14 August 2023 – Media Release
Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator the Hon Murray Watt launched the first National Feral Deer Action Plan in Canberra.
The Plan sets out 22 actions to improve feral deer management in Australia, all with the aim to stop the spread of large populations and reduce their impact; control or eradicate small, isolated populations before they spread; and prioritise and protect significant sites from their impacts.