Pest Animals

Pest animals may be observed in bushland and urban areas. Camden Council takes a strategic approach to pest animal management following the Greater Sydney Regional Pest Animal Management Strategy (Greater Sydney RPAMS) published by the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s Greater Sydney Local Land Services (LLS). Under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and the associated Biosecurity Regulations 2017, Council has a biosecurity duty to manage the risks posed by pest animals.

Camden Council prioritises pest animal management actions according to the Greater Sydney RPAMS, considering the effectiveness of control options and the level of risk presented by the species.

If you are a landholder, it’s your biosecurity duty to manage pest animals on your land and prevent them from moving off site.

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Which species are considered pest animals?

Below are pest animal species which may be found in the Camden LGA. These species are non-native, high-risk pest animals that pose a significant threat to agriculture, biodiversity and the economy.

The species listed below are well adapted to the Australian climate and take advantage of suitable habitat associated with the peri-urban landscape of south-west Sydney.

Controlling numbers of pest animals and limiting their impacts on our bushland is essential to the protection and enhancement of essential habitat for our threatened and protected native species of flora and fauna.

Alert and Restricted Species

Feral Goats

Foxes

Feral Pigs

Feral Deer

Feral Rabbits

Indian Myna Birds

How can you help?

If you observe pest animals in your local area, or are a landholder within the Camden Local Government Area affected by pest animals, please submit your sightings to FERAL SCAN. 

Feral Scan is a very important tool for LLS and other agencies to identify problem locations for feral animals and to support planning for targeted control actions.  

You can also notify Local Land Services by going to https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/dpi/biosecurity/report-a-pest-or-disease

or you can notify Camden Council’s Sustainability Team at sustainability@camden.nsw.gov.au. Early warnings of these species in our local environment are critical to the effectiveness of control measures.