Status: In Progress
Start date: 15 June 2024
Completion date: 15 June 2026
Project code: M-204
Species/Threats: Emergency Animal Disease (EAD)
Australia faces significant challenges from large populations of feral animals like pigs, deer, goats, wild dogs, red foxes, and feral cats, which threaten livestock health by spreading diseases.
In New South Wales, feral pig and deer populations are rapidly increasing, while feral goats can double their numbers every 1.6 years.
Predators, like wild dogs, European foxes and feral cats – which can transmit rabies, are also widespread. There is a high risk that invasive species could be involved in an Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) incursion, such as Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Lumpy Skin Disease or African Swine Fever, making preparedness essential.
The objectives of this project are:
