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Brumbies? We can't say exactly, but according to some Australians there are too many. Culling is happening, shooting the horses from helicopters, which some believe isn't altogether humane. Why culling is essential is uncertain, but we do the same to dingos and to our national symbol, the kangaroo. This is possibly because these creatures get between our cattle and their grazing land and our farmlands, which we have so carefully cleared since settlement in order to provide meat, wool, and grain.

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Wild dogs were introduced to Australia in the 19th century to assist with controlling the population of pests such as rabbits and kangaroos. Unfortunately, these dogs, primarily dingoes, were not effective in controlling the intended pests and instead became a significant threat to native wildlife.

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Wild dogs, commonly known as dingoes, were introduced to Australia when the Aborigines came. The Aborigines used the dingoes to help with hunting.

Feral dogs, which are quite different, came with Europeans. They were used as pets and for hunting, and some were released either deliberately or accidentally into the wild where they bred.

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βˆ™ 15y ago

It really depends as of there are many being born and being killed. So there itsnt really a set number earlier before all the change in the earth there was an estimated 10,000 but today as we know that it has all changed.

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This is the dingo. However, it is not truly native to Australia, as it was brought to the continent by the aboriginal people thousands of years ago. Australia has no truly native dogs, meaning there are no canine species that originated here.

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im not exactly sure of the number but there are a few like kangaroos, koalas, platypus

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dogs were introduced in Australia on the first fleet in 1788.

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The Dingo which strolls along the beaches of Australia.

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βˆ™ 12y ago

They calll the dog a "Dingo" and when cleaned up they are a nice looking dog. But, in the wild they look pretty bad.

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βˆ™ 15y ago

last count was 85 million

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