Victorian MP calls for 1080 ban and alternative dingo control

Rebecca Nadge
May 5 2021 - 4:00pm
CONCERNED: Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria president Bruce McCormack says wild dogs are an ongoing problem.
CONCERNED: Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria president Bruce McCormack says wild dogs are an ongoing problem.

A Victorian politician has called for 1080 to be banned in bushfire-affected areas, but those in the industry say the bait is the only way to protect both livestock and native species from wild dogs.

Rebecca Nadge

Rebecca Nadge

Livestock editor

Bec is livestock editor for The Land. She has previously worked for Stock & Land in Victoria, the ABC in Kununurra, and newspapers in Kalgoorlie and New Zealand. Contact her at bec.nadge@theland.com.au

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