in DBCA's South West Region. It is not possible to
quantify the exact number of pigs killed with baiting techniques.
Financial Year
Estimated numbers of pigs killed
2018/19
9
2019/20
15
2020/21
8
2021/22
21
2022/23
3
The figures provided do not include any pig control activities that may
have been undertaken on DBCA-managed lands by other organisations such as
Regional Biosecurity Groups.
some notice of the question. On behalf of the Minister for Environment, I provide
the following answer.
(1) In the 2023–24
financial year, monitoring of high-value conservation sites for pig damage by
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions staff has been
undertaken, but no pigs have been destroyed.
(2) The answer is in tabular form
and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
During the
five-year period, a variety of pig control techniques including shooting,
trapping and baiting have been implemented across multiple reserves and DBCA�
managed lands in DBCA's South West Region. It is not possible to
quantify the exact number of pigs killed with baiting techniques.
Financial Year
Estimated numbers of pigs killed
2018/19
9
2019/20
15
2020/21
8
2021/22
21
2022/23
3
The figures provided do not include any pig control activities that may
have been undertaken on DBCA-managed lands by other organisations such as
Regional Biosecurity Groups.
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