Good Neighbours EP 3: Beyond the fence line: Pest animal control and the power of FeralScan

How do you manage animals that don't recognise fence lines or property boundaries? Across New South Wales, vertebrate pests like feral pigs, deer, rabbits and foxes are causing millions of dollars in damage to agriculture every year, destroying crops, competing with livestock and impacting fragile ecosystems. 

In this episode we'll unpack what integrated pest management actually looks like on the ground and explore the power of monitoring using a digital tool called FeralScan. 

Episode key moments

[00:00] Welcome and Overview 

[01:12] NSW pest threats 

[03:09] Pest resilience 

[09:07] FeralScan explained 

[13:16] Collaboration successes 

[14:57] Getting help from LLS 

[16:16] Future of biosecurity 

[17:31] Wrap up and credits

For more information: 

Good Neighbours Program - nsw.gov.au/good-neighbours 

FeralScan - feralscan.org.au 

Previous Feral Scan podcast episode https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/the-big-shift/episodes/Managing-animal-pests-on-farm-e10n27h/a-a5rht0m

For a transcript of this episode:  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xTyJHmwOs0-OaRWY6IOSjeu9ir55Lmu6/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=103831811474414598304&rtpof=true&sd=true

This podcast series is produced by Grow Love Project and hosted by Western Local Land Services, supported through funding from the NSW Government as part of the Good Neighbours Program.