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New data reveals extent of crop protection culls

Matt Dennien
Updated September 1 2019 - 2:29am, first published 12:01am
Quotas attached to crop protection permits have authorised the culling of 20,000 animals across the state so far this year, new data has revealed.
Quotas attached to crop protection permits have authorised the culling of 20,000 animals across the state so far this year, new data has revealed.

Approval for the culling of more than 22,000 native black swans has been granted in Tasmania since 2014, with almost half of that quota coming from King Island alone, new data released under right to information laws has revealed.

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Matt Dennien

Matt Dennien

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Matt Dennien is a journalist at The Examiner, based in Launceston. Contact him via email at matt.dennien@examiner.com.au, or more securely via Signal on +61 437 672 994.

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