Government flip flops on goat removal plan

Sally Gall
Updated August 23 2016 - 11:51am, first published August 19 2016 - 4:17pm
Goat haven: Goat grazing in an area on Pelorus Island which was once a woodland, showing the damage that has occurred through their activity. Photo: Hinchinbrook Shire Council.
Goat haven: Goat grazing in an area on Pelorus Island which was once a woodland, showing the damage that has occurred through their activity. Photo: Hinchinbrook Shire Council.

The announcement by Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles that he was putting a stop to a controversial plan to deploy wild dogs to kill goats on a north Queensland island, reportedly to protect a threatened bird species, has been welcomed as a sign that the government will take action against wild dogs in the state’s national parks.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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