Wilkerr dingoes face federal extinction assessment

A rare dingo population lives across the Victoria-South Australia border. It will be assessed over three years for federal protection. Around 100 Wilkerr dingoes remain, highly inbred and at risk of collapse.

Why it mattersFederal protection could override South Australia's laws that allow dingoes to be killed. This would force new management choices affecting both farming and Indigenous connection to country.

AustraliaThe dingoes are unique to Australia and culturally significant to Indigenous groups in western Victoria; protection would set a precedent for managing wildlife across state boundaries.

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