URGENT FIX NEEDED FOR FERAL PIG PROBLEM

THE pictures of the injuries caused following a feral pig attack on a woman in Alligator Creek are confronting. They paint a very worrying picture of an issue that should have been taken care of long ago.

Having the tip of your finger bitten off, 30 stitches to fix the bite and gore marks, is horrific.

Imagine if that was a child, who had been playing in the yard, rather than a grown woman. This would have been a completely different and even more tragic story.

“We are outraged that the feral pig problem has now reached the stage that we are being attacked on our own property. These recent attacks and confrontations on our properties highlight the seriousness of the feral pig problem and the need to recognise that it is time that feral pig eradication be given the attention and funding the issue deserves,” property owner Bette Willis told the Bulletin.

The ball has certainly been dropped by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, which has a responsibility to keep the number of these wild animals low.

It is reminiscent of the wild horse

problem Bluewater faced

who else needs to be hurt

years ago, that ended with a 15-year-old boy dying when the car he was travelling in hit a wild horse carcass on the Bruce Highway before hitting a tree.

In the lead up to the tragic death of Byron Crowley, much was talked about, action plans enacted, but not much was done. Then following his untimely death, a cull was ordered and the number of wild horses in the area was reduced for public safety.

Between council and the state, almost 350 pigs have either been removed or culled in the past two years, but they are in plague-like numbers according to Ms Willis.

What will it take for this feral pig problem to be taken seriously, who else needs to be hurt, before more action is taken.