Farmers welcome a state government decision to extend an 'unprotection order' on dingoes and wild dogs, but environmental advocates say the native predators are a vital part of the ecosystem.
Environment al protection groups and traditional owners say dingoes are vital to the Australian landscape. Farm ers have welcomed the ability to control wild dog numbers on their properties after the state government extended an "unprotection" order in eastern parts of the state.
" have devastating impacts — not only to the livestock but to the owners," the Northeast Wild Dog Action Group spokesperson said. "There are other animals that predate sheep, so we need to manage all the feral species and one way of doing that is to let the dingo look after country. "The decision in the western desert population was fantastic but there needs to be an ongoing conversation about how we keep dingoes in the landscape as a culturally and ecologically significant species.
"Where lethal control is carried out is such a small part of Victoria and there are so many areas for wild dogs to roam and breed — they're certainly not going to be made extinct, that's for sure."(The government also announced a $2 million investment to undertake dingo monitoring, research and "on-ground advice" for north-west farmers to adopting non-lethal dingo management strategies.
Ecosystem Environment Farm Pest Control Wild Dogs Sheep Attack Lethal Control Cull Unprotection Order Wildlife Native Species National Parks Animals Wild Dog Management Program Northeast Wild Dog Action Group Victorian National Parks Association VNPA Taungurung Land And Waters Council Taungurung Yirrangan
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