Fox and wild dog baiting, using 1080 poison, began in shorebird nesting areas this week (Monday, September 5).
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MidCoast Council advised the baiting program is being undertaken by MidCoast Council and partner organisations within the following areas:
Near the village of Old Bar
- Old Bar Park including Mudbishops Point (Lot 136 DP 1160943)
- Old Bar Beach - north of the Second Corner 4WD access
- Charlies Island Reserve (Lots 251, 252 & 253 DP 754440)
- Farquhar Park / Old Bar Beach (Lot 246 DP 754440)
Near the village of Harrington / Crowdy Head: Harrington Beach State Park
- Harrington Beach - north of the sea wall to Crowdy Head Reserve (including Lots 105 & 106 DP 1141233, Lot 181 DP 754415, Lot 7005 DP 1023999, Lots 7008 & 7009 DP 1024382, Lot 7027 DP 1024375, Lot 7319 DP 1163359, Lot 7323 DP 1165873 & Lot 6345 DP 1217884)
- Crowdy Beach (Lot 7313 DP 1163067)
Near the village of Wallabi Point
- Lot 4 DP 594864 - near Old Bar Sewage Treatment Plant
- Approved private tenure in the Old Bar, Oxley Island and Mitchells Island areas
Council stated the program will use 1080 baits designed for fox control.
"Baits will be buried to reduce risks. Baits will be placed in positions that reduce risks of access to the baits by non-target animals and domestic pets."
The program commence is August and be completed by Friday, December 9. Signs indicating the baiting program has begun were erected on Monday, September 5 indicating the baiting program would be completed on September 23.
The signs warn pet owners the baits are lethal to domestic cats and dogs. Baiting will cease during school holidays.
Foxes are a significant predator to native animals, in particular the eggs and nestlings of local threatened shorebirds. 1080 baiting is critical to control the impacts of foxes. 1080 baiting signs will be erected on main access points where the baiting is undertaken.
Owners are warned pets and working dogs should be restrained and kept to formalised tracks and beaches where allowed. Dogs are prohibited from Mudbishops Point Road north of Second Corner, at Mudbishops Island, Farquhar Park and Charlies Island.
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