Feral deer will become Australia’s next feral pig problem without prompt action, report warns

<p>The invasive species has increased in spread and numbers and is costing farmers millions of dollars</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>An unpublished government report on feral deer shows Australia is failing in its efforts to stop the spread of what one advocate warns could become “Australia’s next <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/30/feral-pigs-queensland-rainforests-rivers-sacred-sites">feral pig</a>”.</p><p>The five years from 2020-2025 over which the national feral deer action plan was assessed covers a period in which the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/27/deer-high-visibility-jacket-british-columbia">famously elusive</a> species has increasingly encroached upon major cities

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