The challenge Deer management in Victoria is a complex issue and to date has lacked a clear and coordinated approach to managing the positive or negative impacts associated with their established presence in the landscape. Sambar, Fallow, Red and Hog deer Therefore, management needs to are well established in Victoria and focus on minimising the negative populations are continuing to impacts of deer, containing deer to increase, causing damage and their current geographic range, spreading to new areas across where feasible, protecting high Victoria at a rapid rate. It is not priority biodiversity, social, feasible to eradicate these species economic, agricultural and cultural from the landscape using available assets, and maximising the control methods. positives that can be gained from their presence.
The challenge Deer management in Victoria is a complex issue and to date has lacked a clear and coordinated approach to managing the positive or negative impacts associated with their established presence in the landscape. Sambar, Fallow, Red and Hog deer are well established in Victoria and populations are continuing to increase, causing damage and spreading to new areas across Victoria at a rapid rate. It is not feasible to eradicate these species from the landscape using available control methods. Therefore, management needs to focus on minimising the negative impacts of deer, containing deer to their current geographic range, where feasible, protecting high priority biodiversity, social, economic, agricultural and cultural assets, and maximising the positives that can be gained from their presence.
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