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**Buincchotourbss** · 03-28-2012, 04:11 AM

Hi to all on the board.

I think the thought is that the dingo is not as an efficient predator as the either the cat or the fox individually or combined. Some of the experience in NW and central WA is that controlling foxes and dingo/dog using 1080 meat baits resulted in a massive increase in cat numbers which were a more efficient predator of native fauna than foxes and dingo/dog combined. They found that Dingos/dogs were preying on the young kittens of feral cats and keeping their numbers down. Also agree that farmers/graziers may protest.

Not so sure about the Devil are they proposing to release them on the mainland there is a reason that they are only found on Tas. and that is probably the presence of the Dingo.

At least the dingo is "native" unlike the Cane Toad.

03-28-2012, 04:11 AM	#7
Buincchotourbss Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	Hi to all on the board. I think the thought is that the dingo is not as an efficient predator as the either the cat or the fox individually or combined. Some of the experience in NW and central WA is that controlling foxes and dingo/dog using 1080 meat baits resulted in a massive increase in cat numbers which were a more efficient predator of native fauna than foxes and dingo/dog combined. They found that Dingos/dogs were preying on the young kittens of feral cats and keeping their numbers down. Also agree that farmers/graziers may protest. Not so sure about the Devil are they proposing to release them on the mainland there is a reason that they are only found on Tas. and that is probably the presence of the Dingo. At least the dingo is "native" unlike the Cane Toad.
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