1. The Environmental IssueDingoes Australians only native dog.A pure-bred adult dingo, standing more than 60cm high and weighing about 15kg, is slightly smaller than a German shepherd. Their main meals are Australias small native mammals, but they also eatfarm stock (sheep and cattle). They hunt at night on their own. Dingoes dont bark, they howl. I drew this! 2. Where the issue is occurring. Dingoes are mainly found in the outback There are many dingoes found where I live that is why I havechosen this issue. I live here!! 3. I interviewed myneighbour who is aDingo expert to find out someuseful information! 4. They killLivestock. They can be aWhy aredanger toCost farmslots of money Dingospeople (attack,an issue? disease etc.) They killnative mammals 5. What impact are Dingoes having?Killing livestock Danger to people Wool growers identified Wild Dingos can be known to attackDogs as their biggest threatpeople. They like to eat sheep and calves. Name, age Date Location, comments 4 year oldAprilFraser Island, female2007 severely bitten.Waddy Point on AprilFraser Island, 9 year old male 2001 attacked and killedby two dingoes.Ayers Rock (Uluru),Official verdict of Azaria August death is "unknown", Chamberlain 2 1980 but the parents month oldbelieve a dingo wasresponsible. 6. They kill native Cost farms lots ofmammalsmoney They have made the Tasmanian It was found that it costs farmerstiger extinct$65 million a year from loss of stock. Here is a Tasmanian tiger It costs money to employ people, that was made to bait, hunt and build fences to extinct 3500 keep dingoes away from livestock. years ago! 7. What can/is being done about the issue? 1080 baiting. Employing doggers. They put poison inThey hunt the meat.dingoesBuilding fences. To stop dingoes killing stock. 8. 1080 Baiting EmployingBuildingThis is when meatDoggers fencesis poisoned and it is Farmers employFences are built toplanted for dingoes people to kill keep out dingos to eat. This kills Dingos. They use from stock. They them but itsdogs, guns and must be very highdangerous for traps with dead roo and made from native animals. etc.wire andwood/steel pickets. 9. What impact is this having?It costs $5.4million a yearto control dingoes1080 baiting is the bestway to control this issue because it is the mostcost effective control and the most practical 10. Conclusion On the Property I live on (Terrick Terrick) wesometimes find Dingoes. I have learned that we could build a highfence or use 1080 baiting to stop dingoesattacking stock especially our calves.