Pig numbers building following consecutive flood years in Channel Country

Sally Gall
Updated June 2 2020 - 7:55am, first published 7:54am
Some of the pigs in the Windorah region taken during a DCQ aerial survey. Picture supplied.
Some of the pigs in the Windorah region taken during a DCQ aerial survey. Picture supplied.

Desert Channels Queensland has hit the 'go' button on feral pig control on the upper Diamantina, and is hoping funding will soon come through that will allow them to cull a population that's building unchecked in the southern part of the Channel Country.

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Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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