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Canberra's nature reserves to close for annual pest control program | Region Canberra (region.com.au)

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Several parks and reserves across the ACT will be temporarily closed for an animal control program targeting pest species.

The closures will be staggered over several weeks.

The specific closure dates are below:

Bullen Range Nature Reserve: 8 May – 18 May
Gigerline Nature Reserve: 8 May – 18 May
Rob Roy Nature Reserve (South): 8 May – 18 May
Stony Creek Nature Reserve 8 May – 16 May
Molonglo River Reserve: 12 May – 16 May
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve: 15 May – 16 May
Namadgi National Park (West): 16 May – 27 May
Namadgi National Park (Naas – East): 19 May – 28 May
Namadgi National Park (North): 19 May – 28 May
Lower Cotter Catchment: 19 May – 28 May
Googong Foreshore: 26 May – 29 May.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I actually saw a feral deer today while riding some single track out at the Cotter - to see one in the day probably means there's a good amount of them out and about.