❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on funding allocation for wild dog and fox baiting, specifically in the Eastern Goldfields region. The answer details the funding mechanisms and provides a breakdown of allocated funds for the Goldfields region.
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(2) What method is used to determine how much funding each region gets for the arid baiting of wild dogs and foxes?
(3) How much funding is directed to the Eastern Goldfields region for the arid baiting of wild dogs and foxes?
(3) How much funding is directed to the Eastern Goldfields region for the arid baiting of wild dogs and foxes?
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Answered
2 March 2009
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
110 days
(1) Responsibility for coordination of wild dog and fox baiting in pastoral areas rests with the Department of Agriculture and Food. The Department of Environment and Conservation has pest animal control responsibilities on land it manages under the
Conservation and Land Management Act 1984
and on unallocated Crown land and unmanaged reserves outside the metropolitan area and townsites. In 2007/08 the Department spent approximately $6 million on pest animals statewide. This included approximately $2.6 million on foxes and wild dogs, with the wild dog component being about $400 000. Wild dog control is normally undertaken in conjunction with declared pest groups coordinated by the Department of Agriculture and Food. Most of the fox control is undertaken under the Western Shield program focusing on native fauna recovery, predominantly in the south-west.
Further information about State expenditure on wild dogs and foxes should be sought from the Minister for Agriculture and Food.
(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation allocates funds available for wild dog control according to its assessment of priorities in terms of the effects on pastoral and agricultural activities of wild dogs originating from Crown lands where the Department has management responsibility. Input from declared animal groups and the Department of Agriculture and Food is taken into account.
The distribution of the fox control funding is determined by native fauna recovery priorities under the Western Shield program which commenced in 1996.
(3) The Department of Environment and Conservation does not separately identify expenditure for the eastern Goldfields. For the Department's Goldfields Region in 2008/09 the following budget allocations have been made for baiting of wild dogs and foxes:
· Unallocated Crown land wild dog control - $145 000.
· CALM Act lands wild dog control - $55 000.
· Fox and dog baiting near Warburton to protect rock wallabies - $5 000.
· Fox, cat and dog baiting at Lorna Glen for native fauna reintroductions - $50 000.
· Cat, fox and dog baiting near Portman Iron Ore operations as part of a feral predator control research project - $20 000.
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Conservation and Land Management Act 1984
and on unallocated Crown land and unmanaged reserves outside the metropolitan area and townsites. In 2007/08 the Department spent approximately $6 million on pest animals statewide. This included approximately $2.6 million on foxes and wild dogs, with the wild dog component being about $400 000. Wild dog control is normally undertaken in conjunction with declared pest groups coordinated by the Department of Agriculture and Food. Most of the fox control is undertaken under the Western Shield program focusing on native fauna recovery, predominantly in the south-west.
Further information about State expenditure on wild dogs and foxes should be sought from the Minister for Agriculture and Food.
(2) The Department of Environment and Conservation allocates funds available for wild dog control according to its assessment of priorities in terms of the effects on pastoral and agricultural activities of wild dogs originating from Crown lands where the Department has management responsibility. Input from declared animal groups and the Department of Agriculture and Food is taken into account.
The distribution of the fox control funding is determined by native fauna recovery priorities under the Western Shield program which commenced in 1996.
(3) The Department of Environment and Conservation does not separately identify expenditure for the eastern Goldfields. For the Department's Goldfields Region in 2008/09 the following budget allocations have been made for baiting of wild dogs and foxes:
· Unallocated Crown land wild dog control - $145 000.
· CALM Act lands wild dog control - $55 000.
· Fox and dog baiting near Warburton to protect rock wallabies - $5 000.
· Fox, cat and dog baiting at Lorna Glen for native fauna reintroductions - $50 000.
· Cat, fox and dog baiting near Portman Iron Ore operations as part of a feral predator control research project - $20 000.
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