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We provide information and resources to assist government departments to cater to a variety of stakeholders in relation to dingo management.

We have a suite of resources to help improve public awareness in relation to dingoes and predator mitigation strategies for landholders.

Adjusting predator management methods can be daunting. The Dingo Advisory Council provides support to landholders to adopt additional strategies to deter predators.

Guardian animals have been used by farmers to protect livestock for thousands of years. The use of guardian animals has been found to successfully reduce or eliminate livestock predation by apex predators both in Australia and internationally.

As native predators, dingoes contribute to maintaining balance in natural ecosystems. They interact with other species, including non-native animals, which can influence local wildlife populations and habitats. This interaction may help moderate the effects of introduced species on Australia’s environment.

Increasingly, cattle pastoralists are discovering the major economic and environmental advantages of maintaining dingoes on their properties through having the dingo control unmanaged grazing pressure.

Dingoes exhibit a variety of coat colours, so colour alone is not a reliable way to identify them. However, there are other physical characteristics that can help distinguish dingoes from domestic dogs.

Dingoes are native predators in Australia and contribute to the natural environment in various ways. When in areas where dingoes are known to live, it is important to understand how to behave safely to minimize negative interactions between dingoes and people. In most cases, dingoes pose little to no threat to humans.

Dingoes are a sacred animal to many First Nations people across Australia. To some, they are considered family. Dingoes hold significant spiritual significance, and form an important part of Indigenous totems, Dreaming, lore/law and customs.

Dingoes are Australia’s only native canid and function as a top-level predator within natural ecosystems. They are considered a keystone species, meaning their presence can have significant influence on the health and balance of the environment.