Managing the impacts of feral animals
Australian landscapes evolved with soft footed grazing animals to protect our fragile soils and native predators existing in balance with other native animal species.
Heavy overgrazing, digging and pugging by deer, goats, pigs and horses can increase erosion risk and impact instream and riparian vegetation, the effects of which are exacerbated during times of extreme dry. Foxes, cats and dogs can predate on aquatic animals such platypus, rakali and turtles as well as other animals that use the river corridor.