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What are Judas animals and how are they used?
Original: What on Earth are Judas animals?
Judas animals are individual pest animals, such as goats, pigs or deer, that are sterilised, fitted with a tracking collar and released back into the wild. Because they seek out herds of their own kind, hunters can follow the marked animal to locate and cull entire groups, a method used in feral animal control programmes, including Australia and various islands, to protect native habitats.
Why now: Curiosity about the unusual wildlife-control technique after wildlife coverage of the topic.
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Evidence
- What on Earth are Judas animals? · BBC Wildlife Magazine
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