Kakadu National Park’s rangers have shot 6,000 pigs as aerial shooting operations resume for the first time in three years.
The most effective method of controlling feral pig numbers in Australia’s top end has not been used since 2019 due to a culling accident that seriously injured two park rangers.
Specialist staff developed and established new safety procedures—after an Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation revealed a string of safety and communication issues within park management—and allowed aerial shooting operations to resume in May.
Large feral animals such as pigs and buffalo cause significant damage to wetlands across northern Australia, as they are a potential transmitter of diseases….