Feral pigs are a declared pest in WA, but have well established populations in forest areas from the Darling Scarp to the South Coast. Feral pigs pose a threat to agriculture and the natural environment and are a particularly damaging pest due to their destructive habits of digging, wallowing and rubbing, their highly adaptable omnivorous diet, mobility, ability to reproduce quickly and as carriers of exotic diseases.
The Lake Muir Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group (LMDCFPEG) was established in 2001 as farmers became concerned about the increasing incidence of feral pig incursions. The LMDCFPEG aims to eradicate feral pigs from agricultural land and establish a low pig density buffer zone on the public interface area. The ‘report a pig’ page which provides a quick and easy means for landholders, land managers and members of the public to report feral pig activity. Information collected will be collated by the LMDCFPEG, treated confidentially, and used to plan future control programs. The group has a team of accredited, experienced feral pig trappers who are authorised to undertake control work on some DBCA land, and can provide assistance or advice to land managers wanting to undertake their own control work.
The Lake Muir Denbarker Community Feral Pig Eradication Group (LMDCFPEG) was established in 2001 as farmers became concerned about the increasing incidence of feral pig incursions. The LMDCFPEG aims to eradicate feral pigs from agricultural land and establish a low pig density buffer zone on the public interface area. The ‘report a pig’ page which provides a quick and easy means for landholders, land managers and members of the public to report feral pig activity. Information collected will be collated by the LMDCFPEG, treated confidentially, and used to plan future control programs. The group has a team of accredited, experienced feral pig trappers who are authorised to undertake control work on some DBCA land, and can provide assistance or advice to land managers wanting to undertake their own control work.
Feral Pig in Trap
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Feral Pigs
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Feral Pig Damage