In the past three years, almost 272,000 feral animals were killed across NSW using aerial shooting, ground shooting and trapping.
Shooting animals from helicopters is responsible for the vast majority of invasive species culled in NSW, data shows, as the government considers whether to expand the practice to the booming feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park.
Of these, 88 per cent were through aerial shooting, compared to 6 per cent for ground shooting and 6 per cent for trapping. The number of feral animals removed has increased. “They trash and trample streams and wetlands, strip the bark from trees and are pushing our native wildlife to the brink of extinction,” he said. “No one likes to see animals killed, but the sad reality is that we have a choice to make between urgently reducing feral animals or accepting the decline and extinction of native animals.
The data shows aerial shooting numbers are highest in regional areas, including in western NSW where 11,439 feral animals were shot last financial year, and in the northern inland where 10,275 were killed. About 191,950 feral pigs have been killed across NSW in the last three financial years, with aerial shooting responsible for 91 per cent of their removal.
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