Critics warn feral pig controls are failing, costing farmers more than $100m
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Critics warn feral pig controls are failing, costing farmers more than $100m
By Emily Middleton After an extended dry spell, farmers across inland NSW are reporting significant damage to their paddocks due to feral pigs. In Australia, feral pigs are estimated to number more than 20 million, according to the Invasive Species Council, and the animals cost farmers more than $100 million a year. Bruce Fulton, a cattle farmer in Oberon, on the NSW Central Tablelands, said he had about nine hectares of land destroyed by the…
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