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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Feral Goats

395 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().12 September 2024). Can the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development advise:

1. How many feral goats have been removed from private properties in the first half of 2024?

2. How many goats have been removed from pastoral leases in the first half of 2024?

3. How many feral goats have been removed from government lands including conservation parks, reserves, national parks, DEW lands and other state-owned properties in the first half of 2024?

4. Does the minister think these are sufficient numbers to control feral goat populations in South Australia?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries): I am advised:

Reports show that during the first half of 2024 almost 200,000 feral goats have been removed from South Australia through mustering, ground shooting and aerial shooting, with about 12,000 of these feral goats coming from private properties, 182,000 from pastoral rangelands and 10,000 from government lands, mostly in pastoral rangelands. While a large number of goats have been removed, the high reproductive rate of goats means that these efforts on their own will not have a long-term impact on feral goat numbers in South Australia.

Feral goats present a complex management problem because they are a major agricultural and environmental pest, but also a valuable commercial resource.

I will work closely with the Deputy Premier, Minister for Environment and Water, who has responsibility for the Landscape SA Act, and the feral goat policy, under that act.

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