The controversial grass is a valued form of cattle feed, but others fear it poses a serious threat to the environment, including increased risk of fires and habitat loss.
The Northern Territory government has today declared buffel a weed, pledging to tackle the spread of the controversial grass in Central Australia.
The management plan will be developed in consultation with the community, and completed by the end of the year. NT Cattlemen's Association chief executive Will Evans says there's been no real clarity about what the declaration means.NT Cattleman’s Association chief executive Will Evans told NT Country Hour the declaration has been a "farce of a process".
“It affects things like the bush tomatoes being harvested, the acacia and wattleseed, because of the high heat of these buffel grass fires," she said. On pastoral leases, landholders should “reduce/prevent spread off-site”, while on conservation land, establishment of buffel should be prevented and its spread controlled.
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