THE call has been made for a full police investigation into Tasmania's Fox Eradication Program (FEP) after Tasmanian Agriculture Minister Jeremy Rockliff confirmed the program had been wound up, after nearly 13 years.
"There is no evidence that foxes have been detected since July 2011; however, it is important we remain vigilant," Mr Rockliff told an estimates committee hearing recently.
However, Tasmanian Member for Windemere Ivan Dean said it was now time for a police investigation into the activities of the Fox-Free Task Force and the program, which is estimated to have cost between $30 million and $50m.
"The Minister has virtually disbanded the program and amalgamated it into the Invasive Species Unit," he said.
But Mr Dean said it raised important questions as to whether or not there had ever been foxes living in Tasmania.
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You know, I see an opportunity here. We ought to insist that the Tasmanian Government make very sure that foxes are not living in Tasmania, by setting up a very extensive network of camera traps and CCTV systems.
ReplyDeleteThe reason for this is simple: what else is living in Tasmania that might just happen to walk past a camera trap if enough such traps are set out in the bush?