Livestock predation support for north west farmers and Traditional Owners
Predation support for north west farmers
The Victorian Government is supporting north west farmers and Victoria’s Traditional Owners with a $2.078 million support package.
This support package will deliver trials, research and on-the-ground advice on non-lethal dingo management strategies that minimise the risk of livestock predation – building on the work already underway as part of the $550,000 North West Vertebrate Pest Management program.
The support package will be used to deliver a range of projects and on-ground support for farmers in Victoria’s north west, including:
- Camera monitoring, providing information on how dingoes use the landscape
- Fencing of water on private land and supplementary water on public land
- Exclusion fencing trials
- A livestock guardian animal pilot
Funding will also support the maintenance and redesign of the Wild Dog Management program to provide continued, valued extension support to farmers as well as the design and implementation of a dingo monitoring approach for Victoria.
Part of the support package will enable Traditional Owner groups to lead dingo conservation and healthy Country planning activities for the dingo.
Details on the projects listed above, including how farmers can get involved, are being finalised.
To learn more, north west farmers can contact Fraser Harrison, Engagement Officer Vertebrate Pests on fraser.j.harrison@agriculture.vic.gov.au
North West Victoria Vertebrate Pest Management project
The North West Victoria Vertebrate Pest Management project supports farmers to manage declared pest animals and adjust to changes in dingo conservation.
Dingoes are protected in north west Victoria on both public and private land, and it is an offence to destroy them without authorisation.
The changes were made to protect the dingo population in the north west, which is at risk of extinction.