Susan Island Nature Reserve
GROUND BAITING: 8 July 2024 - 30 January 2025
Susan Island Nature Reserve is a protected area located on Susan Island in the Clarence River, near the centre of Grafton in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Established in 1982, the reserve covers an area of approximately 23 hectares. It contains a rare example of subtropical lowland rainforest, which is listed as an Endangered Ecological Community under the Biodiversity Conservation Act (NSW). It is home to a range of notable species, including white-bellied sea eagles, ospreys, wompoo fruit-doves, and the southernmost population of Fraser's Banded Rainforest Snail.
The baiting activities undertaken at Susan Island Nature Reserve are managed by the Grafton office of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.
Type: ground baiting
Target species: dingoes and foxes
Dates: 8 July 2024 - 30 January 2025
Contact office: Grafton - (02) 6641 1500
Notes: NPWS claim that this program is “designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species”.
