Bundaberg Regional Council, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services (QPWS), Gladstone Ports Corporation Bundaberg (GPC) and Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) have joined together in the fight against foxes along the region’s coastlines.
Bundaberg Regional Council’s Environment & Natural Resources Portfolio Spokesperson, Councillor Danny Rowleson, said the innovative approach had been implemented using trained English Springer Spaniels as sniffer dogs to locate the fox dens and hides.
“When the dens are located they are then mapped for future treatment and to assist in further coordination between the relevant organisations,” Cr Rowleson said.
“Locating fox dens is important for protecting our turtles and marine birds as European Red Foxes predate on turtle eggs and hatchlings during the breeding season, and can severely reduce the effectiveness of our conservation efforts.
“This project will provide very useful information to allow Council and QPWS to conduct fox control in a very strategic manner and give our important marine turtle populations a chance to recover.
“Council is looking forward to working jointly with QPWS, GPC Bundaberg and BMRG to protect one of our region’s most precious resources.”
