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Trappers to support pastoralists manage wild dogs: Scriven, Watt
South Australian pastoralists inside the Dog Fence will continue to benefit from the services of wild dog trappers, with funding for the trapper program guaranteed for the next four years ... The wild dog trapping program is open to landowners or managers inside the Dog Fence who have baited and still experience impacts from wild dog attacks.
New Queensland strategy to bring wild dogs to heel
Minister for Agricultural, Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said the Queensland Dog Offensive Group (QDOG) developed the new five-year strategy in consultation with stakeholders. “The Queensland Wild Dog Management Strategy 2021-2026 provides state-wide coordination and direction to wild dog management,” Mr Furner said.
Wild dogs terrorising Gwydir Shire farmers stopped in their tracks
Two elusive wild dogs, which had been terrorising farming operations north of Coolatai for the last 12 months, have now been successfully controlled, Minister for Agriculture and Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has announced ... “Over the last year, this wicked pair of wild dogs wreaked havoc on local landholders, including one farmer who lost around 200 sheep,” Mr Marshall said."
Dog Fence rateable area – have your say
The Dog Fence Board, with support from Livestock SA, is seeking feedback on a proposal to expand the Dog Fence rateable area ... Under the proposal, the additional income would be used to carry out a Dog Fence replacement program, in addition to the $25 million Dog Fence Rebuild Project currently underway. The once-in-a-generation project is rebuilding the highest priority and most degraded 1,600 km of the 2,150 km long South Australian Dog Fence. The project is scheduled for completion in 2024.
Where wild dogs roam
For 12 years Bella protected the Hessions' home. She'd see off the wild dogs that over the years Julie and John Hession saw and heard on their property at Sargents Rd near Cawongla. "She was fearless apart from thunder and lightning," John said. "If she heard the dogs at night, she'd howl back and make a circle around our property." Three weeks ago their kelpie cattle dog cross went missing.
