Dung beetle collector
It's the time of year when dung beetles take to the air in search of delicious cow pats.
View ArticleNundle joins Upper Hunter baiting program
The Nundle District is being included in a four-month long campaign to reduce wild dog and fox numbers in the Upper Hunter's national parks and nature reserves.
View ArticleHunter regions return to drought status
Parts of the Hunter have slipped back into drought after several months of being classed as marginal.
View ArticleLocusts hatch in Hunter Valley
The locust threat has hit the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley, with authorities confirming the first hatchlings.
View ArticleSpur-throated locusts swarm in NSW
An LHPA Ranger says that the swarms of female spur throated locusts which look set to lay eggs in the Nyngan area are, in her experience, unprecedented.
View ArticleSpur-throated locusts swarm in NSW
An LHPA Ranger says that the swarms of female spur throated locusts which look set to lay eggs in the Nyngan area are, in her 25 year experience, unprecedented.
View ArticleSpur-throated locusts swarm in NSW
An LHPA Ranger says that the swarms of female spur throated locusts which look set to lay eggs in the Nyngan area are, in her experience, unprecedented.
View ArticleHunting temporarily halted in Hunter state forests
Game hunting has been halted in 13 Hunter Valley state forests until new declarations for the next decade are introduced by the NSW Government.
View ArticleWild dog plan targets feral killers
Wild dog attacks continue to frustrate Upper Hunter farmers, with one Scone producer losing more than 40 head of sheep to attacks by feral animals.
View ArticleWild dogs head to town
Town residents in the Upper Hunter are being warned they are not immune to the threat of wild dogs, with reported sightings of the vicious animals within one kilometre of some centres.
View ArticleFarmers say wild dogs worse than drought
An Upper Hunter farmer is reeling from ongoing wild dog attacks, saying the mental impact of the maulings is worse than the emotional turmoil caused by drought.
View ArticleDonkey praised as wild dog hero
An unusual suggestion to fight a wild dog crisis plaguing the New South Wales Upper Hunter has been put forward, with an animal shelter confident donkeys could keep the vicious animals at bay.
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