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Chestnut Teal Ducks

Native Duck Slaughter Set To Begin

From dawn tomorrow the sound of gunfire will ring out across waterways around Tasmania, marking the start of this year's native duck hunting season

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  10 Mar 2023


Chestnut Teal Ducks

Duck Shooting Season

In 2019, waterbird population surveys across eastern mainland states found numbers of birds in areas of wetlands were the lowest since counts began in 1983.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  4 Mar 2021


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Duck Hunting - Right to Information Request

In response to media reporting on a briefing minute released, the DPIPWE Secretary issued a statement claiming the Minister had never received the minute.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  19 Aug 2020


Chestnut Teal Ducks

Duck Hunting Season

Last month a document released under RTI revealed that DPIPWE strongly recommended against the duck hunting season on a range of reserve lands.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  19 Aug 2020


Chestnut Teal Ducks

Duck Hunting Season

The opening of the annual duck shooting season starts this long weekend. Native ducks will be blasted out of the skies in the name of sport.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  5 Mar 2020


Chestnut Teal Ducks

Duck Shooting is Animal Cruelty, Not "Way of Life"

Gun shots will echo across Tasmania’s inland waterways this weekend, as native ducks are brutally blasted out of the skies in the name of ‘sport’.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  5 Mar 2020


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Redneck Liberals Open National Parks and World Heritage Area for Hunting

It’s clear the Liberals have once again kowtowed to the powerful shooting lobby.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Media Release  |  23 Aug 2018


Fallow Deer

Recreational Shooting in Protected Areas

We understand this is not about invasive species management, it is about hunting.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  23 Aug 2018


Fallow Deer

Recreational Shooting in Protected Areas

The Minister has announced that recreational shooters will be allowed into protected areas, including the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Cassy O'Connor MP  |  Parliamentary Activity  |  23 Aug 2018


Chestnut Teal Ducks

Minister Should End Duck Hunting

Minister Groom should celebrate this centenary year of the nearby Freycinet National Park by declaring an end to duck hunting.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  5 Mar 2016


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Duck Shooters Need Knowledge of Gun Safety

The comments, and apparent lack of understanding of gun laws, from the President of Field Hunting and Conservation are extremely concerning.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  3 Mar 2016


Fallow Deer

Feral Deer Management Plan Needed

Research from UTAS estimates there may be up to 1.1 million deer across Tasmania by 2050. Compared to about 30,000 in 2000, this is an alarming increase.

Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP  |  Media Release  |  10 Jan 2016


Chestnut Teal Ducks

End Duck Shooting Season

The tranquillity of Tasmania’s wetlands will be broken an hour before dawn tomorrow with the formal opening of the annual duck shooting season.

Nick Mckim  |  Media Release  |  7 Mar 2015