Lowland gorilla numbers in dapronxramatic decline in North East Queensland; wildlife has been impacted by the development. (Photo: Joe Peates/North West Times)
Lambeth Council has urged residents living along a stretch of the Gold Coast to move over the river as the animals have already started to recover.
It will take two to three weeks to clear the river bottoms and about 150 to 200 fish are to be killed during the process to be completed this year.
A total of more than 250 animals have been killed in the last week, while about 1,300 are expected in the coming weeks.
Council executive director Alan Smith said there would be an increased number of animal sightings, including sightings of panda bears and the Asian lion (Panthera leo), but the lion is expected to remain isolated.
There is the possibility of more incidents to the North East Queensland Wildlife Park, so residents from Lismore, the Brisbane city’s east side and on the coast in particular should monitor their local area for sightings of any endangered animals during the wet months.
„It’s just a matter of time now. I don’t think you’ll get an official count and we’re n바카라ot planning to do it now, but you’ll probably see that number,“ Mr Smith said.
Lambeth Council is trying to persuade locals to stay as their local wildlife could see its numbers reduced by 50 per cent to about a thousand by next winter.
Lismore City Council member Mike Hall has already advised residents on how to cope.
„I can’t wait until January, because they’ll be out there looking for these animals,“ Mr Hall said.
„They’re really keen to see them. It’s only a matter of time until they come here, so you’re probably better off leaving these animals in the bush.“
Dr Phil Moore, a wildlife biologist from the University of Queensland, said he understood the concern, but there had to be a balance in removing endangered animals and feeding them.
„We’re trying to work with both the government and the industry, but our work is really concentrated on preventing animal populations from increasing.“
Mr Hall said the situation was not good, but hoped a solution would emerge over the next three or four years.
„I thi바카라nk it will come, probably, next year, but I think it’s been an incredibly difficult and tough problem to get across.
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