Don't miss out on the headlines from Townsville. Followed categories will be added to My News. A “major infestation spot” of Chital deer on Rita Island, which eats through sugar cane and other ...

A three-year-old doe, a chital, wandered from the nearby forest and became trapped within an IT park near Ghodbunder Road in Thane. Alerted by locals who spotted the deer near MBC Park, forest ...

Burdekin deer on the hit list as council toughens up management. The Burdekin Shire Council is launching a new war on deer, targeting a “major infestation spot” in the Rita Island mangroves.