Until recently, these Victorian farmers could control wild dogs or dingoes but a recent rule change means they can no longer keep the predators at bay.
Farmers say they can't protect their livestock from wild dogs or dingoes after the state government stripped away their ability to do so.Some livestock producers are selling their sheep, saying it will become impossible to run livestock around the edges of national parks.
The state government calls it an "unprotection order" as dingoes are listed as a threatened species under the Flora and Fauna Act.Numerous farmers have told the ABC that the March announcement was made without consultation. Alan Bennett, who farms on the edge of the Big Desert, says he has lost more than 30 sheep to wild dog or dingo attacks since the unprotected order was lifted.He applied for an Authority to Control Wildlife permit more than a month ago, but his application was ultimately rejected.
The Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and the Agriculture Minister Ros Spence were contacted by the ABC about Mr Bennett's rejected application and the implications for others farmers wanting to submit their own applications. "It's going to become impossible for people to run livestock around the edges of these national parks."
Her study argued the term "wild dog" was a misnomer and that "the animals being targeted for eradication as an invasive pest are native dingoes"."We found that in the Big Desert, there was no evidence of any dog ancestry in them," she said.Greg Mifsud is the national wild dog management coordinator at the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions."At the end of the day, whether they're dingoes or wild dogs, they still attack livestock," he said.
Wild Dogs Sheep Livestock Welfare Alan Bennett Roger Young Maremma Exclusion Fencing Unprotection Order Wyperfeld Kylie Cairns Big Desert Centre For Invasive Species Solutions Arthur Rylah Victorian Department Of Energy Environment And Climate Action Ros Spence
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