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Pest plants & animals > Pest animals

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Pest animals

Pest animals can be a significant threat to agriculture and the natural environment. Key pest species in the Murraylands and Riverland landscape region are:

 

Deer

Common name: Deer
Related links:

  • Identification of Feral Deer in South Australia
  • 2014 Deer control checklist for landowners allowing hunters on their property
  • 2014 Property access agreement form for purposes of hunting and shooting
  • Pest animals – feral deer (fact sheet)

European carp

Common name: European carp
Related links:

  • Presentation on the carp virus May 2016 (video)
  • Information about carp control in the River Murray

Mice

Common name: Mice
Related links:

  • Controlling mice (PIRSA)

Rabbits

Common name: Rabbits
Related links:

  • Management of rabbits in rural areas fact sheet (January 2018)
  • Rabbits and Destruction Go Hand in Hand - Information Booklet for Land Managers 2007

Wild dogs

Common name: Wild dogs
Related links:

  • Visit PIRSA for more information

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