Wild Dogs
Wild dogs are not uncommon in the Scenic Rim. Due to the increased level of activity of wild dogs occupying areas within Eagle Heights and, Tambourine Mountain, Council is taking action to reduce the risk and impacts to the community and environment.
This action does not include the use of Sodium Fluoroacetate baits (1080) or any other approved APVMA baiting products or ingredients.
Council has received multiple requests to assist the public with issues relating to the subject wild dogs occupying their properties for lengthy periods, approaching pet owners with aggression while walking their dogs, multiple requests relating to attacked poultry, walking public being approached by these wild dogs in an aggressive manor and multiple sighting on primary and high school grounds.
Some of the young wild dogs are become adapted to the urban environment through close interaction of human activity, such as feeding and attempted handling.
Feeding, transporting, keeping, selling and releasing of wild dogs is prohibited under the Biosecurity Act 2014. Everyone have a General Biosecurity Obligation to manage risks posed by wild dogs.
Interaction with wild dogs to point they appear tame poses great risk to people and their pets due to their unpredictability, territorial behaviours and biosecurity threats.
Scenic Rim Regional Council will continue to work with members of the community who have been impacted by the presence of wild dogs.·This action does not include the use of Sodium Fluoroacetate baits (1080) or any other approved APVMA baiting products or ingredients.
Council has received multiple requests to assist the public with issues relating to the subject wild dogs occupying their properties for lengthy periods, approaching pet owners with aggression while walking their dogs, multiple requests relating to attacked poultry, walking public being approached by these wild dogs in an aggressive manor and multiple sighting on primary and high school grounds.
Some of the young wild dogs are become adapted to the urban environment through close interaction of human activity, such as feeding and attempted handling.
Feeding, transporting, keeping, selling and releasing of wild dogs is prohibited under the Biosecurity Act 2014. Everyone have a General Biosecurity Obligation to manage risks posed by wild dogs.
Interaction with wild dogs to point they appear tame poses great risk to people and their pets due to their unpredictability, territorial behaviours and biosecurity threats.
Scenic Rim Regional Council will continue to work with members of the community who have been impacted by the presence of wild dogs.
You can find a Coping with Wild Dogs fact sheet here.
Read the fact sheet
What can you do?
Be Prepared
- Secure your property: Install robust maintained fencing to restrict wild dogs from entering your property.
- Protect domestic pets: Keep your pets indoors or securely contained in an enclosure particularly at night.
- Remove Food Attractants: Never feed wild dogs deliberately and control food sources such as pet food. It is against the law to feed wild dogs/dingoes. Help protect the local wildlife and your pets by not encouraging wild dogs into community space. Report to Council if you see any wild dogs.
- Coordinate with Neighbours: Share information with your surrounding community.
- Report sightings: Contact Council to report any encounters or aggressive behaviour.
- If a wild dog is encountered: Do not run make direct eye contact with a dog until a safe secure area can be accessed.
- When is a dog not a dog? When it’s a WILD dog! Wild dogs/dingoes, are not domesticated and roam and hunt on our urban fringes. When fed or harboured they can become a problem to our community. Please help by not feeding or interacting with a wild dog and report to Council.
Responding during close encounter
- Face the wild dog - Never turn your back.
- Calmly back away.
- Never run or jog as this may trigger their instinct to chase.
- Call out for help. Safety in numbers.
What Council can do:
Council's Biosecurity Team will respond to all enquiries involved including regular sightings, aggressive behaviour, attacks on pets, livestock, poultry and nuisance response.
Actions will be assessed on a case by case basis with emphasis on animal behaviour, community safety and concern and environmental impacts.
Contact Council here:
Contact Council