A feral pig control program covering 600,000 hectares in the Walgett Shire in north-west NSW was reported by ABC Rural on 8 November 2026 as bringing together 120 landholders and state government land managers. Coordinated baiting, trapping, ground shooting and aerial culling were to target five priority management areas. The National Feral Pig Action Plan's latest report estimated the pests cost Australian agriculture more than $190 million annually, with Queensland and NSW suffering the biggest losses.

Walgett farmer Enid Coupé said recent favourable seasons had fuelled a population boom, with pigs killing lambs, damaging waterholes and spreading disease. Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty said consultation with local farmers and community leaders shaped the plans, which were rolling out that month. She said the government had removed more than 1.1 million feral pigs since coming to office, describing the figure as a measure of the problem's scale.

North West Local Land Services official Peter Dawson said tens of thousands of pigs were estimated across the shire and that no single method would suffice. National Parks and Wildlife Service northern inland director John Whittall said the service managed about 65,000 hectares of the trial area and had controlled about 4,000 pigs at Narran Lakes over the past 18 months. The minister said the state had committed $60 million to pest animal management over three years, including $16.3 million this financial year. Compliance powers under the Biosecurity Act 2015 remained available, with penalties of up to $220,000 for individuals and $440,000 for corporations.