Source: John Barilaro Facebook Page:
Today (July 20 2018) I have announced that Local Land Services will not be scaling down their dog trapping operations across the south east region. In fact, they will be ramping them up.
Over the past 7 years, I have spoken on the issue of wild dogs to farmers, land owners and wild dog management groups. I have even spent a day out in the Badja with a trapper.
Local land holders will see a significant increase of wild dog controllers on the ground, with proactive trapping targeted at the areas where wild dog problems are the worst.
OUR PLAN:
- Undertake a new nil-tenure approach in line with community expectations
- Employ a new wild dog coordinator-general who will have the authority to direct any government agency on wild dog management.
- Retain the 6 LLS pest animal controllers
- Contract additional wild dog controllers through NPWS
- Employ a new trapper under NSW Government funding from the Minister for Lands and Forestry
- LLS will then report to myself and the Minister for Primary Industries every month until we are confident things are working as they should.
Wild dogs are a problem that I am taking seriously and I am proud to be fighting for our farmers on this issue.