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Wild Dogs Issue Action Responsibility Resources Priority 1. Reduce the impacts 1.1 Public land managers and private land managers to undertake ‘general All land managers Within existing High What is a wild dog? All wild-living dogs including dingoes, feral dogs and hybrids are included as wild dogs under the WW iilldd DD oo gg MM aa nn aa gg ee mm ee nn tt PP llaa nn AA rree aa 11 of wild dogs on destruction obligations for wild dogs as per Pest Control Order under resources (WER) Rural Land Protection Act 1998 ( RLP Act ). A feral dog is a wild-living domestic dog . Hybrid dogs result from agriculture and RLP Act 1998; Clause 27 (1) of Schedule 7 and Part 11 in respect of wild crossbreeding of a dingo and a domestic dog, and hybrids include descendants of crossbred progeny. biodiversity dogs’ by assisting and participating in the implementation of strategic and reactive control programs as detailed below: What is a dingo? The dingo is Australia's wild dog. The scientific name of the dingo is Canis lupus dingo and it has a Undertake strategic wild dog ground control programs including baiting Land managers with WER High relationship to the white-footed wolf of South-East Asia. The domestic dog is named Canis lupus familiaris . Whereas twice yearly at: Tyalgum, Brays Creek, Nobbys Creek and Limpinwood. assistance from LHPA barking is typical of domestic dogs, dingoes generally communicate over long distances with howls - like other wild NNoorrtthheerrnn RRiivveerrss Due to inaccessibility issues, NPWS will not undertake strategic wild dog NPWS WER dogs and wolves. Dingoes mate only once a year (unlike domestic dogs which mate twice per year). This usually monitoring and control programs on the following Schedule 2 lands: happens between March and June. In its natural habitat it plays a vital role in maintaining the balance in ecosystems. Limpinwood, Numinbah and Wollumbin NPs and Wollumbin SCA. Dingoes are declared pests in NSW. However, dingoes are conserved in some areas of public land, including a number 2012 - 2017 Support will be sort from adjoining land managers if issues arise. of national parks and state forests . 2012 - 2017 Undertake reactive wild dog ground baiting programs in response to the Land managers with WER High presence of, or damage by, wild dogs on a case by case basis eg. at Mt assistance from LHPA What is a roaming domestic dog ? A roaming domestic dog is one that is owned by humans but is not restrained and Burrell, Numinbah, Duroby and Piggabeen. so is free to travel away from their owner’s property. Under section 22 of the Companion Animals Act 1998 , a farmer or NPWS will undertake reactive monitoring and control programs in NPWS WER High their employee may lawfully seize and detain a dog on a property if they reasonably believe the dog may injure or kill Mebbin NP. livestock being farmed on that property. This includes injuring or destroying the dog in order to prevent the attack and Legend All control programs undertaken in accordance with Standard Operating All land managers High 1 Procedures and Codes of Practice (refer to NSW DPI (2005)). loss of stock. a (! Murwillumbah re A 2 Plan Area 1 Undertake trapping (softjaw and cage) where appropriate and necessary. All land managers Additional resources Medium What are the impacts of wild dogs? Wild dogs have a number of impacts. They: a re Opportunistically collect wild dog scats and arrange analysis. NPWS for purchase of traps Medium A (! cause significant economic costs to the agricultural sector, Strategic control area Liaise with Queensland Government and relevant agencies, including LHPA, NPWS WER High carry diseases and parasites, Kyogle local government, regarding cross border control programs. Area 6 (! ) hunt native animals and may compete with native carnivores, such as quolls, and (! Reactive control area 1.2 Public land managers to undertake conservation risk assessment (CRA) Relevant land managers WER High breed with purebred dingoes causing the hybridisation of this native species. Area 3 Byron Bay for proposed Wild Dog control programs within public managed lands in Schedule 2 land accordance with EP&A Act 1979 , TSC Act 1995, EPBC Act 1999 and (! Wild dogs cause significant economic costs to the agricultural sector as a result of production losses from animal (! NPW Act 1974 etc. predation, veterinary bills from injured stock and farm animals, transmission of disease, implementation of wild dog Lismore NPWS estate 1.3 Review CRA as required. Casino 2. Conserve dingo 2.1 Recognise the following areas of core dingo habitat (Schedule 2 lands) NPWS High control campaigns and other indirect costs such as de-stocking and change of enterprise. Wild dog control requires Gold C State Forest ² oast Hwy populations within within Area 1 (refer to Map): resources to undertake baiting, stock controls, additional fencing and movement of stock. Although estimates of the Area 4 impact of predation on livestock are difficult to quantify, annual economic loss including costs associated with wild dog 0 5 Tweed Heads core habitat Numinbah, and Limpinwood NRs and Mebbin and Wollumbin NPs and (! (! Town G Schedule 2 lands Wollumbin SCA control are estimated at $66 million (West and Saunders, 2007). oat Trl v y D 2.2 In Schedule 2 Lands in Plan Area 1: Kilometres Piggabeen ned In addition to the impacts on the agricultural sector, wild dogs also prey on native wildlife, including small to medium Area 5 Road ) Ken Where possible, remove wild dogs which threaten the genetic integrity of All WER Medium sized mammals and birds, hybridise with dingoes and compete with native wildlife for food. The control of wild dogs Tweed Estuary NR Ukerebagh NR dingo populations. ki Rd River Rd Coba Cook Island NR Where dingoes pose a safety risk to the public, a site specific action plan NPWS WER High and dingoes is more difficult than the control of other feral animals because of the need to conserve dingoes in een Tweed Heads HS gab ig v is to be developed which may identify a range of strategies such as identified core areas in public lands such as some national parks and state forests. These core areas are known as P d D R c restricting public access and relocation of dingoes. Schedule 2 lands under the RLP Act and are listed under Pest Control Order Number 17. Although the dingo is not i l n a e g Undertake tissue sampling and scat collection from wild dogs within NPWS Additional funds Medium c n protected under Schedule 11 of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 , it is a native animal and there is an i ! S ( F these areas for DNA analysis to determine the degree of hybridisation. required for DNA expectation that it will be conserved in NSW (Dickman & Lunney 2001). Grafton d sampling ns R B Hoga ila 3. Minimise impacts 3.1 Ground baiting to be the preferred control technique for wild dogs in the All land managers WER High Where are wild dogs in the Northern Rivers? Wild dogs are known to occur throughout the Northern Rivers region. mb d il R on non-target plan area, to minimise risks to all non-target species. The abundance of wild dogs is greatest surrounding town centres including Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, R d in K i w Duroby ra Rd n species e Terrano Mullumbimby, Nimbin, Ballina, Lismore, Casino, Busby’s Flat, Copmanhurst, Baryugil, Pikapene, Urbenville, ) g Numinbah NR m T s o w c 4. Increase public 4.1 Reduce the incidence of wild dogs and improve the success of wild dog Additional funds Medium P T Woodenbong and Kyogle, and in areas adjoining forested lands. e l i o f B e f r awareness of wild control programs by: required for awareness r d S o t y S e o W C t u r Concentrations of wild dogs in Plan Area 1 are known to occur in Tyalgum, Brays Creek, Piggabeen, Mt Burrell, k s Duroby NR y t dogs and Developing and implementing a community education and awareness LHPA, NPWS, local program e o h rl e ll R a T r a e s s d s r associated issues program regarding domestic/wild dogs with emphasis on responsible dog councils d V Duroby, Nobbys Creek and Limpinwood. The existence of forested ranges adjoining reserves in Queensland provides ' l k t a ic R R d R h ayes e R n C d Ln e r ownership and dingo conservation. d d corridors for the movement of wild dogs from one area to another. w a R T g S T i n t Encourage landholder participation in coordinated baiting programs. LHPA, NPWS WER Medium od v a d e s d Stotts Island NR Cudg en Rd g R Numinbah R r Support relevant local government, including Tweed Shire Council in the All land managers WER Medium d s ) o n i d B d y u i R e Companion Animals Act 1988 L Couchy Creek NR l implementation of the in NSW and Gold n d i r l m a W D U ig p u O a Coast City Council in the implementation of the Animals Protection Act i lg v n u n w i Wild Dog Management Responsibilities D r o Nobbys Creek 1925 to minimise roaming domestic dogs from urban areas. o (! a d d Unna u R me s R Creek d_NR 4.2 Increase community awareness of dingo ecology and encourage land LHPA, NPWS WER Medium pkins 44 a Background d Ho 1 D C u managers to utilise best practice baiting control techniques in areas (! Limpinwood rm) Creek ra d A n R adjacent to Schedule 2 lands.