National Wild Dog Action Plan

Australia’s blueprint strategy for wild dog management

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📢 The NWDAP would like to congratulate and welcome Yasmin Aly as the new National Feral Cat and Fox Management Coordinator!

Yasmin brings extensive project management expertise to the role with decades of experience in natural resource management.

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Stay ahead of the pack with the November/December edition of the NWDAP newsletter! 🗞️🐾

Featuring the latest wild dog management news and updates from the NWDAP project, be sure to check it out now! 📪

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📣 New paper highlights One Health approach to managing free-roaming dog impacts

Read more in our joint media release with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development here 🔗 https://t.co/hS4G4rT1PT

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The CISS Impact Report for 2024-25 is here!

NWDAP is proud to be featured in the report (section 4.1) for our continued dedication to coordinated, effective, and community-driven wild dog management across the country. 🐾

🔗 Read the full report here https://t.co/53jmoxHlkH

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National Feral Deer Management Coordinator, Dr. Annelise Wiebkin, has received a 2025 Biosecurity Commendation Certificate for exceptional commitment to safeguarding Australia’s biosecurity through collaborative feral deer management efforts! 🦌

Congratulations, Dr. Wiebkin! 🎉

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NWDAP Coordinator, Greg Mifsud, was recently interviewed by the ABC Far North Breakfast program to chat about trapping as a wild dog control technique and to clear up misinformation following recent attention on the topic in the media. 🎙️🐾

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As a result of the national Livestock Guardian Animal Forum held in 2024, the Livestock Guardian Dog Suitability Matrix was developed for implementation in Australia. 🐕 🚜

Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/PTk2QRonxc

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Stay ahead of the pack with this month’s edition of the NWDAP newsletter! 🗞️🐾

Featuring the latest wild dog management news and updates from the NWDAP project, be sure to check it out now! 📪

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NWDAP Coordinator, Greg Mifsud, spoke to MLA to highlight how collaboration between producers, experts, and communities is driving smarter, more humane control strategies.

Top tips:
✅ Work with neighbours
✅ Use the FeralScan app
✅ Stay informed

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Applications are open for Queensland Feral Pest Inititaive grants. 🚧

If you are grazing cattle, goats or sheep, and are in a rural area with a history of wild dog predation, you may be eligible to apply. 🐾

Applications close 31 October.

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Current NWDAP committee member and former Chair, Geoff Power, has received a commendation from The Rotary Foundation for his outstanding contributions to agriculture! 👏🏼

He has done incredible work on the Dog Fence Rebuild and on SA's biosecurity projects . Congrats, Geoff! ✨

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NWDAP Livestock Guardian Animal Forum Report is out! 📃🐾

Outcomes include:
✔Official position statement,
✔ 'Suitability matrix’ helping producers determine benefits from guardian animals
✔ Revision of current best practice guidelines

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Our latest media release on the wild dog control in Namadgi National Park is out now! 🐾

Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/7ylOGXuqeY

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The NWDAP Livestock Guardian Animal Forum Final Report is available now! 📃🐾

Key info :
✔️ There is no one-size-fits-all approach
✔️ Proper training is crucial
✔️ More research is required
✔️ Greater support systems needed

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The September edition of the NWDAP newsletter is now available! 📬🐾

Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/BG00YvIeua

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On 29-30 July, the NWDAP Coordination Committee headed to Brisbane to discuss national wild dog control priorities. 🐾

Comprised of representatives from industry bodies, government agencies and research, organisations, they meet regularly to discuss NWDAP's progress. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼

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The August edition of the NWDAP newsletter is now available! 📬

To find out the latest news on wild dog management, check it out 🐾

👉🏼 https://t.co/7NTUf2osgU

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The QLD government is inviting you to have your say in the Queensland Wild Dog Management Strategy 2021-2026. 🐾

The focus of this management strategy is to provide state-wide coordination and direction to wild dog management.

Link below 👇🏼
https://t.co/q6HOJrLurk

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Stay ahead of the pack and subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest wild dog and agricultural news! 🐾📰

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The July edition of the NWDAP newsletter is now available! 📬

To find out the latest news on wild dog management, check it out 🐾

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#wilddogs #sheep #wool #cattle