Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Feral buffalo out of control in NT

Wildlife management experts say feral buffalo numbers are "out of control" as more landowners in the Top End choose to muster buffalo for commercial gain, rather than reducing the population via aerial culling programs. According to research from Territory Natural Resource Management (TNRM), the consequence of less culling has accelerated the population growth, and there is now an estimated 187,000 feral buffalo roaming the Northern Territory……. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-12-23/nt-buffalo-numbers-rising-as-culling-is-replaced-by-mustering/12997984

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