Deer

Report deer sightings National Feral Deer Action Plan

Fallow deer Dama dama (hinds and buck)

Feral deer are one of Australia’s worst pest animals.

In regions not far from The Northern Rivers feral deer are already:

  • causing serious collisions on roads
  • reducing the ability of farmers to earn a living
  • causing significant environmental damage.

In fact, feral deer have now been listed as a key threatening process in NSW under the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. 

Report deer sightings

Report deer sightings in the Tweed, neighbouring councils and on the Queensland/NSW border.

Call the Deer Project Officer on 02 6670 2193, call Local Land Services on 1300 795 299 or enter the location into Deer Scan.

View the Landholder Guide for Monitoring and Reporting Feral Deer(PDF, 2MB).

'The Northern Rivers is on Feral Deer Alert' program

The Northern Rivers is on Feral Deer Alert

Tweed Shire Council continues to address the growing threat of feral deer in the Northern Rivers. Our ongoing focus is on raising awareness and encouraging community action to prevent feral deer from becoming established and out of control. 

For more information, watch the video below or visit feraldeeralert.com.au.

National Feral Deer Action Plan

National feral deer action plan logo

The National Feral Deer Action Plan aims to limit further spread of feral deer into new areas and reduce the impacts of large populations of feral deer on primary production, communities and the environment. The plan will raise awareness of feral deer impacts and control options to encourage early action on all small isolated populations, as well as large populations in priority areas. The plan also promotes the need to develop and trial new tools, and to build capacity to detect, cull and prevent further spread of feral deer.

The plan is for land management agencies, groups and organisations, governments, and land managers who are impacted by feral deer, or are likely to be impacted soon.

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