Jeogla Wild Dog Association
News and reports from the Jeogla Wild Dog Association
Latest News - 27 July 2010
Hi Everyone,
Could you please send in your report of dog activity for July.
Thanks
Kind Regards
Katherine Braham
Notice sent from Brian Ferris click here to download 2010 Debriefing Meeting Aerial Baiting for Wild Dogs
22 July 2010
The latest figures are available here - 2010 Wild Dog Attacks, Sightings and Baiting.xls
Attached are the statistics for 2010. The predation figures do not include National Parks because they get the data from the LHPA and it would be duplication. There were 53 applications for aerial baiting this current year and two applied twice.
The summary is that 7388 domestic livestock were reported killed or injured, 1445 wild dogs sighted, 1185 wild dogs controlled (there might be some duplication here) and 30,147 kgs of bait deployed (apart from the bit that wasn't due to mitigating circumstances and other acts of gud).
regards
Phil
Philip Gardner
Program Development Officer (Pests)
Industry & Investment NSW formerly NSW DPI
P.O. Box U86
UNE Armidale 2351
Phone: 6738 8526
Fax: 67728664
Mo: 0427 007 515
philip.gardner@industry.nsw.gov.au
Meeting -
I have been instructed by our senior ranger that the annual aerial wild dog baiting de briefing meeting will be held at the Armidale office of the New England Livestock Heath and Pest Authority on the 6th August 2010. A morning tea will be provided at 9.30 to allow the meeting to commence at 10.00.
Invited guests will be
1) Mr Phil Gardner - Bait lines and their accuracy
2) Mr Guy Ballard - results of the radio collared dogs and future work
There will be an open forum to discuss what went well and also what didn't during the 2010 program
Any suggestions on any changes for next year's program can and will be discussed
Regards
Brian Ferris
RANGER
7 June 2010
Cut up day will be at 8am Wattlegrove on Tuesday 8th June. As many helpers and donations as possible would be appreciated please.
The Stock Loss Count for May 2010 is now available here.
3 June 2010
Hi all
The cut-up day has been changed to Tuesday 8/6/2010 due to wet weather.
Kind Regards
Katherine Braham
2June 2010
Hi All
The cut up day is now on Friday morning at Wattlegrove. Please check emails or ring Richard 0429781303 before killing on Thursday in case of any more changes. The hold up has been due to weather conditions.
Kind Regards
Katherine Braham
Office Administrator
Chandler River Pty Ltd
"Jeogla Station"
Armidale NSW 2350
Ph: 02 6778 1300
Fax:02 6778 1290
27 May 2010
Aerial Baiting progress or lack thereof
No doubt some of you have hear the good news from Brian. Aerial baiting was to have started on Tuesday with action around Maitland. The airspace around the drop zones have been closed by the RAAF until early next week (it is, after all, the end of the financial year). A couple of runs only have been completed. With the inclement showery, misty, weather we are now a couple of days behind. It was hoped to move further west and find some clear air to bait the rest of the Hunter over the next days.
We have been extremely fortunate over the last 5 years to generally have good weather so our luck had to run out at some point. It is pretty frustrating but there is nothing we can do but wait for a break in the weather and keep in contact with LHPA's further down the line before poisoning large quantities of fresh meat.
Some of the associations have used Doggone and DK9 for the drop (or were planning to). The Doggone at Mudgee enabled 2 days work to be done in one and it had significant OH&S advantages. It was relatively clean (only body fluids were that of the dropper), helicopter needed minimal cleaning at the end of the day and less environmental risk in case of emergency.
It has been necessary to move a couple of bait lines away from Barry Station in the southern NELHPA because they are mustering. If there are any more changes please give me plenty of notice.
regards
Phil
Philip Gardner
Program Development Officer (Pests)
Industry & Investment NSW formerly NSW DPI
P.O. Box U86
UNE Armidale 2351
Phone: 6738 8526
Fax: 67728664
Mo: 0427 007 515
philip.gardner@industry.nsw.gov.au
10 May10
Hi All
I have just been notified from Brian Ferris that the baiting day has now changed.
We will be cutting up on Wednesday 2nd June 8am at Wattlegrove
Flying baits out on Thursday 3rd June 7.30am Jeogla
Kind Regards
Katherine Braham
Reports
Here is the April Stock Loss Count Report - click here