I don't disagree that the goats are causing massive damage, but is the the lease holders responsibility to control them? Did they introduce them?
Just about every lease that our state government issues puts the responsibility to control declared fauna and flora, onto the leaseholder.
They sign the lease - they accept the conditions that go with the lease.
Here's an interesting article out of Farm Weekly , July 2016 that goes along way to debunking DOL'S and the pastoral industry's official line , that feral goats are not being intentionally farmed on WA,s pastoral lease's .
Opportunistic breeding of declared invasive pests is very dangerous for the environment . The fact that the industry's governing body , DOL deny any form of animal husbandry of feral goats is taking place on WA pastoral leases is particularly disturbing , this is , and will be , a huge negative outcome for the future of
This article taken from ' The Land ' magazine proves that feral goat farming was being promoted by Meat & Livestock Australia back in 2007 as easy money for WA's pastoralists . This system is geared so there is no ownership of feral goats , therefore no accountability can be attributed to pastoralists for damage caused to their lease's . .
I don't disagree that the goats are causing massive damage, but is the the lease holders responsibility to control them? Did they introduce them?
Just about every lease that our state government issues puts the responsibility to control declared fauna and flora, onto the leaseholder.
They sign the lease - they accept the conditions that go with the lease.
Here's an interesting article out of Farm Weekly , July 2016 that goes along way to debunking DOL'S and the pastoral industry's official line , that feral goats are not being intentionally farmed on WA,s pastoral lease's .
Opportunistic breeding of declared invasive pests is very dangerous for the environment . The fact that the industry's governing body , DOL deny any form of animal husbandry of feral goats is taking place on WA pastoral leases is particularly disturbing , this is , and will be , a huge negative outcome for the future of
This article taken from ' The Land ' magazine proves that feral goat farming was being promoted by Meat & Livestock Australia back in 2007 as easy money for WA's pastoralists . This system is geared so there is no ownership of feral goats , therefore no accountability can be attributed to pastoralists for damage caused to their lease's . .
Hey everyone welcome to 2011!!!!
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Good one mark... I was sure I could remember seeing this before as well...
anyway, I'm off to get a goat burger... yom yom...
Hey 4 eyes ! . Greetings my friend , now i remember you . WOW ! you've certainly clocked up an impressive number of posts on this site since 2011 haven't you ?. Have you caluculated what percentage of the 16,500 contain ad homenim ? .
Quobba's Damara goats happily degrading the fragile dunes at Red Bluff 2012 .