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Joint media release: Thermal imaging puts heat on feral deer

December 6, 2021| Featured News, Media Releases

2 December 2021 The Australian Government funded a recent successful trial of thermal-assisted aerial control of fallow and red deer in the... Read More → Joint media release: Thermal imaging puts heat on feral deer

A report recommends a new approach to controlling Tasmania’s growing deer herd

August 30, 2021| Featured News

A new report by the Invasive Species Council, commissioned by the Bob Brown Foundation, proposes a feral deer management strategy to... Read More → A report recommends a new approach to controlling Tasmania’s growing deer herd

A new Senate inquiry report recommends that spread and impacts of feral deer be tackled head on

June 3, 2021| Featured News

The report’s recommendations focus on improving data on the spread and impacts of feral deer; supporting the roll out of the National... Read More → A new Senate inquiry report recommends that spread and impacts of feral deer be tackled head on

The New Victorian Deer Strategy

June 2, 2021| Featured News

Download the new Victorian Deer Strategy, prepared by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and the Department of... Read More → The New Victorian Deer Strategy

Recent Media Releases

Feral deer control project pursues pests ‘hiding’ in SA with heat-seeking helicopter cameras

April 19, 2022| Media Releases

12 April 2022 – ABC News Thermal imaging cameras are being used for the first time in SA’s south-east to monitor feral deer... Read More → Feral deer control project pursues pests ‘hiding’ in SA with heat-seeking helicopter cameras

Invasive sambar deer species continues spread into northern New South Wales

April 19, 2022| Media Releases

10 March 2022 – ABC News Sambar dear are migrating further north They are the biggest feral deer in Australia and cause extensive... Read More → Invasive sambar deer species continues spread into northern New South Wales

Sambar deer are destroying rainforest canopy trees in fire-affected regions

April 19, 2022| Media Releases

27 December 2021 – ABC News “We know these rainforests can recover from fire, but we also know deer have the capacity to... Read More → Sambar deer are destroying rainforest canopy trees in fire-affected regions

Plan to rein deer growth on Melbourne’s outskirts

March 31, 2022| Media Releases

30 March 2022 – The Age The Victorian Government is developing a plan to control deer in peri-urban areas. Hunters will target feral... Read More → Plan to rein deer growth on Melbourne’s outskirts

Recent Events

National Feral Deer Management Coordinator attended CISS Innovation showcase at Parliament House

June 3, 2021| Events

Centre for Invasive Species Solution’s innovation showcase was hosted by the co-chairs of Parliamentary Friends of Primary Producers the... Read More → National Feral Deer Management Coordinator attended CISS Innovation showcase at Parliament House

18th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference 25-27 May 2021

May 27, 2021| Events

This conference brought together practitioners, researchers, wildlife managers and policy advisors to network, share their stories and... Read More → 18th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference 25-27 May 2021

Recent Newsletters

December 2022 Newsletter

December 12, 2022| Newsletters

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October 2022 Newsletter

October 4, 2022| Newsletters

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December 2021 Newsletter

December 21, 2021| Newsletters

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Radio

Victorian Country Hour

June 4, 2021| Radio

5 October 2020 Radio interview with National Deer Management Coordinator and how a National feral deer management plan is in development.... Read More → Victorian Country Hour

Literature

Dietary overlap between cattle and chital in the QLD dry tropics

January 18, 2022| Literature

Abstract Chital deer (Axis axis) are an ungulate species introduced to northern Queensland, Australia, in an environment where land is... Read More → Dietary overlap between cattle and chital in the QLD dry tropics

Reproductive seasonality and rate of increase of wild Sambar deer in a new environment, VIC

January 18, 2022| Literature

Abstract Sambar (Rusa unicolor) are the most numerous and rapidly expanding of Australia’s six introduced deer species, however, there is... Read More → Reproductive seasonality and rate of increase of wild Sambar deer in a new environment, VIC

Decline in body condition and high drought mortality limit the spread of wild chital deer in north-east QLD

January 18, 2022| Literature

Abstract Chital deer (Axis axis) were introduced to the Burdekin district of northern Queensland, Australia in 1886. Compared with most... Read More → Decline in body condition and high drought mortality limit the spread of wild chital deer in north-east QLD

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