Building capacity for change Ashley & Rowena Area Wide Management Groups – Feral Pig Eradication project

Abstract

Ashley & Rowena Feral Pig Management In the Gwydir valley a series of workshops on vegetation management were held with 43 landholders within the Ashley and Rowena area attending them. As part of the workshops participants undertook landscape planning, identifying native vegetation management issues within their local area. Participants at these workshops identified feral animals such as foxes and pigs as one of the key threats to production and biodiversity on their farms. From these workshops two area wide management groups were formed to develop and implement a control program for feral pigs.