Feral pigs run amok

NOW THAT summer is upon us with crops being harvested and water holes drying up, we can expect to see increasing impacts of feral pigs throughout the shire.

Large numbers of pigs that were hiding in canola crops during spring can now be seen moving from forested areas to open paddocks in the north-west part of the shire.

Landholders and firebreak contractors are reporting large numbers of feral pigs along the Avon River downstream from Toodyay

Damage to waterway banks and vegetation by these destructive feral animals can be so extensive that it looks like an earth moving machine has run amok.

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Dr Robyn Taylor, President
Toodyay Friends of the River