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Feral Pig Failure! Has government put feral pigs in the too hard basket?
CANEGROWERS Around the Paddock
Chapters
0:00
Pigs Outsmart Electric Fences
0:51
Scale Of Damage In Wet Tropics
1:44
Meet The Growers And Their Farms
2:34
Cameras, Counts And Hidden Populations
3:18
What Works And What Doesn’t
4:14
How The Problem Escalated
5:20
From Backcountry To Main Street
7:36
Economic Losses And Industry Impact
9:21
Who’s Responsible To Act
11:21
Fencing Limits And Maintenance Burden
12:58
Policy Constraints Near Waterways
14:24
Why Wet Tropics Pigs Resist Baiting
16:13
Cluster Baiting Trials And Lessons
17:15
Movement Ranges And Aerial Control
18:40
Towards Coordinated, Government-Led Action
CANEGROWERS Around the Paddock
Feral Pig Failure! Has government put feral pigs in the too hard basket?
Jul 30, 2024
CANEGROWERS
Feral pigs are costing cane growers like Innisfail's Joe Marano, Luke Zammit and Donna Campagnolo tens of thousands of dollars each year in lost production. Baiting, trapping, hunting, and even aerial shooting programs have so far been unsuccessful at controlling pig populations, with the feral pests able to roam and breed freely in neighbouring national parks. Frustrated growers are calling on all levels of government to step up control efforts and stop failing Australia on feral pigs.
