A Tasmanian national park popular with bushwalkers is being closed for a month so deer can be culled from helicopters using thermal-imaging technology. It's the first cull of its type in the state's history.
The deer cull will be conducted over 114,000 hectares and close the Walls of Jerusalem National Park for a month.abc.net.au/news/tas-national-park-walls-of-jerusalem-deer-cull-closure/102285512A national park in Tasmania's Wilderness World Heritage Area popular with bushwalkers will be closed for a month while shooters attempt to wipe out the park's fallow deer population from helicopters.
The deer cull will be conducted in the early morning, with shooters using thermal-imaging technology to identify the animals in heavily wooded areas and on steep slopes. It is the first time an aerial culling program has been used to try to eradiate a deer population in Tasmania. "That's one of the highest priorities of this program. All of the operations will be monitored by a vet and the technology is really important.