Extra trapper employed to control Namadgi wild dogs
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Namadgi National Park authorities concede that wild dog attacks on livestock neighbouring the park are increasing.
Sheep graziers bordering the national park say park managers are not doing enough to control the animals.
Farmer Peter Luton says he has lost 150 sheep in the past six months.
Russell Watkinson from ACT Parks, Conservation and Land says measures have been taken to try to control the dog populations in the park.
"We certainly acknowledge there is a problem with wild dogs, there has been an escalation of reported attacks since March this year," he said.
"Following that we've engaged a second dog trapper so we now have two people actively involved in trying to deal with the wild dog issue.
"Most of our activities is along the sort of border between grazing properties and Namadgi.
"Our baiting and trapping activities normally extend about 6 kilometres into Namadgi but if we have a particular dog problem we'll go as far into Namadgi as we need to to deal with that particular wild dog."
