Feral pigs have been reported adjacent to Woogaroo Creek at Augustine Heights, near the Greater Springfield development.Foxes, dingoes and wild horses have been well-known around the Springfield area for years but the drought has brought wild pigs almost to people's doorsteps at Augustine Heights, opposite Brookwater.
File photo of
a feral pig.
Local Councillor Paul Tully has issued a warning about the wild animals living along Woogaroo Creek saying they pose a serious danger to children walking along the creek.
Cr Tully said there were hundreds of new families in Augustine Heights with inquisitive children trekking through the local bushland unaware of the dangers posed by fully-grown sows and boars hiding in the undergrowth.
"As well as carrying diseases such as tuberculosis, these animals are capable of inflicting serious injury or causing death."
Cr Tully has inspected recent evidence of the pigs trampling undergrowth adjacent to Woogaroo Creek as they move along the watercourse in the vicinity of Brittains Road and Santa Monica Drive.
Local residents have reported that the pigs lie in the thick bush during the day coming out at night to feed.
Cr Tully said the pigs were camouflaged in the dense undergrowth and could attack adults and children walking by and disturbing their habitat.
File photo of
a feral pig.
Local Councillor Paul Tully has issued a warning about the wild animals living along Woogaroo Creek saying they pose a serious danger to children walking along the creek.
Cr Tully said there were hundreds of new families in Augustine Heights with inquisitive children trekking through the local bushland unaware of the dangers posed by fully-grown sows and boars hiding in the undergrowth.
"As well as carrying diseases such as tuberculosis, these animals are capable of inflicting serious injury or causing death."
Cr Tully has inspected recent evidence of the pigs trampling undergrowth adjacent to Woogaroo Creek as they move along the watercourse in the vicinity of Brittains Road and Santa Monica Drive.Local residents have reported that the pigs lie in the thick bush during the day coming out at night to feed.
Cr Tully said the pigs were camouflaged in the dense undergrowth and could attack adults and children walking by and disturbing their habitat.
Cr Paul Tully warns of the dangers
of feral pigs along Woogaroo Creek,
near Santa Monica Drive at
Augustine Heights.
of feral pigs along Woogaroo Creek,
near Santa Monica Drive at
Augustine Heights.
He said two fully grown adult pigs and at least four piglets have been sighted recently along Woogaroo Creek.
"Feral pigs will reproduce quickly under the right conditions.
"Over the years, is hasn't been a problem but with a 16-week breeding cycle they can easily get out of control."
Locals say the feral pigs constantly move along the gully lines between Ripley and Springfield.
"They haven't posed a danger in the past in the Bellbird Park and Redbank Plains area but are now moving increasingly closer to homes in the new residential estates around Augustine Heights."
Cr Tully said the pigs' habitat had probably been disturbed with the construction of the nearby Centenary Highway forcing them closer to suburban areas such as Augustine Heights, Bellbird Park and Redbank Plains.
Cr Tully has made arrangements for council officers to set traps for the feral pigs to ensure they are kept away from local residential areas.
Residents who sight any feral pigs should contact Cr Tully's office on 3818 6900.
"Feral pigs will reproduce quickly under the right conditions.
"Over the years, is hasn't been a problem but with a 16-week breeding cycle they can easily get out of control."
Locals say the feral pigs constantly move along the gully lines between Ripley and Springfield.
"They haven't posed a danger in the past in the Bellbird Park and Redbank Plains area but are now moving increasingly closer to homes in the new residential estates around Augustine Heights."
Cr Tully said the pigs' habitat had probably been disturbed with the construction of the nearby Centenary Highway forcing them closer to suburban areas such as Augustine Heights, Bellbird Park and Redbank Plains.
Cr Tully has made arrangements for council officers to set traps for the feral pigs to ensure they are kept away from local residential areas.
Residents who sight any feral pigs should contact Cr Tully's office on 3818 6900.
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