Report an invasive animal sighting
Find out who to report to or what action to take if you've spotted an invasive species.
Spotted an invasive animal in our region? Find out who to report it to or what action you should take below.
Red-eared slider turtle
Red-eared slider turtle
- Report red-eared slider turtle sightings to Biosecurity Queensland within 24 hours
- Learn about red-eared slider turtles and how to identify one.
Rabbit
Rabbit
- Report to council as soon as possible (priority species)
- Learn about rabbits and how to identify one.
Feral deer
Feral deer
Feral fallow, red, rusa chital and hog (priority species)
- Report to council as soon as possible.
- Report Hog deer sightings to Biosecurity Queensland within 24 hours.
- Find out about council's feral deer program.
- Learn more about feral deer and their impacts.
Wild dog
Wild dog
- Get help to protect your place.
- Find out about the Community wild dog program.
- Find out about the Wild dog partnership program.
- Find out about the Mary River turtle protection program.
- Learn about wild dogs and their impacts.
- Report sightings to Feralscan.
Fox
Fox
- Get help to protect your place.
- Find out about the coastal fox control program.
- Find out about the Mary River turtle protection program.
- Learn about foxes and their impacts.
- Report sightings to Feralscan.
Fox den
Fox den
- Report to council
- Learn how to identify a fox den (PDF, 220KB)
- Learn about foxes and their impacts.
Feral pig
Feral pig
- Get help to protect your place.
- Find out about the Mary River turtle protection program.
- Learn about feral pigs and their impacts.
- Report sightings to Feralscan.
Feral cat
Feral cat
- Get help to protect your place.
- Find out about the Mary River turtle protection program.
- Learn about feral cats and their impacts.
- Report sightings to Feralscan.
Indian myna bird
Indian myna bird
- Get help to protect your place
- Learn about Indian mynas and their impacts
- Report sightings to MynaScan
All sightings of prohibited species must be reported to Biosecurity Queensland within 24 hours.
Sightings of any other species can be reported via FeralScan (a free resource that maps invasive animal activity across Australia).