Kent Shire Fox Baiting
Period: 2019-2021
Funding Body: Kent Shire – Federal Government
Funds: $12,775
Project Officers: Jamie Lawn
Summary
Pest animal and weeds require on going management by farmers, but with drought impacting many areas of the great southern, farmer capacity to do so is reduced, and our already stressed pastures and livestock are impacted.
Gillamii has been involved with the Kent Shire Fox baiting program since 2019, which implements 3 periods of regional fox baiting shared across 11 shires.
This project assists farmers in acquiring their 1080 accreditation and permits, contracts pest control experts for the distribution of baits and follows up on baiting activity and results.
Outcome
87 New RCP Permits were provided to landholders
Plus 15 Amended RCP Permits
4,825 fox baits distributed to landholders across 11 shires
Average of 70.6% of laid baits taken, equivalent to 3406 baits taken
Monitoring was not conducted to confirm baits taken were 100% from foxes
