In the battle to save wildlife from drowning in yabby traps Wildlife Queensland has delivered 600 signed postcards to the Premier asking for her to ban these death traps.
Opera house and other enclosed yabby traps are inadvertently drowning wildlife such as platypus, turtles, Australian water-rats and water birds.
'These deadly traps have been banned in all public waters of Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and east of the Newell Highway in New South Wales due to the threat they pose to wildlife. We are simply trying to bring Queensland into line with the other states' said Fiona Maxwell spokeswoman for Wildlife Queensland.
'These postcards are just a small reflection of the community concern for the harm that these traps do. The Government must act to prevent these unnecessary and unethical deaths' continued Ms Maxwell.
The Hon Tim Mulherin Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland informed Wildlife Queensland that this issue was to be addressed early in 2010 with the review of the freshwater fisheries management arrangements however this has been delayed until 2011.
'Wildlife continues to die while we await Government action' stated Ms Maxwell.
Wildlife Queensland encourages anglers to use dilly nets (hoop-style lift nets) or baited lines with no hooks rather than opera house traps or other enclosed yabby traps. These pose a lesser risk to wildlife.
For more information
For more information on Wildlife Queensland's activities, call us on +61 7 3221 0194 or send us an email. |
