The Government is trying to strike a balance between the impacts of deer on Tasmania’s agriculture and conservation areas, with the animals’ value in recreational hunting. The State Government has ...

Tasmania's population of feral deer has increased by nearly 20,000 from 2019 to 2024, a survey has found. The Invasive Species Council says the increase shows the government's deer management strategy ...

A motion establishing hunters as the primary method of feral deer control – on the grounds it represented a “balanced and practical approach to deer management” – passed the Tasmanian parliament on ...

The public consultation period for the state government’s feral deer management policy ended on Friday. In their submission, the Invasive Species Council argues the government’s proposal constitutes ...