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Around the Camp: wild dog funding, resources and mappingWelcome to the October edition of 'Around the Camp'. This edition is focusing on one of the biggest issues currently facing the livestock industries in Queensland - wild dogs. As always if you have any suggestions for articles or feedback then please let us know.
1. Community Wild Dog Control Initiative - funding available
The AWI Board has endorsed a second round of funding for dog control activities and applications are open to new groups as well as those assisted by the original funding. If you would like to apply, please complete the Wild Dog Control application form (PDF 104Kb) and submit it along with a map and project budget to wilddogs@wool.com. If you need clarification or assistance please contact Ian Evans at AWI on 0427 773 005. 2. Leading Sheep predator resources
Other resources relating to wild dogs can also be found on the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries website. To view these resources click here. 3. Financial and social costs of wild dog attacks
The report analysed the results of a survey of over 1000 landholders in wild dog-affected areas, and highlighted the importance of strong leadership and coordinated on-the-ground efforts to combat the problem of wild dogs. On average, each landholder surveyed spent about 26 days and around $7200 a year on wild dog management, and that they were forced to remain constantly vigilant for attacks, especially during lambing season. Those figures only take into account the direct costs of management efforts, like baiting and trapping, materials and so on. When you look at the financial costs across the whole sector—in livestock losses, disease transmission and control costs—wild dogs were estimated back in 2004 to cost our agricultural industries up to $66 million per year. The current costs could be significantly higher. To view the full report click here. Another report was also commissioned by AWI titled 'Participatory wild dog management: views and practices of Australian wild dog management group', to view this report click here. 4. Help map feral animal sitings in your area - get involved
iPhone, Android and iPad users can now access WildDogScan and record wild dog data much more quicky while in the field. The new Mobile Mapping Facility enables you to record sightings using your mobile phone, and examine wild dog data throughout your local area. Click here to download the app for Apple devices and click here for the Android app. Other feral animals including rabbits, cats, foxes and pigs can be mapped at FeralScan. 5. Video - Wild dogs in Australia
Peter Fleming is one of Australia’s leading experts on wild dogs. In Australia wild dogs are becoming an ever-increasing problem for livestock producers and also impact on native wildlife populations. This series of short video interviews with Peter talks about:
Click here to view the videos. 6. Upcoming events
7.eBulletinsAWI Woolgrowers' eNewsletter - September 2015 AWI Weekly wool market review - week ending 2 October 2015 Wool Newsletter - 2 October 2015 Sheep CRC News - September 2015 Sheep Central - 2 October 2015 ParaBoss News - September 2015 Invasive Animals CRC 'Feral Flyer' - 3 September 2015 & 17 September LBN Biosecurity News - September 2015 |
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Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has helped 48 groups across Australia to conduct on ground activities to kill wild dogs by releasing cash payments from a project commonly referred to as the 'Kill More Dogs' initiative.
A wide variety of resources relating to predator control can be found on the Leading Sheep website at 
An ABARE report for Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has underlined the serious financial and social impacts of wild dog attacks in the sheep and cattle industries—with many farmers dedicating close to a month out of every year tackling the issue.
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