PHOTO: Locals says the spread of Hudson Pear is an unfolding disaster. Photo: Lightning Ridge Opal Reserve.
The October rains appear to have pushed Hudson Pear into new territory, leading some to say containment of the plant is being mismanaged.
Brenda McBride from the Joint Management Committee at the Narran Lakes National Park has told the Western Plains App that she has seen Hudson Pear for the first time ever in “northern ends of the lake” in the national park.
“This new outbreak seems to have been there since November or December” she said “It may be have been there before hand, but it hadn’t been seen…