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MidCoast Council culls menacing dingoes, blames humans for changes in animals’ behaviour
Five dingoes have been killed on the New South Wales Mid North Coast after reports the animals were harassing residents and domestic pets.
Key points:
- Acting on an “escalation in negative interactions”, a council kills five dingoes at Hawks Nest
- “Human intervention” is why the dingoes grew dangerous, says the council’s ecologist
- A research scientist says people put dingoes at risk by feeding them
MidCoast Council senior ecologist Mat Bell said the dingoes were involved in at least five incidents in the past month.
The council had received reports of dingoes attacking pet dogs and stalking, surrounding and growling at residents and visitors, he said.
The council, National Parks and Wildlife Services…
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