Battling to eliminate carp from Australian waterways 🐟 | Meet the Ferals Ep 9 | ABC Australia

Australian scientists have been working for decades to find a way to rid our waterways of one of the most devastating invasive species - carp. Tasmania is on the verge of eliminating all invasive European Carp from its waterways. It’s been a mammoth effort taking 25 years and is the largest eradication effort of its kind in the world. 📺Watch the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7HSPnTFVAuE8-9WN1eFHS8QvdWcyJaSU

Ep 1: Covet, catch or cull: managing feral horses in Australia 🐎 https://youtu.be/hBJN8BOK4oI
Ep 2: Feral cats - Australia's native animal annihilators 😼🦜 https://youtu.be/VaB9J8JHVxI
Ep 3: The complex conundrum of wild deer in Australia 🦌 https://youtu.be/Aa7Ehl9UcHY
Ep 4: The devastating impact of Australia's wild dogs 🐕 https://youtu.be/qLMehMZWq80
Ep 5: Big bucks: feral goats recognised as a serious asset 🐐 https://youtu.be/ZJGvqmKsApk
Ep 6: 160 year battle against one of Australia's worst invasives 🐇 https://youtu.be/778Da7NCF6s
Ep 7: Damage, death & disease: devastating effects of wild boars 🐗 https://youtu.be/t22hkF0A6h8
Ep 8: Outback camels: culls and carcasses or milk and meat? 🐪 https://youtu.be/PTCeqO0g-sM
Ep 9: Battling to eliminate carp from Australian waterways 🐟 https://youtu.be/lvxJVvFiUGY

Meet the Ferals looks at the devastating impact feral animals have on Australia's environment and agriculture and how farmers control introduced pests like cats, goats, pigs, rabbits and wild dogs.

Produced and presented by reporter Prue Adams, this series focuses on a different feral animal each episode. The content has been gathered from the three decades Landline has been on air, with background information and support provided through the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions.

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